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I am not surprised at all that Bob Fletcher's goons did this.
Fletcher is old-school St Paul, the inheritor of the permissive policing that welcomed John Dillinger to St Paul for the summer. His officers have shot citizen's dogs, taken marked money, and I don't like his campaign "strategies" one bit. (The marked money trial just wrapped up this week, and one of those guys was in Fletcher's wedding!)
The other partner here is John Harrington, the Chief of Police. He is an incredible chief and probably the only thing keeping Fletcher from doing more of this.
Harrington is a big fan of community policing, and his department has been admired across the country for their diplomatic ways.
Minneapolis cops make me nervous, St Paul cops make me want to stop and chat.
Harrington is also a Zen practitioner and a very nice guy.
Let's hope Harrington's ways take hold from here.
