Four weeks after George Floyd's death, an embattled police union finally speaks out

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Nearly a month after the death of George Floyd at the hands of law enforcement, and after repeatedly refusing requests for comment on an incident that sparked nationwide calls for policing reform, officials from the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis are breaking their silence.

In an interview Monday with CNN, union officials said they are being unfairly vilified by critics of the Minneapolis police department, and blasted local elected officials who have called for major reform of the department, even as union representatives offered little by way of specific policing reforms they would be willing to support.

"We have become scapegoats in this," said Bob Kroll, police union president, adding, "the people to blame lays squarely (sic) on the shoulders of our political leadership."

Minneapolis became a flashpoint for criminal justice reform advocates after Floyd was killed during an encounter with at least four of the city's police officers. In eyewitness video footage of the incident, former officer Derek Chauvin was seen pressing his knee to the Black man's neck for nearly eight minutes as Floyd lost consciousness.

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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I've said it before and I'll say it again:

Fuck Bob Kroll.

[cayugafalls]

3. +1000

Bob Kroll needs to be fired.

[Humanist_Activist]

4. His is an elected position, most police officers in Minneapolis voted for him, they need to be...

fired as well.

[cayugafalls]

5. I believe he still works for the MPD and can be terminated with cause.

They have called for him to resign and there are others who have asked for him to be terminated.

From wikipedia;

Following the death of George Floyd in May 2020, Kroll characterized Floyd as a "violent criminal" and called the protests a "terrorist movement."[5] Kroll came under intense criticism in the wake of his comments.[14][22] Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bill McCarthy criticized Kroll in June 2020 for "a long history of bigoted remarks and complaints of violence made against him" toward black residents. McCarthy, Education Minnesota (the state's teachers union), and former Minneapolis Chief of Police Janeé Harteau called for Kroll's resignation. Harteau said Kroll's behavior during the George Floyd protests was a "disgrace to the badge."[23] Former mayor Rybak called Kroll "overtly racist" and "a cancer on this police department, on this city."[24] The Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors Group, a coalition of 30 American Indian organizations, called for Kroll's termination.[25] The Minnesota Nurses Association also called for his resignation.[26] Minnesota House of Representatives speaker Melissa Hortman and Minneapolis City Council member Steve Fletcher also called on Kroll to resign.

[ZZenith]

2. Scapegoats, my ass.

“YOU’RE BLAMING THE POLICE FOR POLICE BRUTALITY?!!”