‘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
Looters 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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