Heather Mac Donald's fact-filled presentation on crime, race and policing was live-streamed on YouTube, but the tech giant was quick to remove the speech off its servers for "violating" the site's "community guidelines" on keeping the platform a "safe place."...
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In the midst of the overheated political responses to the Twin Cities riots, Minnesotans steadily support their cops but overwhelmingly expect reform....
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Nobody's saying exactly why Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot abruptly withdrew from a high profile virtual forum with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey scheduled for Friday. But the Chicago Tribune strongly hinted that the reputation of Frey and the city he allowed to descend into chaos that erupted nationwide more than preceded him. Mayor Lori Lightfoot pulled out of a virtual roundtable hosted by Crain's Chicago Business to avoid appearing on the same digital stage as Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who has been a lightning rod for criticism after the police killing of George Floyd, sources told the Tribune. Lightfoot had been scheduled to...
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Good news for Minneapolis residents like Peter Hayes, whose first-hand account of trying to keep his family safe with "bullets flying" around his neighborhood recently made the pages of the Star Tribune. I never dreamed I would acquire such a unique new skill — being able to differentiate between fireworks and gunfire. But nearly every night for the past several weeks both sounds have cracked through the air in my neighborhood. I relax now when I hear the former. On the night of July 15 I was at the back door when I heard shots closer than they had ever been, eight...
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Since Memorial Day, the number of murders in Minneapolis is up 109% over the same period last year. The first six months of 2020 saw murders in St. Paul up 42% over the same period in 2019. Murders rates are rising in cities across America, but Minneapolis is leading the way. ...
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Within days of the launching of American Experiment's Support MN Police public information campaign on behalf of law enforcement, leftist vandals have shown Minnesotans once again that the lawlessness and violence on display during the riots following George Floyd's death in police custody remain a potent threat in the Twin Cities. Vandals have spray-painted anti-police and vulgar graffiti on four American Experiment billboards featuring messages of support for Minnesota law enforcement. The Center's campaign includes a total of 38 billboards throughout the metro area in response to an alarming rise in violent crime and an online petition urging citizens to sign...
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The video of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis on Memorial Day is sickening. There is no way that arresting a man for an alleged minor infraction should involve a police officer putting his knee on that man’s neck for nearly eight minutes while he cries out, “I can’t breathe” and then goes silent. The police are there to maintain law and order and protect the public. Those laws apply to the police, and George Floyd was a member of that public. George Floyd’s death was bound to provoke a strong reaction, especially as relations between police and African Americans have been...
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While on the surface the bill appears to be a big step, in reality, it is not. This bill has missed most of its vital targets and left things more or less the same....
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The Minnesota National Guard commander whose soldiers effectively quelled the Twin Cities riots overnight once Gov. Tim Walz authorized the necessary troops to do the job has gotten a big-time promotion. Major Gen. Jon Jensen, who served for three years as Minnesota Adjutant General, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become director of the Army National Guard with 350,000 national guard troops across the country under his command. Several deployments abroad are listed among the highlights on the now three-star general's resume noted in the Star Tribune. An Iowa native and Northwest Missouri State University graduate, Jensen has served in the...
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Research shows that officers who are more educated demonstrate better performance and are also less likely to be involved in misconduct, including unnecessary use of force. ...
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