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There has been a steady increase in lawlessness felt in the Twin Cities since 2020 when the defund the police movement promoted weeks of rioting and the burning of the Police 3rd Precinct in Minneapolis – a structure that sits two years later, like a burned-out trophy for criminality.
The common citizen is feeling a sense of randomness and utter lawlessness that hasn’t existed in the past.
Seeing a show at a theater on Hennepin Ave, walking on the Stone Arch Bridge, going to a sporting event, or just returning to your car after grocery shopping in the suburbs has taken on an element of danger that never existed in the past.
Our new norm was on full display last night for the 4th of July.
Here is a list of the local political leadership social media responses to the mayhem in Minneapolis last night:
Mayor Frey – nothing
US Senator Klobuchar – nothing
US Senator Smith – nothing
US Representative Omar – nothing
Governor Walz – nothing
Attorney General Ellison – nothing
Hennepin County Attorney Freeman – nothing
Lawlessness will not fade until we see resolute, top-down leadership emerge.
Comment:
They could try funding an effective police force as a starter.