And come up with a creative reason to justify it:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/mi...ing-protests/ar-BB15fN7Z?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=iehp
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/mi...ing-protests/ar-BB15fN7Z?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=iehp
Minnesota Cops Vandalize Protester's cars
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Warrigal
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Letters of demand for cost of towing and 4 new tyres should be served on the Police Commissioner? Class action?
Seems no bounds exist when it comes to the abuse of the general public and their property.
Lewkat
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Deflating a few tires in no way equates with destroying and burning vehicles. I don't even call this vandalizing, merely mischief.
Did you miss the part... "social media videos emerged of officers appearing to slash tires in parking lots amid the demonstrations"?
The article goes on to further mention... "photos and videos were posted showing the damage done to tires. Jeff Wagner, a local reporter who was covering the protests, shared pictures of cars with deflated tires in a Kmart parking lot, and Andrew Kimmel, a video producer, said all four tires on his rental car were slashed, too".
There's a BIG difference in deflating a vehicles tires vs SLASHING them.
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And that should serve as just a warm-up.
Judycat
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How immature.
My sentiment to a T!
Judycat
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No wonder there are so many problems. Police are juvenile delinquents.
Hope you don't mind, but I'm riding your coattails today, Judy, because you say it better than I ever could!
Kaila
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Tires are very expensive for many individual people,
both to replace, and to find immediate road service that is willing to come to the location.
Anyone would be charged with vandalism and costs, for slashing tires on cars.
Also, those actions would be done on random cars, and likely not on anyone's who had destroyed or burned anything.
That is not the way to identify or to react to an actual criminal, either, who had harmed any other property, and one expects that police know that, too.
both to replace, and to find immediate road service that is willing to come to the location.
Anyone would be charged with vandalism and costs, for slashing tires on cars.
Also, those actions would be done on random cars, and likely not on anyone's who had destroyed or burned anything.
That is not the way to identify or to react to an actual criminal, either, who had harmed any other property, and one expects that police know that, too.
Lewkat
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And, the police would be thugs had they fully destroyed the vehicles. I resent that remark since I was once a cop.
Lewkat
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Did you miss the words, appear to? Social medias are not accurate as we so sadly learn.
PopsnTuff
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Thot you were a retired nurse @Lewkat as you stated in a pm with me?
Lewkat
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I am, but I took 10 years off and became a police officer. Our town needed a female, and since the Police Department was across the street from my house and my son was getting ready to go to school, this was an opportunity I thought I'd like to try. Had to go to the Police Academy for 6 weeks. Interesting work sometimes not so pleasant. After my son was settled in High School, I left and became a clinical instructor in nursing in NYC.
RadishRose
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Yikes!
I wonder why they did that? Anyone have any idea?
I wonder why they did that? Anyone have any idea?
Here is a quote taken from the article that Win, posted.
"The department said troopers deflated tires to keep the vehicles from being used in attacks against law enforcement or protesters and for the vehicles to be towed if a collection of evidence was necessary".
RadishRose
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Thanks AM.
With nine members of Minneapolis City Council in favour of, and vowing to dismantle the city's police department, I can't think of a more deserving police department to dismantle.
A pathetic display of some of the most shallow conduct I have ever witnessed.
Judycat
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I didn't say you were a juvenile delinquent but if you want to be offended anyway be my guest. I resent your resentment, but I'm going to let it go.
Kaila
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Those "reasons" don't sound legal or sensible, to me.
Preventative vandalism?
Makes one wonder if those particular officers, were acting out of fear, or anger, or mischief, but with the info so far, it doesn't seem right, regardless, for professionals.
Though I realize that more evidence will likely come forth....
but in addition, I have a concern for some good-intentioned people who likely could have been parked there.
Harming tires put some car drivers at risk,
as they would have no way to safely leave the area, if they had planned to be %100 peaceful, and were innocent of any crime,
but some other person posing as a peaceful demonstrator, caused trouble by starting some crime or violence. Some innocent young person, or some older people, might not be able to decide when to leave, if actual criminals showed up.
Btw, 6 weeks of training is all that some officers received? That doesn't seem adequate, to me, either. It is surely a complex and challenging job for anyone, including those with the best intentions.
Holy Cow! Only 6 weeks? It took me 29 weeks, but then again, I’m a slow learner.
I agree with all that you said!Those "reasons" don't sound legal or sensible, to me.
Preventative vandalism?
Makes one wonder if those particular officers, were acting out of fear, or anger, or mischief, but with the info so far, it doesn't seem right, regardless, for professionals.
Though I realize that more evidence will likely come forth....
but in addition, I have a concern for some good-intentioned people who likely could have been parked there.
Harming tires put some car drivers at risk,
as they would have no way to safely leave the area, if they had planned to be %100 peaceful, and were innocent of any crime,
but some other person posing as a peaceful demonstrator, caused trouble by starting some crime or violence. Some innocent young person, or some older people, might not be able to decide when to leave, if actual criminals showed up.
Btw, 6 weeks of training is all that some officers received? That doesn't seem adequate, to me, either. It is surely a complex and challenging job for anyone, including those with the best intentions.
Aside from dismantling the Minnesota Police Department, they should dismantle the Anoka County Sheriff's Department while they're at it.
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