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So it should be even higher next week......Mrs. SF and I decided to venture down to FW Friday evening and pick up some Coney Island dogs. Which we did. Imagine my surprise when pulling into the open lot next to the shop that evening. (one block away from the protests that we didn't know were happening) Anyhow - got my Coney Dogs and got out of town. Construction from 33 into town was a nightmare - putting in all those roundabouts.....
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Biden can be summed up in this statement: It's no longer unusual for local police departments to own mine-resistant vehicles, grenade launchers, and even tanks. These weapons of war have never been appropriate for police work, but billions of dollars' worth of them have been distributed to departments around the country—in part because Biden voted for the original legislation. In his speech on Tuesday, Biden did not grapple with that unfortunate bit of his legislative history. Hopefully he will be asked about it soon.
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Anyone else surprised to see his death wasn't a Covid-19 related death? I mean come on - EVEN IF his death could be because of any other health-related event, the fact that the officer held his knee on Mr. Flloyd's neck for as long as he did with 2 other officers sitting on him had to be the catalyst for killing him.
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Guess who was the Hennepin County Attorney prior to becoming a Senator......... https://www.westernjournal.com/bombshell-klobuchar-refused-prosecute-officer-center-george-floyd-case-might-prevented-death/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=conservativetribune&utm_content=2020-05-28&utm_campaign=manualpost&fbclid=IwAR1yrO2FRYkAjJJcZSK2r5rWIItbOJTFULGbpilvanUbR3xhKuncPeS0Bf0
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https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/05/29/derek-chauvin-arrested-george-floyd-death-minneapolis-police-officer/ MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been arrested four days after George Floyd’s fatal arrest that sparked protests, rioting and outcry across the city and nation, and Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced he has been charged with murder and manslaughter, with the charges scheduled to be released shortly. On Friday, John Harrington, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, announced that Chauvin was taken into custody by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. “We have now been able to put together the evidence that we need. Even as late as yesterday afternoon, we did not have all that we needed,” Freeman said, before saying that he was unable to speak to specific pieces of evidence and which one specifically was needed to file charges. “This is by far the fastest that we’ve ever charged a police officer,” Freeman said. Chauvin is the former officer in the video seen around the world with his knee on Floyd’s neck. He’d been with Minneapolis police for 19 years. It was not immediately clear what the expected charges Chauvin could face are. Answers will likely be provided by Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman, as he has scheduled a press conference at 1 p.m. concerning a “major development” in the case. So that means it's over then?
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This same Police Department where these LEO's were employed left the guy with the itchy knee on patrol even after there were 18 complaints filed against (of which 16 were still open in internal affairs) and the blank staring Officer Thao had 6 complaints (1 that was still open) and was involved in an MPD lawsuit back in 2017. Apparently the brass at MPD didn't have the balls to relieve these guys from duty, or the Police Union was pretty strong. https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/28/us/minneapolis-officer-complaints-george-floyd/index.html Agreed, immediate arrests would have helped. But who is it that is in charge in Minneapolis.....(who are putting every effort they can into trying to blame this on Trump instead of themselves or the officers)
