Activist is released from jail, alleges assault by Minneapolis police
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[quote]Minneapolis community activist Al Flowers was released from jail and recovering at home on Sunday from head and face wounds he allegedly received at the hands of Minneapolis police, according to family members and friends.
Bobby Joe Champion, Flowers’ attorney and a state senator, said he could see blood seeping through the gauze bandages on Flowers’ scalp when he visited him in the Hennepin County jail midday on Saturday. Champion said he could see Flowers’ face was swollen and that he had stitches closing cuts on his face. Blood leaking from a head wound also was evident on the booking photo of Flowers released by the Hennepin County Sheriff’s office on Sunday.
About the same time Flowers was released from jail, Minneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau and Mayor Betsy Hodges called a news conference at Shiloh Temple and said they could disclose no information on the incident because it is being investigated. They declined to answer any questions.[/quote]
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I have no clue how to think about this
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I have no clue how to think about this[/QUOTE]
MPD has a reputation similar to LAPD here in Minnesota. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it was the case.
[QUOTE=UncleJimmema;45586192]MPD has a reputation similar to LAPD here in Minnesota. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it was the case.[/QUOTE]
Better than the cops in Saint pakistan
[quote]Officers showed up at Flowers’ home about 90 minutes later, Edwards said. The girl answered the door, he said, then called for her father. Champion said Flowers asked to see the arrest warrant, but officers either did not or could not produce it.
A fight ensued. Who started it was unclear.[/quote]
Yeah I'd like to see all the evidence please. It's entirely possible that this guy was being a massive fuckwit, it's equally possible the cops were being fuckwits, and right now we only have this guy's statement to go on.
[QUOTE=TestECull;45587479]Yeah I'd like to see all the evidence please. It's entirely possible that this guy was being a massive fuckwit, it's equally possible the cops were being fuckwits, and right now we only have this guy's statement to go on.[/QUOTE]
Either way, the police really should have produced the warrant.
[QUOTE=Sgt-NiallR;45587492]Either way, the police really should have produced the warrant.[/QUOTE]
While true, if this guy started the fight it doesn't absolve him of anything. We need all the evidence before we can make a decision, and right now I suspect there's more to it than "lel police brutality", which is what the news article seems to be banking on for views.
[QUOTE=AugustBurnsRed;45586355]Better than the cops in Saint pakistan[/QUOTE]Every experience I have had with the police in Saint Paul has been great, while my experience with the police in Minneapolis have been mixed.
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