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nolabear

(41,956 posts)
Sat May 30, 2020, 08:09 PM May 2020

Walking back my earlier post: the Minneapolis Police Chief was wrong.

He said this evening that his info that all those arrested were from out of state was wrong.

I don’t know what the facts are but I don’t want that false info to hold the day.

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Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)
1. I saw something saying it was about 20% Minneapolis folks and 80% outsiders
Sat May 30, 2020, 08:13 PM
May 2020

which I guess means elsewhere in MN and other states.

LisaL

(44,972 posts)
8. Most of the protesters are from Minnesota.
Sat May 30, 2020, 08:28 PM
May 2020

"Nevertheless, Hennepin County jail records and arrest records in St. Paul show the majority of those in custody are Minnesotans."
https://www.twincities.com/2020/05/30/majority-of-those-arrested-in-connection-with-protests-riots-from-minnesota/

LisaM

(27,800 posts)
3. It's not "all" but apparently it's 80%.
Sat May 30, 2020, 08:19 PM
May 2020

That's pretty unacceptable and we need to pull back the curtains on who they are, who's funding them, and who's unleashing them.

nolabear

(41,956 posts)
9. Yes that's what he got wrong. Said his info was incorrect.
Sat May 30, 2020, 08:29 PM
May 2020

Things happen so fast now that accuracy really takes a beating even when intentions are good.

LakeArenal

(28,809 posts)
14. It just seems to me folks are mixing up protestors with those arrested.
Sat May 30, 2020, 09:02 PM
May 2020

I only know what I hear. So we all sift through what we’ve heard to get to what we know. Which we may never know.
I just wish we could focus on the three still not charged. That would be some of the Justice folks could start to feel. The longer they go uncharged the worse the fever.

MichMan

(11,899 posts)
13. Wonder if all those who posted it as fact are going to admit they were wrong too
Sat May 30, 2020, 08:40 PM
May 2020

According to multiple posters here, the 80 % were all known to be from out of state with ties to white supremecy groups.

FloridaBlues

(4,007 posts)
15. I hope the DA or police chief brings in the other 2 cops and arrest
Sat May 30, 2020, 09:20 PM
May 2020

This might go on awhile. What is taking them so long?

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