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Video: Minneapolis mayor to ICE after deadly shooting: ‘Get the fuck out of Minneapolis' (www.ms.now)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by pelespirit@sh.itjust.works to c/politics@sh.itjust.works

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Officials in Minneapolis gave a briefing after a shooting involving ICE left one woman dead.

Here is another video that includes the Q&A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es2NNKs0NgI

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[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 105 points 5 days ago (5 children)

Order the police to kick them out then, if his Sheriff/Captain refuses then fire his ass and replace him with someone that will follow orders.

[–] zd9@lemmy.world 46 points 5 days ago

Yeah, it's pretty straightforward how to best respond here

[–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 32 points 5 days ago

Minneapolis police are probably jealous of ICE

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 18 points 5 days ago

It seems the police chief is on the mayors side if you watch the Q&A.

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I don't think he has that power over the police. I'm starting to wonder if any police force has a power than can give them somehow enforceable orders.

[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Then he needs to hire people who will follow those orders.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

I don't know for sure in Minneapolis, but in most places the Mayor and Council don't actually have the authority to directly hire and fire officers. Most cities the politicians only appoint judges and a city manager/administrator.

It would be like a President trying to fire a specific employee of an agency. FBI agent John Smith can't be fired by the President. That's why executive appointments matter so much. Patel isn't qualified to run the FBI, but he'll fire who the President wants gone, which is the only qualification Trump cared about.