Wimp mayor of Minneapolis needs to take a law and order stand

weak and unable to protect the city

The looters sense weakness and lack of resolve on the part of city leaders, to confront the criminality. No wonder they are out of control. 

With tears in his eyes, Mayor Jacob Frey spoke to reporters late Thursday morning,
announcing that there’ll be an all-out effort to restore peace and security in the coming days. Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said that faith and community leaders will be on the streets to help keep the peace, as more demonstrations are planned

for Thursday night.

“I believe in Minneapolis. I love Minneapolis,” the mayor said. “In believing in our city, we must believe we can be better than we have been. We must restore the peace so we can do this hard work together.”

In a stirring moment at the noontime news conference, Minneapolis City Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins sang “Amazing Grace,” expressing condolences to Floyd’s relatives. A black transgender woman, Jenkins said that the black community in Minneapolis has long felt like it’s had a knee pressing on its collective neck.

“A knee,” she said, “that says black lives don’t matter.”