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Creator of controversial art sled says burning of Minneapolis police precinct was a ‘good thing’

by Pafoua Yang, KSTP-tv, January 30, 2024

An annual art sled rally in Powderhorn Park turned controversial. One of the displays depicted a burning Minneapolis police precinct with a person dressed as a pig inside. “It’s funny that, you know, we made this thing into a sled. On the other hand, I think there’s a real sense that it is something to be celebrated,” said Andy Koch, the creator of the precinct sled. “It’s a moment when the tables were turned.”

Koch explains that the BLM burning of the precinct was “a little piece of justice against a system that regularly kills unarmed black people.” “During the BLM uprising, the police building, where the murderer was from, happened to catch on fire. And I think that was a good thing,” said Koch. Koch’s sled garnered outrage from several police activists, including Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara.

In an internal email to staff, O’Hara wrote, “It’s appalling that people would celebrate an event – with children present – that has left our most vulnerable residents terrified – too scared to let their own children walk to the store; too afraid to have their own children’s beds positioned near a bedroom window.”

O’Hara says while this group cheers over a police station burning, “I can’t help but think of the hundreds of violent crime victims in this city, most in lower-income neighborhoods, who have been hit by bullets or have been killed in the chaos that resulted after the burning of the third precinct.” The email also looks back on minority business owners who “lost everything in the destruction.” Despite the violence, Koch says the burning of the precinct has a tide against injustice.

“I’m sure not everybody feels that way, but a lot of people saw it as justified,” said Koch. “It’s a dark chapter in our history that that murder happened here, that an unarmed person was killed in the street by someone kneeling on their neck, but I think we should be proud that also one of the biggest movements against that erupted here.”

Koch told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS he was not living in Minnesota at the time of the uprise. In O’Hara’s email, he points out the crowd of “white people” in the video. He says, “I’ve been to several community meetings where I’ve seen people stand up and speak on behalf of marginalized communities,” (implying those present who remain silent don’t have the intellectual capacity to speak for themselves).

“I think it’s a good thing for white people to speak up about the violence and the police brutality against black people,” said Koch. “I’m with them, and I add my voice to theirs.” The Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association says they were not the host nor a fiscal sponsor of the sled rally but acknowledge the rights of community members to express themselves.

Tim Walz’s wife, Gwen, said she kept windows open
during BLM George Floyd riots. Said she liked to smell ‘burning tires’
new york post ^ | Aug. 7, 2024 | Olivia Land
Posted on 8/8/2024, 9:45:58 AM by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

Minnesota Gov Tim Walz’s wife once admitted she kept the windows of the governor’s residence “open as long as [she] could” to smell the burning tires from the violent BLM 2020 riots in the wake of George Floyd’s death — as her husband’s handling of the protests is back in the spotlight.

Gwen Walz described her husband’s struggle to grapple with the outcry following the May 25, 2020, murder of Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in a sit-down with KTSP in June of that year.

Gov. Walz’s response to the fiery Black Lives Matter riots in the Twin Cities is facing scrutiny again after the former National Guardsman was picked to be Kamala Harris’ running mate on the Democratic ticket.

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“regularly kills unarmed black people”

The mayor, governor, senators, representatives, president and vice-president, everything to do with Minneapolis is extreme democrats. People like Ilhan, Walz, Mayor Frey and locals who vote for democrats Harris supported a group bailing out these criminals who got arrested.. Just look at the people years later cheering and celebrating the burning of the 3rd precinct police building in the video.

When Floyd died of an overdose, the only Republicans having anything remotely to do with that street corner was President Trump and VP Pence. They do not control local politics.

Yet again, democrats are solely responsible for this. Democrats claim voting for them will fix this problem, but when they have total control the problem remains or gets worse.

Quit voting democrat to fix this problem.