On May 31, I was arrested, maced point-blank walking on a sidewalk blocks from where George Floyd was killed. @MinneapolisPD took my belongings, “lost” my case, directed me to @HennepinSheriff who handed me to @GovTimWalz @MnDPS_DPS. They said MPD lost many, many items.
This came after a 17hr stint in @HennepinSheriff in which we were never transferred to a cell, just holding tank after holding tank full of women taking turns sitting on concrete blocks.
My experience has been uncomfortable, not deadly. I have my life. I have the privilege of a legal education to defend myself.
It’s still unacceptable. I wonder how many lost belongings with deep personal value like I did. I wonder how many were violently arrested, like I was.
It’s still unacceptable. I wonder how many lost belongings with deep personal value like I did. I wonder how many were violently arrested, like I was.
In this minor example of policing, I see no actions in the interest of “public safety” and many actions with the intent of harassment.
