RE: [Mpls] Where have all the police gone?

2003-11-06 Thread JoelCBrand
Don't forget that Minneapolis also has the Minneapolis Park Police, and their numbers are not included in the count because they are a separate police department. They are Minneapolis Police, but they don't report to the Minneapolis Chief because they are Park Board police. But they do respond

[Mpls] Re:Second officer passes lie detector test

2003-11-02 Thread JoelCBrand
The polygraph is NOT a lie detector. Any respected polygraphist will tell you that the polygraph cannot tell if someone is telling a lie or not. No machine can. A polygraph can give an indication if you are being deceptive. It is by no means foolproof. I think they say the polygraph is

[Mpls] RE: Tow Away Zones on 35W between downtown and Lake Street

2003-10-31 Thread JoelCBrand
They're not just on 35W. Apparentlyshouldersare no longer a safe haven for stranded motorists. Even though shoulders were never intended to be used for routine travel (in many areas they are not as wide as a lane, and are not paved as thick as a lane)they are now bus lanes. If your can breaks

[Mpls] RE: PORTER

2003-10-17 Thread JoelCBrand
See: http://info.doc.state.mn.us/publicviewer/Inmate.asp?OID=202961 I imagine hanging around a crack house would be a violation of supervised release. No charges necessary to go back to prison. JCBrand SW Mpls REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at

[Mpls] re: the big arrest

2003-10-01 Thread JoelCBrand
Probably had peeling paint. --- In a message dated 10/1/03 10:17:27 AM Central Daylight Time, Dennis Plante writes: Message: 2 From: Dennis Plante [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] As I sit in my home office working,

[Mpls] re: MEDIA ALERT: COMMUNITY REJECTS JENNINGS

2003-09-27 Thread JoelCBrand
Community Rejects? I don't see any community rejecting Jennings. I see a handful of self appointed leaders angry, and acting childish because they didn't get to have the input they wanted. Plus a couple of politicians looking for votes. And from the posting of the meeting notice, these are

[Mpls] RE: Sandy Lake

2003-07-24 Thread JoelCBrand
As I understand it (while preparing for a MPRB skit) the dredgings from the swampy bogs to clean out Lake of the Isles was dumped in Sandy Lake as fill. That might explain the peet. (And I did a darn good impression of WD during the skit). JCBrand SW Mpls

[Mpls] Lawn signs

2002-11-05 Thread JoelCBrand
I respect the right of people to support their candidate by placing a lawn sign on their property. But it absolutely annoys me when people display disrespect by placing them on public property (ie street corners, bridge fences, parkways, etc.). While I'm certain there is an ordinance against it,

[Mpls] 36th street crash and my periodic rantings

2002-09-19 Thread JoelCBrand
Darn nasty crash. Obviously not worth 10 seconds on the evening news. No blood, no news. However, the comments on the web link struck a nerve with me (I may have one or two nerves left): "I can't get anyone in the City to do something about enforcing the speed limits on our street. The cops say

[Mpls] RE: Remedial Ethics for City Employees - Is this really happening?

2002-09-19 Thread JoelCBrand
CORRECTION: CM Biernat is not a city employee, he is an elected official that receives a city paycheck. When city employees are accused of serious misconduct they are suspended pending the outcome of an investigation. I guess the city council must operate under some other standards. J Brand SW

[Mpls] Baseball

2002-09-01 Thread JoelCBrand
In the Sunday Strib is an article about a Minnesota dude who may be the next big name in professional wrestling. He makes a statement that he knows he is in the entertainment business. With all this talk about stadiums, and arenas, do we realize that baseball, football, etc. are forums for

[Mpls] Police comments

2002-08-14 Thread JoelCBrand
I would be more inclined to believe that this comment was actually made had it been made public by someone else. While I have considerable respect for Rev. McAffee, I frequently find Mr. Moss' comments motivated by the media opportunity, rather then the actual incident. The people who heard

[Mpls] My off the cuff comments, even though I'm wearing a T-shirt.

2002-04-18 Thread JoelCBrand
1) Biernat: Guilty or not, an embarrassment to the city. This is what happens when families make politics a career. We don't like politicians, which is why we shocked the world by electing Jesse. There's a great line from the movie The Hunt for Red October. An elected official is having a