I'm guessing that this response from the Minnesota State Police won't resolve the problem...

[brooklynite]

Link to tweet

[madaboutharry]

1. CNN immediately called out the MN State Police on their bullshit.

Trying to lie their way out of their stupidity isn't going to fly.

[mercuryblues]

32. That wasn't stupidity

that was the goal. It stopped their coverage.

[DURHAM D]

2. I just want to know who gave the order. nt

[Deuce]

17. Yes...

[Hermit-The-Prog]

3. Did the crew have a suspicious color?

[uponit7771]

16. Yes, it looks like most of CNN crew cuffed were brown skin

[Hermit-The-Prog]

30. In a sane world, I would be wrong more often than right with that assumption.

[Cha]

35. ".. a suspicious color.. " omg Too right.

[MineralMan]

4. Minnesota State Troopers are primarily highway traffic cops.

I doubt they have received a lot of training on interacting with the press or media. They're not working in their usual context.

That does not excuse their stupidity, of course. It might explain it, though.

[Nature Man]

8. They had press credentials

a broadcast-remote camera, a producer, and a camera operator.

[MineralMan]

10. Yes, they did. That does not alter my

statement about Minnesota State Troopers. They are not well-enough trained in such situations, which are out of context for the jobs they perform, which is primarily highway traffic.

The news team was released soon after being arrested - most likely by someone who understands the rights media have.

The only group less qualified than the Minnesota State Police for crowd work during protests is the National Guard.

[Nature Man]

11. The same training they receive to check identity

from a state DL or ID is the same skill set they would use to identify a member of the press by their press credential.

Fairly rudimentary training is all that is required, if any at all.

[MineralMan]

12. They will simply say "exigent circumstances."

Arrest is not punishment, they will say.

Yes, they should have checked credentials. They did not. Again, they lacked training in dealing with news media.

[Nature Man]

14. You're giving the police way more credit

than they are due.

They aren't hapless victims in this. They aren't poorly trained personnel needing a refresher course.

They are trained to lie.

[MineralMan]

15. I am done with this subthread.

I'm not going to get into a useless argument with you.

[Nature Man]

18. I'm not arguing

just stating fact.

One of the most noble things about an enlightened man is his ability to admit when he is wrong.

[uponit7771]

19. Please stop excusing thier actions, MOD has common sense at least and didn't use it

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. Cops lie? Who knew?

[roamer65]

6. It's pouring gas on the fire.

Unless they publically arrest those ex-cops today, tonite will be worse.

[MineralMan]

13. Excellent point!

Most of this could have been avoided by a quick arrest of those officers. They did not do that. Thus, we have the disaster we are now experiencing. And now it is too late. Arresting them now will not convince anyone to stop doing what they're doing.

Very bad decisions were made.

[roamer65]

21. I saw the press conference yesterday and after it I thought, "Oh shit. This is REALLY bad."

It literally almost came off as daring people to riot.

[MineralMan]

22. Yes. The waffling that went on in that presser was hard to watch.

They were late, in the first place, probably because they couldn't agree on what to say.

Then, they came out and said nothing but bullshit.

A very poor performance by all of them.

[roamer65]

23. Yup. Tone deaf and full of bullshit.

I was wondering about you and other MN DU’ers last night. I’m glad to hear you and others are ok.

My heart was very heavy for you all last night.

[MineralMan]

24. I'm at home, and am staying there.

The violence, etc. is all taking place in commercial zones. My residential neighborhood is about as far as you can get from any such zones while still being within the city limits of St. Paul.

So, here's where I'm staying. I've been watching live YouTube videos and Facebook Live videos throughout all of this. It's chaotic, but you can get a good picture of things using those outlets, if you know how to find the live feeds.

I hate seeing this kind of thing happening in my city and in Minneapolis. It's very, very disturbing.

[roamer65]

25. Smart move.

[Hav]

7. After watching the video

and reading about that "I'm just following orders" part, I wouldn't rule out that this might have been just another example of intimidation tactics against Trump's "villain".
If the press as a watchdog gets silenced and arrested, you better take notice.

[Renew Deal]

9. I guess the cameras and microphones didn't give it away

[uponit7771]

20. Nor the press creditors, looks like they only handcuff the brown-skinned CNN people

[Renew Deal]

27. They arrested all of them

The producer is white. Not sure about the other two.

[uponit7771]

28. Trudy arrested all of them only handcuff the brown people

[Renew Deal]

29. Not true. Here is the video

?t=222

Go to 3:42 in

[uponit7771]

33. I didn't see any of the white CNN employees handcuffed in the video ... I may have missed it

[Renew Deal]

36. Because you didn't watch it.

[obamanut2012]

26. He literally had his CNN ID clipped to his clothes

You can see it in his video.

He showed it to him. As did his cameraman. The white CNN crew was close by and not hassled.

HE DID SHOW THEM!

[Tipperary]

31. I have no idea who is in charge in Minneapolis, if anyone.

But they seem to have no fucking idea what they are doing.

[uponit7771]

34. +1