Minneapolis violence surges as police officers leave department in droves

By artappraiser on Sat, 11/14/2020 - 1:12pm |

Nothing to see here https://t.co/mzrbezf6MF pic.twitter.com/rKDObDURtw
— Wesley Yang (@wesyang) November 14, 2020

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/minneapolis-police-shortage-violence-floyd/2020/11/12/642f741a-1a1d-11eb-befb-8864259bd2d8_story.html

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interesting choice by Washington Post editor of photograph to go on top of story; caption: Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo, right, kneels as George Floyd’s hearse arrives June 4 at North Central University ahead of a funeral in Minneapolis. Violence has soared since as the ranks of the city’s police department have been dwindling. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post)

by artappraiser on Sat, 11/14/2020 - 1:16pm

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Among some Black residents, she said, there have been conflicted feelings about the push to abolish the police. Many have been harassed by officers, but they also live in a neighborhood that on some nights feels like a war zone.

“Why can’t I have police reform? Why can’t I have law and order? Why do I have to pick and choose? I should be able to have both,” Spann said.

The police response seems to be that they feel stressed if their actions are called into question. Tensions existed before George Floyd. Harassment existed before George Floyd. They had to call re-enforcements in 1996. Here we go again.

by rmrd0000 on Sat, 11/14/2020 - 2:55pm

Columbus, Ohio breaks homicide record:

Nobody wants to read about homicides.

None of us want to write about them.

And certainly, no one deserves to live the nightmare.

Yet here we are now: Columbus' deadliest year.

"I didn’t understand why or how. I just wanted my son to live ..."https://t.co/alIoZYrzlC
— Holly Zachariah (@hollyzachariah) November 13, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 11/14/2020 - 9:34pm

Police in Cleveland are investigating a half-dozen homicides in a 24-hour span. https://t.co/nSQk87XGmu
— WANE 15 (@wane15) November 15, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 11/14/2020 - 10:00pm

In reply to Yang's tweet:

Shameful. There are few disparities in our large cities greater than who is victimized by violent crime. And per @LeonydusJohnson, a significant number of these victims are children. https://t.co/DfUxbe3hrR
— Delano Squires (@Mr_Squires) November 14, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 11/14/2020 - 10:02pm

I thought of what he said..It's culture. If anything is going to change, the culture has to change. Period.

When I saw this:

all of these shootings in just over a week. this rap shit is dangerous... pic.twitter.com/c0VtD1y0zg
— King Wow (@wowthatshiphop) November 15, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 11/15/2020 - 10:24pm

Although handguns are still most commonly used in violent crimes, St. Louis police say they’re seeing an alarming rise in shootings involving firearms with large-capacity magazines capable of firing more rounds and thereby causing more injury and death. https://t.co/bYMBHaQFGV
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) November 14, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 11/14/2020 - 10:16pm

Tweeted a minute ago:

St. Paul police report one dead and another critically injured in two separate shootings https://t.co/CtWr9GFbyc pic.twitter.com/0qSuC52OrM
— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) November 15, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 11/14/2020 - 10:55pm

Typical shitty parent who raised a shitty child but has no idea what went wrong. "I taught him respect the gun..." How about respect other human beings? I hope her kid's victims' families take every penny of her GoFundMe money https://t.co/k4b3Xx69rC
— Tim Wise (@timjacobwise) November 10, 2020

A 19-year-old Wisconsin man has been charged with illegally providing the gun prosecutors say Kyle Rittenhouse used to fatally shoot two people and injure a third during a protest this summer in Kenosha, Wisc.https://t.co/gqVCHyjvbX
— NPR (@NPR) November 10, 2020

GunDeaths: FYI: As of yesterday, the U.S. reached 34,000+ gun injuries in 2020 – an approximate average of 107 non-fatal shootings per day this year. https://t.co/p3cUdC3ClW
— Oremus4Pacem (@1032shotsfired) November 13, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 11/14/2020 - 11:02pm

Rifle for Rittenhouse to shoot 3 people who were attacking him. I believe in guns for self-defense. I believe in guns for protecting property. The woke still justifying vandalism and destroying people's businesses and livelihoods. Try for a win-win solution, not a zero sume, you woke bastards.

Though rightfully so, critics note the police were too friendly and supportive of armed militants. If they're protecting property, get to that property and protect it like a security guard. Don't move through a crowd of opponents where a flash point's easy to happen. Police response is still way out if whack. I don't understand why common sense seems so uncommon.

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 11/15/2020 - 2:37am

“One of the new administration’s novel plans is to implement a task force that will investigate an ongoing and often overlooked problem in the U.S.: the connection between mass shootings, violence against women, and online harassment.” https://t.co/iEK4wge1AK
— Moms Demand Fan (@MomsDemandFan) November 13, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 11/14/2020 - 11:03pm

12-year-old boy shot while with his father to pick up school supplies on West Side. ‘Kids can’t go outside, they can’t do anything' https://t.co/VmCoXA4xhf pic.twitter.com/15AoRFemdh
— Rosemary Sobol (@RosemarySobol1) November 13, 2020

UPDATE: 14 shot, 1 fatally in Chicago so far this weekend https://t.co/n19L0P4xrR
— Sun-Times Breaking (@CSTbreaking) November 15, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 11/15/2020 - 10:15pm

More than 500 people have been killed or wounded by gunfire in Minneapolis since the start of 2020 — by far the highest tally in at least 15 years. Police officials say young people are most likely to be among those victims. https://t.co/Y58cLtTCxV
— Star Tribune (@StarTribune) November 15, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 11/15/2020 - 10:18pm

NYPD did a great job with this horrible mess from what I saw on the local TV:

3 injured in a shooting near Grand Concourse and E 170th St in Bronx, New York https://t.co/b9rM3aDB3N
— GVAU (@GunVAupdates) November 17, 2020

Police say the shooting happened in the middle of the day on the Grand Concourse and East 170th Street.https://t.co/ERUEzd7Nmm
— News12BX (@News12BX) November 16, 2020

SUBWAY TRIPLE SHOOTING - 3 people ages 16, 22, & 23 were found shot on the subway stairs to the B & D platforms at E. 170th St. & Grand Concourse in the Bronx at approx 3pm. One was shot in the stomach, the others in the legs. @NYPDnews is seeking help from the public. #1010WINS pic.twitter.com/stlDorjM8y
— Darius Radzius (@DariusRadzius) November 17, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 11/17/2020 - 1:10am

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