Ongoing U.S Police Brutality and Corruption Discussion Thread

(council member, with little authority over police but lots over city affairs, keith ellison's son)

WCCO is showing a huge police and National Guard force that appears to be marching toward the 5th Precinct area.

— Tony Webster (@webster) May 30, 2020

mass arrests coming

Thread: Just spoke to Minnesota's top Republican, Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka. He phoned White House tonight to ask for assistance in Minneapolis.

“I said, ‘Minnesota needs you. Our governor is not able to keep the peace. And we need help before our city burns down.’”

— Ryan Faircloth (@RyanFaircloth) May 30, 2020

i was outside the 5th precinct just before the phalanx of natl guard arrived. it was completely laid back and relaxed and peaceful. any escalation is on the police

and paul gazelka begging trump for help can't mean anything good

This is ghastly. It looks like it'll go further, they've ID'd the officer.

Update: Got her permission with a fuck yeah. The cop pushed her so hard at Barclays & she flung back. She is tiny. Now she’s in the ER after a serious seizure. I’m waiting for updates but have to wait outside because of COVID-19. Please keep my protest sister in your thoughts. pic.twitter.com/MqV0QJ0D8h

— Whitney Hu 胡安行 (@whitney_hu) May 30, 2020

https://www.startribune.com/walz-this-is-about-chaos-as-new-fires-looting-hit-mpls/570882282/

Comparing this week’s events to the actions he has undertaken in relation to the COVID-19 epidemic, Walz said, “A compact that we go by in civilized society is that you have to have social buy-in,” which rioters do not acknowledge, he said. He said law enforcement has had to focus on protecting large institutions such as the Federal Reserve and power plants,

: O

The Social Buy-In was Rousseau's greatest book imo

okay white boy

my followup post to this tiresome punchline of yours will be unflung when i'm ready to leave the board

i'm sure Biden is bronze and queer enough for your rose-blinkered glasses

Morbs could you shut the fuck up for once in your life?

I am truly heartbroken today.

There's so many reports and of white men setting blazes, white supremacists. Even people who say they are usually suspect of those outside agitators stories.

If they don't stop it tonight what is going to happen?

The Walgreens that is close to my friends house is on fire now the morning, he has a 6 month old.

A black barbershop in North got lit a fire heard it was white guys

'The most vicious dogs, and most ominous weapons, I have ever seen' seems like a good quote for the June US politics thread.

Trump also deleted a tweet (a world premiere?) which insinuated that the WH protesters were being paid.

The Walgreens that is close to my friends house is on fire now the morning, he has a 6 month old.

ugh, sorry

<3 ums

no.

The Walgreens that is close to my friends house is on fire now the morning, he has a 6 month old.

― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown)

Sorry to hear about this and the other things you mentioned. We didn't hear many sirens last night (compared to the previous two nights when it was non-stop) so we hoped it was a quieter night. Which Walgreens was that? Hope your friend and family are doing ok.

Best to you UMS and Kitchen Person in all this. Tragic.

Thanks

Thanks LBI

Walgreens on 31st and Lake

Stay strong, kitchen person and ums.

Thank you

governor and mayors are all accusing outside/out-of-state agitators (carter says st paul arrests were ppl out-of-state), ppl 'expert in urban warfare'

an entire mini-mall was trashed in Eugene Oregon last night - Starbucks, 5 Guys, Subway, Sprint, etc.

nothing else was damaged except the chain stores.

Trump also deleted a tweet (a world premiere?) which insinuated that the WH protesters were being paid.

― pomenitul, Saturday, May 30, 2020 8:50 AM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

He deleted it because it had two typos in it. It's been reposted.

this is a really fucked up situation

he also announced that tonight is 'maga night at the white house' whatever that means

The Minneapolis Police Department's record of racism and police brutality has a long history. In 1945, Minneapolis mayor Hubert Humphrey tried to reform the MPD through "education." Here's a pamphlet sent to the entire MPD in 1946 encouraging police to "discuss" race. (thread) 1/ pic.twitter.com/Gu8hxMPSxC

— Michael Brenes (@mbrenes1) May 30, 2020

pretty terrible choice of a cover illustration there

and title

He deleted it because it had two typos in it. It's been reposted.

― jaymc, Saturday, 30 May 2020 bookmarkflaglink

It was about time the Soros conspiracy theory made it.

St. Paul, MN Mayor Melvin Carter says every person arrested in his city last night was from out of state.

— Jesse Rodriguez (@JesseRodriguez) May 30, 2020

Walgreens on 31st and Lake

― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown)

Oh right, I know that one well. Seems like a lot has been going on, on Lake Street. Obviously I don't want any of the businesses to be affected (really sad about Ghandi Mahal), but I do feel extra protective over the record stores just because I know some of these guys pretty well now and we all try to look out for each other. I'm worried about Hymies which isn't far away from that Walgreens for a start. Adam just took over that place last year and already had a break-in not long after. Really nice guy who was made up about getting his dream job when he bought it. My fingers are crossed for him.

Minneapolis woman checking white people for looting and asking them why they are doing it.. wait til the end smh pic.twitter.com/VFpPMgLOIW

— J. Plaza (@Iamjplaza) May 30, 2020

j. I've really appreciated your posts itt, just saying

and all the local folks as well, thank you all

full Bull Connor from the WH

https://dcist.com/story/20/05/30/d-c-protesters-and-law-enforcement-officials-stand-off-late-into-the-night/

haha i am local!!

lol well ok then, double hugz 4 u

We caught these monkey ass white boys from Wisconsin looting on the Southside, had em face down in the grass calling themselves dumb and talking to mommy on the phone. Boy that kid’s mom drove here all the way from Wisconsin and verbally tore into his ass, pic.twitter.com/OFdQuCRwYa

— Tall Paul (@TallPaul612) May 30, 2020

🐦[Minneapolis woman checking white people for looting and asking them why they are doing it.. wait til the end smh pic.twitter.com/VFpPMgLOIW🕸
— J. Plaza (@Iamjplaza) May 30, 2020🕸]🐦

there are always bad actors involved in these things who don't care at all about the concerns of the protests

right, which is why they should get as little attention as possible

m@tt this is destroying my mind and I’m not even there

I was trying so hard to figure out how to get back and ride out the pandemic nearby to my mom

I’m so sorry man

Hearing from my friends this morning it sounds like last night was no slowdown at all

And I know we aren’t supposed to care about property but goddamit why’d Uncle Hugo’s have to be destroyed <3

This whole thread

Remarkable info coming out of this presser: Gov. Tim Walls, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter and now MN attorney general Keith Ellison ALL alleging outside forces, domestic and possibly foreign, have post-Tuesday infiltrated the state, and are

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) May 30, 2020

in organized fashion setting fire to historic businesses in communities of color, and causing mayhem. Ellison cited the widely circulating video of a white man in a gas mask holding an umbrella who was caught by protestors on video breaking windows.

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) May 30, 2020

Mayor Carter said EVERY person arrested last night during the protests was from out of state. The governor said it is at least 80 percent, and that they will begin releasing the names. Dept of Safety Commissioner John Harrington says they are contract-tracing arrestees:

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) May 30, 2020

He adds that white nationalist groups are posting messages promoting going to Minneapolis to “get our loot on” and cause mayhem. He says they will investigate those using the outrage over the murder of George Floyd as a “cover” for illegal activity

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) May 30, 2020

my first assumption was undercover cops but white nationalists who do not happen to be undercover cops would make a lot of sense too

white nationalists who happen to be cops, to round out the hand *touches head knowingly*

they’ve been waiting for race armageddon - no doubt some of them think this is their moment

white nationalists (btw, this construction of 'white supremacists' should be outlawed) who happen to be off-duty out-of-state cops would also make a lot of sense, too

this is their moment

well, they do control the presidency and are more ascendant than they've been in a long time

as soon as Trump tweeted out “This is ANTIFA and the radical left” I knew it had to be an organized right wing effort