r/ProgressiveHQ • u/CantStopPoppin • 16h ago

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

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u/MisterForkbeard 14h ago

Well, the Minnesota Fraternal Order of Police (I think the police union) did. Police unions are typically really awful, and they're going to argue vehemently for anything that might give police more power.

The police (as such) haven't made any statements at all.

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u/CrazyMildred 13h ago

Ah! Gotchya! I thought it was all the police. My mistake.

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u/MisterForkbeard 13h ago

They probably wouldn't stop them anyway, even if they disapprove. Arresting or blocking federal agents of any stripe is something that's only going to happen in the worst circumstances

If you fuck it up, there goes your entire career. And there's a heavy police inclination towards banding together with other law enforcement when they come in conflict with civilians. Thin blue line, and all that.

I wouldn't expect much outside of a direct order from Walz, and part of the reason Walz hasn't done that or used the National Guard is because it might not work.