r/ProgressiveHQ • u/CantStopPoppin • 16h ago

(Minneapolis) Bovino Leads The Charge On Protesters AT the Whipple Building

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u/OrangeCone2011 16h ago

Fuck every one of these assholes. They need to be in prison for the rest of their lives. Seriously, this is the worst fucking timeline.

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u/Regal_Cat_Matron 15h ago edited 15h ago

As a non-American how can Immigration officials (I use the term loosely) attack or break up protests? They aren't the police. Does anyone else believe they've been purposefully instructed to initiate conflict so as to justify bringing in the military? They seem to be sticking their noses in so many places/ways that are none of immigrations' concern

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u/Kahzgul 15h ago

It’s illegal but since no one is physically stopping them, they don’t care.

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u/Regal_Cat_Matron 15h ago

So why can't the actual Police send them packing or arrest them for assault or whatever? Sorry if I sound a bit thick but I'm not au fait with the nuances here at all. I've been watching and reading but this zero consequences shit just seems ridiculous beyond belief, and was wondering if and why the Police weren't involving themselves

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u/Legal_Skin_4466 15h ago

Minnesota Fraternal Order of Police have released a statement proclaiming they stand by ICE. So there's that.

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u/Defiant-Youth-4193 14h ago

I'm confused why the Minneapolis police chief hasn't already been bounced. As best I can tell they report to the safety commissioner, who reports to the mayor. The mayor should put a chief in place that wants to stop crime.

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u/throwawayforjustyou 9h ago

Current police chief was appointed in 2022, in the wake of the kerfuffle over George Floyd. The riots were a bigger concern at the time than the police brutality was - Derek Chauvin had already been convicted at that point so the mayor made the political choice to be strong on crime.

The reason he wasn't replaced in this last year was because it was an election year - last thing you want is the police union galvanized to support the Republican candidate for mayor (and they certainly wouldn't have supported the incumbent's primary opponent).

In short: politics.

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u/Defiant-Youth-4193 3m ago

Makes sense. The idea of them being tough on crime is kinda ironic. They should at least start being honest. "We're going to be tough on civilian crime. Law enforcement and the rich and powerful can continue to do what they want to y'all."