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Kleinman
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Message 496 of 670 (877212)
06-08-2020 12:04 PM
Reply to: Message 493 by Percy
06-08-2020 11:35 AM


Re: A Word on Impunity
Percy writes:
One core point is that complaint systems do not work, especially for minorities:
If you are looking for someone to blame, why not blame Amy Klobuchar who served as the prosecutor for Hennepin County, which includes Minneapolis during the time the officer who pressed on George Floyd's neck had many complaints filed against him?

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Kleinman
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Posts: 2142
From: United States
Joined: 10-06-2016


Message 499 of 670 (877234)
06-09-2020 4:09 AM
Reply to: Message 498 by Percy
06-08-2020 11:23 PM


Re: A Word on Impunity
Kleinman writes:
If you are looking for someone to blame,
Percy writes:
I wasn’t, but thank you for volunteering.
Amy Klobuchar had the position and the authority to do something about that police officer. Clearly, she didn't volunteer her help.

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Kleinman
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Posts: 2142
From: United States
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Message 501 of 670 (877237)
06-09-2020 9:55 AM
Reply to: Message 500 by AZPaul3
06-09-2020 9:41 AM


Re: A Word on Impunity
AZPaul3 writes:
As in the vast majority of jurisdictions around the nation, Amy, as the County Attorney, referred this case to the grand jury.
New York State chief judge Sol Wachtler was famously quoted by Tom Wolfe in The Bonfire of the Vanities that "a grand jury would 'indict a ham sandwich,' if that's what you wanted."
If Amy Klobuchar wanted to indict that cop, it would have happened. And that cop was no ham sandwich. You are just unable to face the facts.

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Kleinman
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Posts: 2142
From: United States
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Message 505 of 670 (877241)
06-09-2020 11:04 AM
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06-09-2020 10:37 AM


Re: A Word on Impunity
AZPaul3 writes:
You really...
I get it, in your comprehension of things, the prosecutor for Hennepin County, which includes Minneapolis has nothing to do with indicting and prosecuting bad cops in her jurisdiction. She didn't do much about it as senator from her state either.

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