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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums7 P.M. Curfews Go Into Effect For Twin Cities Metro Area After Daunte Wright Shooting Death
https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2021/04/12/7-p-m-curfews-go-into-effect-for-twin-cities-metro-area-after-daunte-wright-shooting-death/MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) The Twin Cities will be under a 7 p.m. curfew Monday evening following Sundays fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center.
The curfew will run until 6 a.m. Tuesday. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter III say that the cities are under a state of emergency.
Gov. Tim Walz said that he also is calling a curfew for the entire counties of Hennepin, Ramsey and Anoka. More than two million people live in those three counties.
The announcement came at the weekly update on the status of Operation Safety Net, which is in effect as the trial proceedings continue for Derek Chauvin, who is charged in the death of George Floyd.
The curfew will run until 6 a.m. Tuesday. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter III say that the cities are under a state of emergency.
Gov. Tim Walz said that he also is calling a curfew for the entire counties of Hennepin, Ramsey and Anoka. More than two million people live in those three counties.
The announcement came at the weekly update on the status of Operation Safety Net, which is in effect as the trial proceedings continue for Derek Chauvin, who is charged in the death of George Floyd.
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7 P.M. Curfews Go Into Effect For Twin Cities Metro Area After Daunte Wright Shooting Death (Original Post)
geardaddy
Apr 2021
OP
Cop kills unarmed black person, community gets FURTHER punished and cops gets paid vacation
uponit7771
Apr 2021
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WhiskeyGrinder
(22,309 posts)1. Shitty move during Ramadan AND a pandemic.
What kind of stand-down orders will cops have?
geardaddy
(24,926 posts)3. Yep.
Probably no stand down orders.
uponit7771
(90,304 posts)2. Cop kills unarmed black person, community gets FURTHER punished and cops gets paid vacation
... 88ers fuckin wet dream
geardaddy
(24,926 posts)4. I thought last summer was bad
I'm terrified of what will happen if Chauvin is acquitted.
sarisataka
(18,500 posts)5. All along I predicted
This summer will be worse than last; the trial will only be a difference between a little worse or much worse
pidge
(274 posts)6. Maybe a hung jury...retrial needed.
geardaddy
(24,926 posts)9. I'm afraid of that too. :(
regnaD kciN
(26,044 posts)7. "If"...?
I'm guessing "when" is more appropriate.
geardaddy
(24,926 posts)8. With the prosecution's case
I'm sticking with "if" for now. I may change it to "when" once I see the defense's case.