Thread by @RobinGarwood

Jacob Frey's PAC continues to repeat this lie that he "banned no-knock warrants."

Here's the truth: since Frey "banned" no knock warrants, MPD has sought 90 of them.

Source: minnpost.com/metro/2021/09/…

I am so tired of this strategy of "if we repeat the same lie enough times, people will think it's true." It's bad for our democracy, bad for our city.

And if a candidate had a real record of reform to run on, they wouldn't have to repeat tired lies over and over.

As I've said in other threads, the policy that Frey instituted still lets the cops break your door down before they knock on it. They have to announce themselves as cops before crossing the threshold into your home - but *after* breaking down your door.

You can look this up yourself. It's online. Section 9-307, here: minneapolismn.gov/media/-www-con…

It even notes, helpfully, that "unannounced entry" warrants "are sometimes referred to as 'no-knock' entry." It establishes when and how these "no-knock" warrants are to be applied for.

It does not, in any meaningful sense, "ban" the use of these warrants.

So why is the mayor's PAC saying they've been banned, over and over? Why are they repeating this disproved lie, in true Trump fashion?

It seems like this is Frey's "plan" for "reforming" MPD: make a minor tweak and sell it as a major change. Play semantic games like somehow inventing a new definition of what "no-knock" is supposed to mean. Repeat the lie enough times to drown out the truth.

And here's a reminder that Leili Fatehi, the person responsible for spreading these lies as the head of Frey's conservative "All of Mpls" PAC, is very much a part of Cam's conservative challenger's campaign.

Vote for Cam, vote Jacob out, vote #NoYesYes.

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