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JHB

(37,158 posts)
29. You are correct on that point.
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 11:33 PM
Jun 2020
Only about 8 percent of Minneapolis police officers live in city limits
Of the department's 873 officers, 72 live in Minneapolis ZIP codes.
By Libor Jany Star Tribune August 24, 2017 — 7:29am

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“We lost a lot of good people to a lot of other agencies when they did that,” said Lt. Bob Kroll, the police union president, citing a since-repealed 1994 state law that briefly granted Minneapolis the authority to require all new city employees to live where they work. “And they never came back.”

Each officer has his or her own reason for living outside the city, Kroll said. Some move away because of cost of living and school considerations, while others want to avoid having off-duty run-ins with people they arrest.

In the late 1990s, the union led a successful push to limit the power of Minneapolis and St. Paul to make their employees live where they work.
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Kroll is not one of the people whose home zip code is within city limits.
KNR Lucinda Jun 2020 #1
A truly sickening example of a very sick mind. niyad Jun 2020 #2
That is a letter written by a white supremacist. BComplex Jun 2020 #3
Just guessing here, but LakeVermilion Jun 2020 #25
Very good point, LV. If they don't live in the district, they don't have to play by their rules? BComplex Jun 2020 #28
You are correct on that point. JHB Jun 2020 #29
This right here aquamarina Jun 2020 #4
Did you see this part in his letter? MyOwnPeace Jun 2020 #5
Robert Kroll supports openly racist leaders like Donald Trump uponit7771 Jun 2020 #6
Clearly right on board with Trump's call to the Govs calling them "weak" & telling them "dominate!" Hekate Jun 2020 #7
You work under the politicians and... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #8
Fuck Kroll and his toadies. geardaddy Jun 2020 #9
The only mention of George Floyd is to accuse him of a "violent crminal history." sop Jun 2020 #10
Except the terrorists aren't the protesters geardaddy Jun 2020 #20
If it was possible to get rid of Kroll sarisataka Jun 2020 #11
Exactly. geardaddy Jun 2020 #19
And that's why still riots all over the USA mshasta Jun 2020 #12
So we have a union allied with a criminal gang of white supremacists? DBoon Jun 2020 #13
Kroll is a far right Trumper. mn9driver Jun 2020 #14
Kicking for visibility. geardaddy Jun 2020 #15
Quite an eye-opener regarding what ails the Minneapolis Police Dept. n/t Cognitive_Resonance Jun 2020 #16
Police Unions tend to be fucked up that way. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2020 #17
Once again the magic touch of trump Blue Owl Jun 2020 #18
It portrays the general attitude of most police. Dyedinthewoolliberal Jun 2020 #21
Hey Lt. Bob. Go fuck yourself. spanone Jun 2020 #22
The police unions are the biggest terrorist groups in the country. n/t Crunchy Frog Jun 2020 #23
There cannot be any healing with this guy Hav Jun 2020 #24
Typical RhodeIslandOne Jun 2020 #26
K&R this is the core problem that needs to be addressed! n/t AntiFascist Jun 2020 #27
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