“With violent crime on the rise in Mpls., City Council asks: Where are the police?”
We don’t need no steenkin’ police...oh wait
Your police force is being rapidly dispersed to other venues, or resigning from the profession altogether. With no support from the elected officials, like mayors, councilmen or prosecuting attorneys, the practice of turning loose the perps within hours of their apprehension makes the remaining officers loathe to make the arrest in the first place. Add to that the difficulty of complying with all the various “rules of engagement” piled on the policeman on the scene, and there is strong inclination to “look the other way”.
This is all really, really rich. Sheesh!