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Old 10-01-2009, 03:04 AM   #59 (permalink)
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They did that at the RNC too, samcol. Then, because nobody left (because they couldn't), they just arrested everybody, including many members of the press, and dismissed the charges later.

Their response to the obligatory wtf was essentially "Man, that shit was crazy, did you guys see how we handled that RNC thing? We were so organized and the situation was soooo complicated. We're awesome!!"

Did I mention that Minneapolis' police department has paid out over $9.5 million dollars in the last 4 years to settle misconduct charges? And that recently official MPD policy had to be changed to make it clear to certain overly enthusiastic members of the MPD (because apparently it was ambiguous) that it actually isn't okay to beat the ever living shit out of someone who is laying on their stomach in a passive state? This policy came about not because the chief suddenly realized "Hey, my officers are kicking the shit out of people for no good reason, and not only is that a violation of civil rights, but it is also costing my city upwards of $2 million a year." Nope. The big change came about because in two separate incidents in as many weeks, the police got themselves caught on camera beating the shit out of completely passive, defenseless people and this caused something of a stir amongst certain members of the general public.
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