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http://espn.go.com/wnba/story/_/id/16999653/minneapolis-police-leave-security-posts-minnesota-lynx-game-protest-shirtsFour off-duty Minneapolis police officers who were working security for Saturday's Lynx game elected to leave their posts at Target Center in response to the players' stance.
"I commend them for it," said Lt. Bob Kroll, president of the Minneapolis Police Federation, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Calling for healing, compassion and dialogue, players from the Lynx and Liberty donned shirts over the weekend honoring Philando Castile, Alton Sterling and the fallen Dallas police officers.
annavictorious
(934 posts)at the Target Center.
"Four off-duty Minneapolis police officers who were working security for Saturday's Lynx game elected to leave their posts at Target Center in response to the players' stance."
http://espn.go.com/wnba/story/_/id/16999653/minneapolis-police-leave-security-posts-minnesota-lynx-game-protest-shirts
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Are they against increased police accountability and professionalism?
Nevernose
(13,081 posts)annavictorious
(934 posts)to either characterize other people's second jobs as easy or to characterize what other people meant by a symbolic gesture.
I do, however, think the facts of the story should be reported accurately. They were off duty.
SoCalNative
(4,613 posts)to hear them tell it
annavictorious
(934 posts)So unless you truly don't understand the difference in usages, let's not play games.
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)Nor do I understand the arrogance of taking offense at "Change starts with us. Justice and accountability."
(And having done two year's of security at minor ball leagues during college, yeah-- it's pretty much the easiest job in the universe)
annavictorious
(934 posts)that's a difference of opinion. It's allowed.
I try not to make judgements about how hard or easy someone else's job is.
I'm a teacher, and I was once told by a parent that I work half a day for half a year. On one of the many Sunday afternoons this year when I had to pass on the movies to stay home and grade, my grandson told me that I should become a principal. "All they ever do is walk around saying 'hello' and talk on the loud speaker."
It always looks easy if it's someone else's job.
Logical
(22,457 posts)SickOfTheOnePct
(7,290 posts)No big deal, just a form of protest.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)"TRIGGER WARNING"
dembotoz
(16,866 posts)SickOfTheOnePct
(7,290 posts)annavictorious
(934 posts)That's up to the management of the Target Center.
Fire them from their police department jobs? Why?
rockfordfile
(8,712 posts)Considering their other "job". I'm leaning more that these cops don't like African Americans.
JanMichael
(24,902 posts)I bet they are great cops on their regular job...
Brickbat
(19,339 posts)Until they get their feelings hurt by a shirt that...honors dead cops. Take a seat, gentlemen.
Lancero
(3,020 posts)SickOfTheOnePct
(7,290 posts)But let's not pretend it was about honoring dead cops. If it had been, the names of the murdered cops would have been right there alongside the name of the murdered African-American victims.
Brickbat
(19,339 posts)Lancero
(3,020 posts)Hopefully the department never needs to send you out on any calls that involve anything more dangerous than a kitten stuck in a tree with how fearful you are.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)tenderfoot
(8,443 posts)They're a menace to society.
SickOfTheOnePct
(7,290 posts)And they're a menace because they walked off the job at a basketball game?
You have a rather low threshold for menace, IMO.