Posted on Jul 23, 2020
Minneapolis Police Experience Surge of Departures in Aftermath of George Floyd Protests
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Nearly 200 officers have applied to leave the Minneapolis Police Department because of what they describe as post-traumatic stress, said Ronald F. Meuser Jr., a lawyer representing the officers. The prospect that a department of about 850 could lose about 20 percent of its force in the coming months has prompted major concern.
Minneapolis Police Experience Surge of Departures in Aftermath of George Floyd Protests
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It's difficult for people that traditionally have not been held accountable for their actions to face being accountable for their actions. So they leave.
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LCpl Brad Gross
Are you claiming that the whole Minneapolis police department have never been held accountable for their actions?
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Capt Gregory Prickett
LCpl Brad Gross - you may want to clarify your statement on "narrow minded people who claim racism but all cops are bad" -- I'll be happy to respond after you do so.
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LCpl Brad Gross
It’s narrow minded thinking to think that all cops bad and never been held accountable for there action and when they are they leave you say but really good cops are leaving and we should try to keep them don’t you think so Capt Gregory Prickett
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Capt Gregory Prickett
LCpl Brad Gross - I've never said all cops are bad. To the contrary, I've pointed out that the overwhelming majority of police are good, see DRIVING TO THE SOUND OF GUNFIRE, Fault Lines (Dec 11, 2015) ( http://mimesislaw.com/fault-lines/driving-to-the-sound-of-gunfire/5379 ), so if you are putting me in that category, you're mistaken.
But I understand why some good cops are leaving, and it's because the tipping point I predicted has been reached. See THE EXECUTION OF NICHOLAS ROBERTSON, Fault Lines (Dec 15, 2015) ( http://mimesislaw.com/fault-lines/when-you-cant-run-you-crawl-and-when-you-cant-crawl/5454 ), where I pointed out that there would be a photo or video that grabbed the publics attention, and not in a way favorable to the police. Like the photo of the execution of Nguyễn Văn Lém in Saigon, the video and photo of the murder of George Floyd has changed the public's perception of the police.
The officers who are leaving? They don't want to deal with the fact that they will no longer be given the benefit of the doubt, that they can be fired and criminally charged for misconduct. Especially misconduct that results in a death. And if they cannot support being accountable, they should leave.
But I understand why some good cops are leaving, and it's because the tipping point I predicted has been reached. See THE EXECUTION OF NICHOLAS ROBERTSON, Fault Lines (Dec 15, 2015) ( http://mimesislaw.com/fault-lines/when-you-cant-run-you-crawl-and-when-you-cant-crawl/5454 ), where I pointed out that there would be a photo or video that grabbed the publics attention, and not in a way favorable to the police. Like the photo of the execution of Nguyễn Văn Lém in Saigon, the video and photo of the murder of George Floyd has changed the public's perception of the police.
The officers who are leaving? They don't want to deal with the fact that they will no longer be given the benefit of the doubt, that they can be fired and criminally charged for misconduct. Especially misconduct that results in a death. And if they cannot support being accountable, they should leave.
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One thing not widely reported is that according to Minnesota State Law, a police officer claiming PTSD is presumed to have incurred it in the line of duty, so these officers aren't quitting, they are getting disability claims in.
Last number I heard in the Minneapolis Star Tribune was over 250 claims.
There are only a little under 900 officers on the force.
Last number I heard in the Minneapolis Star Tribune was over 250 claims.
There are only a little under 900 officers on the force.
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I've had good experiences with police officers... and bad experiences. No one's going to convince me everyone wearing a badge is some sort of saint... just like no one's going to convince me they're all power-tripping racists. The truth, as I see it, is that it's a hard job made more difficult by the risks, the liabilities, and the opposition. There's no way in the world I'd sign up for it today... it seems an exercise in futility. In my opinion ('cause that's all it really is)... our society is falling apart at the seams; mostly because too many people, for too long, have been picking away at the foundation for their own private reasons. Wanna try and understand it better? Brush up on the history of ancient Rome... and pray history doesn't repeat itself.
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