Originally Posted by perotista
Perhaps if the mayor and city council had done their job, George Floyd may have never happened.

I spent the formative years of my youth in that very neighborhood in South Minneapolis where Floyd was killed.
I've been following events and developments in my second home town since I left, through the news and through friends who still live there.
Sorry, you're misinformed. The mayor and city council have been up against what may be ONE of the most corrupt police unions in the country, especially in the last twenty-five years.

I give you Exhibit A, Lt. Bob Kroll, who is the tip of the spear in racially unbalanced and pointedly brutal policing.
Kroll was, until VERY recently, the head of the police union in Minneapolis.

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At one point Kroll even threatened the Governor of Minnesota.

Successive mayors, city councils and police chiefs in Minneapolis have been at loggerheads with Kroll ever since he became head of the union.
There's much more to this, but I wanted to keep it brief, at least for starters.

It's not for lack of trying, trust me...the mayor, city council, police chief after police chief and the Governor have all had enormous difficulty dealing with this guy. And if you have any further questions I would be delighted to answer them.

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