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Monday, August 3, 2020

Minneapolis Police Prepare To Get Robbed

‘Do as they say’: Minneapolis police warn people to obey criminals for their own safety as violent crime surges amid BLM protests

2 Aug, 2020 20:58 / Updated 17 hours ago

‘Do as they say’: Minneapolis police warn people to obey criminals for their own safety as violent crime surges amid BLM protestsLooters walk through a destroyed K Mart during demonstrations following the death of George Floyd © Reuters / Lucas Jackson 
Embattled Minneapolis police are advising residents on survival skills amid a wave of violent crime, offering such tips as “be prepared to give up your cell phone and purse/wallet” to robbers and “do not walk alone.”
“Do not argue or fight with the criminal,” police said in a July 28 letter to Third Precinct residents. “Do what they say. Your safety is most important.”
The Third Precinct, southeast of downtown, was one of the areas hardest hit by the protests-turned-riots that broke out following the May 25 killing of black man George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody. Ensuing demonstrations and riots in the adjoining cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul marked the second-most destructive incident of civil unrest in US history. Police were forced to abandon their Third Precinct headquarters for their own safety on May 28 as rioters pulled down a fence and set the building on fire.

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