There is some hope that the Minneapolis and St. Paul police will do the right thing and refuse to participate in Ashcroft's ethnically motivated witch hunt. Chiefs Olson and Finney, within the past six months, publicly advocated that undocumented immigrants be given drivers license. In that case, they displayed not only support for the rights of immigrants to function in this community, but also an insight into the injustices of federal law pertaining to immigrants. It would be consistent and even more justified to refuse to single people out for police interrogations based solely on their age and national origin. It is also critical for the newly elected officials to take firm stands against such sacrafices of such fundemantal values as freedom and equal protection under the guise of national security. This post should be taken as a request for some responses.
Jordan Kushner Powderhorn Rosalind Nelson wrote: > > A not-so-buried story: > > http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/847244.html > > To their credit, the Minneapolis and St. Paul police don't > seem eager to participate. > > Rosalind Nelson > Bancroft Neighborhood > > At 12:59 PM 11/21/01 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >This could have gone completely unnoticed due to its being buried in > >another story, but today's Strib reports that John Ashcroft is asking > >police chiefs around the country, including here in Minneapolis, to assist > >with interviewing 5,000 young men who recently entered the country from > >regions known for terrorist activities. > _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
