Three Minneapolis police officers testified in the Minnesota Senate today. The police officers are all board members of the Minneapolis Police Federation.
And as Esme Murphy reports, they offered up a scathing critique of government and police leaders during the riots following George Floyd’s death.
SERGEANT ANNA HEDBERG - “That’s not what we stand for!”
Her voice shaking, Minneapolis police sergeant Anna Hedberg says during the riots, officers were abandoned by state, city, and department leaders.
SERGEANT ANNA HEDBERG - “To watch them go through that…” (voice shaking) “… was so heartbreaking.”
“To know they could have died… because we were not allowed to respond the way that we had been trained to respond.”
During the riots, the officers were told they could not wear protective frog suits, but were still hit and injured with bottles, cement and more. Sergeant Hedberg blamed state, city and department leaders for the abandonment of the third precinct.
SERGEANT ANNA HEDBERG - “I heard the governor say, ‘Give it up.’ It wasn’t directly to me, it was through a phone call, while the governor said, ‘Give up the precinct’… I mean that’s, that’s demoralizing for this whole state.”
The three described a demoralized police force with dozens of officers planning to retire or quit.
Officer RICH WALKER Sr. - “I believe I speak for EVERY Minneapolis cop when I tell you that I’ve never been more publicly humiliated.”
They also describe a city out of control.
Officer RICH WALKER Sr. - “The crime is rampant in Minneapolis right now.”
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Three Minneapolis police officers testified in the Minnesota Senate today. The police officers are all board members of the Minneapolis Police Federation. And as Esme Murphy reports, they offered up a scathing critique of government and police leaders during the riots following George Floyd’s death.
SERGEANT ANNA HEDBERG - “That’s not what we stand for!”
Her voice shaking, Minneapolis police sergeant Anna Hedberg says during the riots, officers were abandoned by state, city, and department leaders.
SERGEANT ANNA HEDBERG - “To watch them go through that…” (voice shaking) “… was so heartbreaking.”
“To know they could have died… because we were not allowed to respond the way that we had been trained to respond.”
During the riots, the officers were told they could not wear protective frog suits, but were still hit and injured with bottles, cement and more. Sergeant Hedberg blamed state, city and department leaders for the abandonment of the third precinct.
SERGEANT ANNA HEDBERG - “I heard the governor say, ‘Give it up.’ It wasn’t directly to me, it was through a phone call, while the governor said, ‘Give up the precinct’… I mean that’s, that’s demoralizing for this whole state.”
The three described a demoralized police force with dozens of officers planning to retire or quit.
Officer RICH WALKER Sr. - “I believe I speak for EVERY Minneapolis cop when I tell you that I’ve never been more publicly humiliated.”
They also describe a city out of control.
Officer RICH WALKER Sr. - “The crime is rampant in Minneapolis right now.”
Walz is a traitor.
Yes. And a cunt.
Definitely. He needs to hang