Being the amazing, true-to-life adventures and (very likely) misadventures of a writer who seeks to take his education, activism and seemingly boundless energy to North Minneapolis, (NoMi) to help with a process of turning a rapidly revitalizing neighborhood into something approaching Urban Utopia. I am here to be near my child. From 02/08 to 06/15 this blog pushed free speech to the envelope, so others could take heart and speak unafraid. Email me at hoffjohnw@gmail.com
Saturday, September 6, 2008
RNC 2008: Identifying Their Suspects
Photo by John Hoff
Here, early in Thursday's anti-war rally and March, bike cops go by a group of protesters seated on the Capitol grounds. In retrospect, they were probably making their suspect identification. The officers went to a grassy area, kept their suspects under surveillance for a while, then moved in with both speed and stealth to snatch their suspects...an action which set off the crowd and produced a prolonged standoff, rather like the situation at Mears Park.
Gee, why can't I get this kind of overwhelming police response to crack dealers openly doing business in North Minneapolis?
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