More mayhem in the area of Minneapolis.

First:

Minnesota cop mistakenly fired gun instead of Taser, chief says

That’s… just how? Cops typically wear their sidearms and their Tasers on opposite sides. Pistols are heavy chunks of metal; Tasers are lightweight bits of plastic and wire. Pistols have grips as big – or bigger – than the length of your palm; Tasers generally have really short grips. Just how do you draw and shoot the wrong thing?

Taser:

Standard sort of pistol:

How THE FRAK do you mistake the one for the other???

 

 

OK, so a cop shoots someone. What’s the thing to do? Why… abandon all pretense of a judicial system:

Brooklyn Center city manager fired after call for due process for police officer

The city manager said: “All employees working for the city of Brooklyn Center are entitled to due process with respect to discipline… This employee will receive due process and that’s really all that I can say today.”

To which the mayor responded with:

Effective immediately our city manager has been relieved of his duties, and the deputy city manager will be assuming his duties moving forward. I will continue to work my hardest to ensure good leadership at all levels of our city government.

— Mayor Mike Elliott (@mayor_elliott) April 12, 2021

So not only was the cop involved insta-sacked, so was the city manager for suggesting that maybe they put some actual thought into the decision. WHY was the city manager sacked?

During a virtual workshop after the meeting, Council Member Kris Lawrence-Anderson said she voted to fire Boganey out of fear of potential reprisals from protestors if she did not

Ah. Fear of terrorism. And how did that attempt to curry favor with terrorists work out?

Violent Protests Break Out After Deadly Police Shooting in Minnesota

Nike, Foot Locker and More Retailers Looted Amid Unrest Following Fatal Police Shooting of Daunte Wright

 

The levels of stupid here are astounding. But by all means, let’s Defund The Police. I’m sure that by reducing funds to hire the best and best trained, and reducing funding to train the cops ya got and any new ones… why, surely you’ll end up with a spectacularly well-trained, competent and professional force.