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Minneapolis Mayor DEFENDS abandoning 3rd precinct in order to prevent 'hand-to-hand' combat between protesters and 'outnumbered' officers - as cops claim officials were 'content to let the city be overrun'
www.dailymail.co.uk
30 May 2020 ~~ By Andrew Court
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says the city's 3rd Police Precinct was ordered to be evacuated late Thursday to avoid 'hand-to-hand combat' with rioters who later stormed the building and set it on fire.
In an interview with WCCO Friday, Frey claimed that he and Police Chief Medaria Arradondo also believed that vacating the building would 'deescalate the situation' and stop police from being 'overwhelmed'.
He also furiously denied claims from cops that he was 'content with letting the city be overrun'.
'We are a police force totaling over 800 officers with far, far less than that on active duty at a given time. Simply by the numbers, we were going to be overwhelmed. It's a matter of math, not planning,' Frey stated.
Last officers left the 3rd Precinct around 10pm Thursday, although most were already out patrolling the city during a third night of protests over the death of black man George Floyd.
'Our resources were beyond tapped. We had around 30 – 50 priority 1 calls that weren't being responded to at any given moment, on top of what was happening. We were overwhelmed. Every available officer was out,' Frey claimed.
Images of rioters setting fire to the 3rd Police Precinct were beamed around the world Friday, symbolizing a city out of control.
Several people were pictured inside the building, roaming through its corridors with baseball bats, axes and torches while scrawling graffiti on the walls.
Comment:
Actually, the abandonment of Precinct 3 ordered by Mayor Frey and Police Chief Arradondo made the rioting and looting worse.
Obviously both didn't refer to history... Authorities have realized that in the UK during the riots. They just got worse, until the police took back control after four days..
Unfortunately that is the result of a Blue State Governor, Mayor and appointed Police Chief. IMHO, both the Mayor and Police Chief should be removed from their positions. Actually Governor Walz is equally responsible.
The governor, mayor, and police chief all came to the microphone with platitudes and nothing but cowardice.
They claim to be in charge but did NOTHING and used no resources at their disposal to protect the people and their property.
Typical Progressive Marxist Socialist/DSA Democrat Leftist cowardice.
Strangely, had there been an attempt to burn down the mayor’s residence you can be rest assured the perpetrators would be have shot dead faster than a rabbit has sexual intercourse.
That wouldn’t happen of course, since the mayor is helping to direct this whole charade.
Actually a volley or two of bean bags followed by tear gas and an announcement that the next volley would be lethal would have dispersed the mob assaulting the Precinct quickly.
Minneapolis Mayor: '3rd Precinct was abandoned to prevent combat'
In an interview Friday, Mayor Jacob Frey claimed that he and Police Chief Medaria Arradondo also believed that vacating the building would 'deescalate the situation'.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says the city's 3rd Police Precinct was ordered to be evacuated late Thursday to avoid 'hand-to-hand combat' with rioters who later stormed the building and set it on fire.
In an interview with WCCO Friday, Frey claimed that he and Police Chief Medaria Arradondo also believed that vacating the building would 'deescalate the situation' and stop police from being 'overwhelmed'.
He also furiously denied claims from cops that he was 'content with letting the city be overrun'.
'We are a police force totaling over 800 officers with far, far less than that on active duty at a given time. Simply by the numbers, we were going to be overwhelmed. It's a matter of math, not planning,' Frey stated.
Last officers left the 3rd Precinct around 10pm Thursday, although most were already out patrolling the city during a third night of protests over the death of black man George Floyd.
'Our resources were beyond tapped. We had around 30 – 50 priority 1 calls that weren't being responded to at any given moment, on top of what was happening. We were overwhelmed. Every available officer was out,' Frey claimed.
Images of rioters setting fire to the 3rd Police Precinct were beamed around the world Friday, symbolizing a city out of control.
Several people were pictured inside the building, roaming through its corridors with baseball bats, axes and torches while scrawling graffiti on the walls.
Comment:
Actually, the abandonment of Precinct 3 ordered by Mayor Frey and Police Chief Arradondo made the rioting and looting worse.
Obviously both didn't refer to history... Authorities have realized that in the UK during the riots. They just got worse, until the police took back control after four days..
Unfortunately that is the result of a Blue State Governor, Mayor and appointed Police Chief. IMHO, both the Mayor and Police Chief should be removed from their positions. Actually Governor Walz is equally responsible.
The governor, mayor, and police chief all came to the microphone with platitudes and nothing but cowardice.
They claim to be in charge but did NOTHING and used no resources at their disposal to protect the people and their property.
Typical Progressive Marxist Socialist/DSA Democrat Leftist cowardice.
Strangely, had there been an attempt to burn down the mayor’s residence you can be rest assured the perpetrators would be have shot dead faster than a rabbit has sexual intercourse.
That wouldn’t happen of course, since the mayor is helping to direct this whole charade.
Actually a volley or two of bean bags followed by tear gas and an announcement that the next volley would be lethal would have dispersed the mob assaulting the Precinct quickly.
