Basically, Same issues different groups who are
active on this issue.
Protest march decries Minneapolis police brutality
Terry Collins and Howie Padilla, Star Tribune
Published October 23, 2003
Near the end of a three-hour rally against police
brutality Wednesday, protesters sealed the day
At 09:45 AM 10/22/03 -0500, Dyna wrote:
I just returned from a trip to Tucson Arizona, and I
read about the Minneapolis incident in the Arizona
Daily Star. It struck me that in Tuscon, despite the
usual obnoxious cop attitude, the police really do try
to help everyone, even the "freaks." I think
In a message dated 10/22/03 11:09:21 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
CYAPB lists Martha Donald as a life 'stolen' by law enforcement.
Could Ms. Gross post that list here for us? Stolen is an odd word.
Jon Gord
Many thanks to Ann Berget for posting this earlier this week.
I'm re-posting for those who may have missed it.
This should be a really worthwhile event for list
members,
regardless of their
political leanings!
Dee Long,
living in Minnetonka, working in St. Paul, but my heart is still
Dyna, I feel your pain.
Having thugs live on your block is no fun. Over the 11
years we lived in Folwell, we were regularly sleep
deprived by a parade of next-door tenants who
conducted screaming matches until 3 a.m. Complaints to
the tenants were to no avail; complaints to the
landlord (who lived
In a message dated 10/22/03 11:09:21 PM Central
Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> CYAPB lists Martha Donald as a life 'stolen' by law
enforcement.
To which Jon Gorder replied:
Could Ms. Gross post that list here for us?
Stolen is an odd word.
TN
I've always thought of Melissa
Lynnell Mickelsen has a plan
http://www.startribune.com/stories/1519/4169566.html
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Given the description of the intended role of the acquifer, I'm surprised
the city isn't taking the initiative to get the word out. This certainly
isn't something one would want coming out AFTER ignorance caused some sort
of damage.
Porter
"However bleak the mayor's position may be,
Susan Maricle Writes:
According to the Jordan article in Sundays Strib, it sounds like even our
Dennis Plante is having second
thoughts.
Dennis Plante Responds:
Yes, in fact the article was accurate. All of the very distinct factions at
work in neighborhoods such as Jordan have, in my opin
POINT OF INFORMATION: Wizard Marks wrote "At the same time, those other
than the school board who defended Jennings' appointment did so on the
basis that he was white." This is not true. I cannot speak for others
on the Issue Forum but for myself, my enthusiastic support for the
appointment of D
Tamir writes:
"This created a climate where those who had mental
problems, (already unstable enough) became terrified
of law enforcement and the case could be made, that
this led Martha Donald to arm herself and thus led to
the tragic death of both of these women."
I say:
I have posted about thi
Mickelsen's piece has all the class of liquidly discharged intestinal gas. The Strib
didn't get its way and is acting
out.
Jennings quit.
I'm a white parent.
If he wants the job he can go through the process of explaining how his skills and
abilities have proven to be useful to
the school distri
Officer Haaf was not a situation! He was a Minneapolis Police Officer
sitting at a table in a pizza restaurant on east Lake St. to eat dinner.
No allegations of brutality, no contact with his murderers. He was shot
by a thug and two accomplices who apparently wanted to make a name for
themselves i
on 10/23/03 1:47 PM, Dan McGuire at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Mickelsen's piece has all the class of liquidly discharged intestinal gas.
> The Strib didn't get its way and is acting
> out.
Hey, the Strib has gone to great lengths to print critics of its editorial
position.
Since we're assigning
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In a message dated 10/23/2003 11:20:29 AM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Lynnell Mickelsen has a plan
>
> http://www.startribune.com/stories/1519/4169566.html
>
Poor Dave Jennings, afraid of being crucified by a small but vocal group of
black malcontents. Could Jenni
Well here I am agreeing with Jim Mork again. It is preposterous to think
Minneapolis has the worst Police Officers around. What it is really is the
hyperbole of a few people with axes to grind against Minneapolis Police
officers. The FACTS are that Minneapolis Police Officers are some of the
most
CUAPB maintains a 24-hour hotline for police brutality incidents. We meet
with people, take photos of their injuries, etc. Our hotline gets 15-20
calls a week on a slow week. Two things that strike us about the calls
that come in: a lot of the same kinds of abuses over and over AND we hear
the
Jim Bernstein wrote:
POINT OF INFORMATION: Wizard Marks wrote "At the same time, those other
than the school board who defended Jennings' appointment did so on the
basis that he was white." This is not true.
That was hyperbole, admittedly, and unfair, but was not intentionally
race-baiting.
I wish the police beating of Alfred Flowers at the NAACP meeting had
gotten the same level of attention that the Porter incident is getting.
This is from the October 1 issue of _One Nation News_:
"I came outside and saw that they had him handcuffed,"
said Booker T. Hodges, an NAACP memb
In the absence of Brother Paul I'm gonna take on some of this.
gemgram wrote:
It is preposterous to think Minneapolis has the worst Police Officers around. What it is really is the hyperbole of a few people with axes to grind against Minneapolis Police
officers.
WM: There are many more people
Greetings.
Litter and debris is an issue that periodically recurs in the Issues Forum discussion.
Many of the Issues Folks gave City Staff valued input back in 2000 when the City
Council convened the Clean Minneapolis Task Force. The Task Force examined the topic
of Minneapolis Cleanliness...
WizardMarks wrote:
Jim Bernstein wrote:
POINT OF INFORMATION: Wizard Marks wrote "At the same time, those other
than the school board who defended Jennings' appointment did so on the
basis that he was white." This is not true.
That was hyperbole, admittedly, and unfair, but was not intentional
Since writing my last correspondence I had a conversation related to this
issue with a neighbor that is very much abreast of statistics related to
institutional racism.
It seems the "tipping point" for whites is 30-40%. In other words, when
african americans inhabit a neighborhood to the tune
Lynnell Mickelsen is one of your city's unsung heroes, immersed in its
education system and active in her community - not to mention one of your
finest writers ever. Lynnell's humor, energy, enthusiasm and commitment to
progressive values - REAL progressive values - are often used to strip the
blin
Mickelsen's piece has all the class of liquidly discharged intestinal gas.
. . .
Dan McGuire
Ericsson
It's been a long time since my physics classes, but I don't recall
that it is physically possible for any matter to be both "liquid" and "gas"
at the same time.
Has Dan come up with a n
Housing Minnesota Bulletin has a couple of very interesting links for those
truly interested in affordable housing and increasing life choices and
chances for those needing affordable housing. To improve the overall quality
of life for ALL our Minneapolis residents Minneapolis City Government needs
On Thursday, October 23, 2003, at 09:27 AM, Michelle Gross wrote:
Actually, the Minneapolis Police Department is considered by other
police departments to be one of the most brutal and one of the most
poorly run police departments in the country. I base this on numerous
discussions with polic
At 11:13 AM 10/23/03 -0500, Jim Mork wrote:
MPD
Every time I turn around, I hear or read someone saying that Minneapolis
is egregious in something. I'm sorry, but I'm not buying it. I am sure it
is fun to say it, considering how people ALWAYS want to knock Minnesotans
of their high horse, but t
Dark days ahead for our fair city
By: Ron Edwards
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
Originally posted 10/23/2003
The events of October 14, 15, and 16, 2003, given
front-page play in the Star Tribune and Pioneer Press
last week, have shaken the very foundation of the
image of the City of Minneapolis
My favorite writer on the issues list and in Minneapolis says it well and
as I read I substituted President of the United States or Mayor of
Minneapolis where appropriate along with government, federal or city
instead of public schools. etc.
But you get the drift as Lynnell says it well - we wan
I bet you expected this was going to be another post about the Jennings
appointment.
This town needs an enema is the title of a one-shot zine of zine reviews
published in 1998, which includes a review of my second pamphlet, Separate but
Equal. That fab review will grace the cover of a new pam
Superintendent
Well, I have to ask myself what was the editorial thinking in putting THAT
article in the newspaper? It doesn't add heat or light to the discussion.
Maybe just a beaker of acid. And it is total nonsense. Those of us who
thought Jennings was NOT a good appointment have stated ad
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