Stealing property and money, targeting minorities, searching records without warrants - these are just some of the things that investigators discovered as they've continued their investigation of the Metro Gang Strike Force .
How many times do we have to hear about corrupt police officers, using their power and status to take advantage of people and situations before it is taken seriously? I hope these people go to prison for everything they have done. I do find it somewhat ironic that this came out one day after the video of Minneapolis police officers beating someone up at a traffic stop . Apparently, the video was known about for some time, but now that it is finally public, the FBI is being called in to investigate. They'll have their hands full in Minnesota...
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Hmm. I'm in Minnesota and I haven't even heard mention of the Strike Force targeting minorities in the news reports on NPR. All they ever mention is the cops taking cars and money (and I can just imagine other radio listeners going, "Whoopee, who cares, the no-good gangsters and criminals deserved to have their shit stolen, etc.").
So. I don't know what's the deal.
Here's an article discussing the targeting of minorities: http://www.twincities.com/ci_13180727