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Showing Original Post only (View all)Minnesota State Patrol accused of giving hard drugs to Occupy in effort to discredit movement [View all]
Last edited Wed May 2, 2012, 11:20 PM - Edit history (1)
Video documentation by local activists and independent media shows that police officers and county deputies from across Minnesota have been picking up young people near Peavey Plaza for a training program to recognize drug-impaired drivers. Multiple participants say officers gave them illicit drugs and provided other incentives to take the drugs. The Occupy movement, present at Peavey Plaza since April 7th, appears to be targeted as impaired people are dropped off at the Plaza, and others say theyve been rewarded for offering to snitch on the movement.
Local independent media activists and members of Communities United Against Police Brutality began investigating police conduct around the Plaza after witnessing police dropping off impaired people at the plaza and hearing rumors that they were offering people drugs. We videotaped police conduct and interviewed participants, learning some very disturbing information about the DRE program.
Officers stated on record the DRE program, run by the Minnesota State Patrol, has no Institutional Review Board or independent oversight. They agreed no ambulances or EMTs were on site at the Richfield MnDOT facility near the airport where most subjects were taken. Multiple times, participants left Peavey Plaza sober, returned intoxicated, and said theyd been given free drugs by law enforcement. We documented on more than one occasion, someone being told they were sober by one officer, and then picked up by a different officer, and returning intoxicated.
Local independent media activists and members of Communities United Against Police Brutality began investigating police conduct around the Plaza after witnessing police dropping off impaired people at the plaza and hearing rumors that they were offering people drugs. We videotaped police conduct and interviewed participants, learning some very disturbing information about the DRE program.
Officers stated on record the DRE program, run by the Minnesota State Patrol, has no Institutional Review Board or independent oversight. They agreed no ambulances or EMTs were on site at the Richfield MnDOT facility near the airport where most subjects were taken. Multiple times, participants left Peavey Plaza sober, returned intoxicated, and said theyd been given free drugs by law enforcement. We documented on more than one occasion, someone being told they were sober by one officer, and then picked up by a different officer, and returning intoxicated.
http://www.occupymn.org/2012/05/minnesota-state-patrol-dre-program-targets-occupy-minneapolis/
The 35 minute video contains interviews with several witnesses and video of a State Patrol Officer offering drugs to Occupiers, let's make sure people know abou this and that the police are held accountable for once.
Update: I want to point out that the witnesses in the video are not just saying the police were giving away pot, they were giving hard drugs like heroin, cocaine and meth as well.
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Minnesota State Patrol accused of giving hard drugs to Occupy in effort to discredit movement [View all]
Bjorn Against
May 2012
OP
They can be terrible here, but I agree that many other places are even worse
Bjorn Against
May 2012
#7
Just another example of the latest corruption from the so called "War on Drugs"
Uncle Joe
May 2012
#8
It was reported the agent who would show up at Earth First gatherings
AnotherDreamWeaver
May 2012
#19
Besides the cops, are these not the dumbest kids you've ever seen? Taking drugs with cops?
HiPointDem
May 2012
#20
this is just the begining.. the Occupy and social justice group is strong here.. not large but tight
annm4peace
May 2012
#23
Good idea but why is this not in the mainstream news. This truly seems very wrong.
glinda
May 2012
#24