Minneapolis cops working Lynx game walk out over player comments, warm-up jerseys

StarTribune.com ^ | 7/11/16 | Randy Furst

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Four off-duty Minneapolis police officers working the Minnesota Lynx game at Target Center on Saturday night walked off the job after the players held a news conference denouncing racial profiling, then wore Black Lives Matter pregame warm-up jerseys.

Lt. Bob Kroll, president of the Minneapolis Police Federation, the union that represents rank-and-file officers, praised them for quitting. "I commend them for it," he said.

Kroll said the four officers also removed themselves from a list of officers working future games. He did not know who the officers were. "Others said they heard about it and they were not going to work Lynx games," he said.

Asked if other officers will fill in for those who quit, Kroll said, "If [the players] are going to keep their stance, all officers may refuse to work there."

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Good for the cops involved. It's too bad that the only team in town that wins championships on a regular basis feels the need to resort to making a political statement.

Never been to a Lynx game.

Never will.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Good for them, don’t work for people who don’t appreciate you.

[Red Badger]

What sport?.......

[Jet Jaguar]

Bump

[ozzymandus]

WNBA? If 4 cops left, they had an empty house.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

Let the stadium employ EVENT STAFF for security.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

Let the stadium employ EVENT STAFF for security.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

Post twice, for Emphasis. /h

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

“What sport?.......”

Basketball, Jones.

[2banana]

When will under represented ethnic groups be represented in the WNBA?

[Red Badger]

I guessed, but wasn’t sure.........

[Mjreagan]

Good...they want to spit in cops’ faces, then no more protective detail.

[ProudFossil]

Let the stadium employ EVENT STAFF for security.

Let the stadium employ BLM for security. There fixed it.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

;-)

[Red Badger]

Yes, where are all the Asian a d !Latino p!Ayers?.......must be discrimination !.......

[Trillian]

I’m tired of sports teams pandering to homosexuals and terrorists.

[RightGeek]

Since this is apparently a women’s basketball team, they should get the BLM Lesbian Auxiliary to provide security.

[rolling_stone]

ummm guess

[dfwgator]

WNBA? If 4 cops left, they had an empty house.

They were probably the only straight people in the building.

[Mark]

The New Black Panthers would make the paying customers real happy.(/s)