Minneapolis Mayor Frey: 'Brick and
mortar is not as important as life'
KSTP-TV [Minneapolis-St Paul MN],
by
Staff
Original Article
Posted By: NorthernDog,
5/29/2020 8:10:44 AM
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey held a press conference early Friday morning at City Hall. Around 1:30 a.m., Frey addressed a city that is enduring escalating protests that have lasted for the past three days in response to the death of George Floyd. Four Minneapolis Police officers were fired in the incident that happened Monday night. Thursday night's protests accelerated in violence in comparison to the previous two, with the Minneapolis Police Department's 3rd Precinct set on fire, where all the fired officers were from. During his address to media, Frey reflected on the bigger meaning of the protests. "Brick
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Newtsche 5/29/2020 8:22:17 AM (No. 425118)
Tolerating and justifying childish, destructive and disingenuous tantrums are not as important as life either.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Old Army Vet 5/29/2020 8:25:37 AM (No. 425121)
I can't remember a weaker mayor of a city in this once great country. You cannot allow this kind if destruction. George Floyd did not deserve what happened to him, however, the city does not deserve what is happening to it right now.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
PChristopher 5/29/2020 8:28:23 AM (No. 425124)
Idiotic pablum from a milquetoast 'leader'. I just don't understand how people like this get elected.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
padiva 5/29/2020 8:39:05 AM (No. 425133)
Is he closing every abortion provider in Minneapolis?
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
JunkYardDog 5/29/2020 8:39:30 AM (No. 425134)
But if it were HIS property being burned down what do you all think he'd be saying? What a beta cuck.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Urgent Fury 5/29/2020 8:43:00 AM (No. 425139)
A serious nation would not have "men" like this in office.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
udanja99 5/29/2020 8:44:13 AM (No. 425142)
#2, how about former Baltimore mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake and her “give them space to destroy” statement? Didn’t go too well for her either.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Clinger 5/29/2020 8:55:18 AM (No. 425151)
Brick and mortar are the product of human labor. We are all blessed with a limited capacity for labor in our lives and to destroy or steal the products of our labors is to steal a part of our lives. That is the same crime and injustice as slavery. Those buildings may be symbols to you Mr. Frey but they are the labor of the common people who apparently you don't value. Is my freedom a mere symbol to you? I would so much love to discuss that with you, your choice, gloves or bare knuckles.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
bobn.t 5/29/2020 8:58:00 AM (No. 425154)
Sad whats happening in Minneapolis.
Needs to stop immediately.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Jethro bo 5/29/2020 8:59:48 AM (No. 425157)
He should be arrested and thrown in jail for plagiarizing Ferguson and Baltimore Mayor's speeches on lawlessly allowing riots. When folks riot in liberal twons and cities, lawlessness is the norm. Additionally, if lives matter, why isn't Mayor Fried enforcing social distancing and proper face mask usage. Its clear from videos and pictures the peaceful protesters are not following strict stay at home orders, social distancing and proper face mask usage thus killing millions of people iwth Covid 19!
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
clayusmcret 5/29/2020 9:07:36 AM (No. 425164)
Frey is justifying and advocating for anarchy. Minneapolis deserves what they voted for.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
montwoodcliff 5/29/2020 9:08:49 AM (No. 425166)
No.8, you beat me to it! It’s Baltimore revisited.There's this lefty mayor trying to rationalize his mistakes now and Twitter giving him cover. I am really angry over George Floyd's death, but I have absolutely no sympathy for the people in Minneapolis who voted for that commie mayor, who is really lost and doesn’t know what to do in this crisis but mouth off about racism instead of taking action against the rioters. Here’s his first real test and he’s failed! Minneapolis, you got what you voted for.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Rumblehog 5/29/2020 9:10:03 AM (No. 425168)
Where does the mayor stand on abortion?
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
bighambone 5/29/2020 9:16:01 AM (No. 425173)
Minneapolis is a city that is run by very liberal Democrats for a very long time. Clearly the liberal Democrat Mayor and City Administration are backing off the rioters and are allowing the rioters to burn down a commercial area of the city. If the rioters decide to move to “kill Whitey” as some rioters signs there advocate, by perpetrating the unlawful riots in residential areas of the city there is going to a lot of death and destruction.
Since The Mayor and city administration are so liberal you have to wonder why they have not taken action to bring any police officers who unlawfully abused their authorities there to justice long ago, as the particular police officer who put his knee on the Black man’s neck apparently causing his death, has apparently had over fifteen such complaints filed against him, some of them involving deaths, and is still on the police department? The Democrats fraudulently blaming President Trump for the out of control situation in Minneapolis is not a solution just more race baiting.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Knotwyrkin 5/29/2020 9:25:39 AM (No. 425186)
I am sure there are good people on both sides, but I have NO SYMPATHY for the TAKERS that voted in these leaders in Minneapolis & Minnesota. I do feel sorry for the MAKERS whose property is being destroyed. There will be increases in the TAM wars (TAKERS against MAKERS) in the future. Then the TAKERS will sit in their burned out neighborhoods and 'whine about whitey'. See Detroit Riots - 1967.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Strike3 5/29/2020 9:33:34 AM (No. 425200)
Examples like this will have burning, looting and destruction happening over traffic tickets and dog-walking citations. All this over one petty criminal and four really stupid cops.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Quigley 5/29/2020 9:42:10 AM (No. 425211)
Ahhhh. He should sell that to Hallmark. That’s beauuuuutifuuuul.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
49 Ford 5/29/2020 9:44:27 AM (No. 425215)
# 14, I trust that your question is rhetorical.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Ditto1958 5/29/2020 9:51:55 AM (No. 425221)
These people are so stupid it’s scary.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
Samsquanch 5/29/2020 9:56:10 AM (No. 425231)
Gavin Newsome Jr, where do they get these losers?
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
Bazi 5/29/2020 9:57:06 AM (No. 425232)
Seems, that what's inside the brick and mortar is worth looting. Looting says peace, love and I care. Then burn it down with the Mayor's blessing.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
ARKfamily 5/29/2020 10:03:29 AM (No. 425242)
And this is why we have the problems that we do. They are both important. Yes, when we are handling our personal situations, we should be viewing people more important than assets whether it be money, physical property or what have you. But if you are in a government position to serve citizens, people, money, physical assets etc. should ALL be important to you, Mayor Frey. How irresponsible you are and it is disgusting.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
Ditto1958 5/29/2020 10:06:05 AM (No. 425244)
Why are the fake news outlets calling rioters “prostesters?”
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
LC Chihuahua 5/29/2020 10:23:17 AM (No. 425270)
Would the good mayor say that if the mob wash trashing his private residence? Don't think so. Get the impression the Minneapolis police have been largely told to stand down. Not a good move.
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
Krause 5/29/2020 10:23:48 AM (No. 425271)
Is he an lgbtq?
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
Urgent Fury 5/29/2020 10:34:13 AM (No. 425281)
Situations like this are why Baltimore wised up and went Red. Wait, what?
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
cor-vet 5/29/2020 10:37:08 AM (No. 425283)
They're protesters because it was a white on black crime and it fits the liberal narrative. Meanwhile, un-American rioters are assailing dem controlled statehouses, contrary to the liberal narrative. I guess it depends on who's ox is being gored, on how these things are perceived.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
AltaD 5/29/2020 10:45:31 AM (No. 425289)
It's not an either/or situation. The police and fire departments should be able to protect businesses and lives. That is their job.
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
Rinktum 5/29/2020 10:52:21 AM (No. 425293)
The mayor made the politically expedient decision to let the criminals destroy property. A much harder decision would be to declare a curfew, protect those businesses, and insist on meeting with the community leaders to assure them justice will be done. Mr. Floyd deserved that. The city deserved that. The people whose lives have been destroyed because of the out of control mayhem deserved better. You want chaos and mayhem elect a democrat and you will certainly get it. Leadership was needed here and this mayor failed spectacularly.
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
Highlander 5/29/2020 11:00:07 AM (No. 425303)
"Weakness is pointing the finger at someone else during a time of crisis. Donald J. Trump knows nothing about the strength of Minneapolis. We are strong as hell, and you better be damn sure we're going to get through this," Frey said, with a pounded fist on the podium.
About the “We are as strong as hell” part; I need to see your demonstration of strength, Mr. Mayor......I’m waiting.
Still waiting.
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
bighambone 5/29/2020 11:01:16 AM (No. 425305)
I don’t know the City of Minneapolis, but chances are the businesses and grocery stores that are being destroyed are located in a low income area, where a lot of Black folks and other minorities reside. When this is over the “community” will wake up, as has happened in the past in other inner city areas, and find that there are not any grocery stores and other critical businesses located in their the area where they reside. A lot of the destroyed businesses will think as to what is bound to occur if they rebuild there and then there is another riot sometime in the future? With that in mind look for the liberal Democrats to demand that the Federal Government effectively rebuild the area.
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Reply 32 - Posted by:
bad-hair 5/29/2020 11:10:41 AM (No. 425315)
Mayor Frey. Here in Texas I have seen video of your city in flames. I am starting a GoFundMe to buy you a Stradivari violin.
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Minneapolis: Just June Detroit but with hot dish!
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Reply 34 - Posted by:
Mushroom 5/29/2020 11:42:33 AM (No. 425347)
The video I saw of the white man breaking the glass windows of the AutoZone, dressed in complete black with a professional gas mask. His actions and the way he conducted himself after the action tells me he was a paid agent provocateur. He was followed by a couple of people trying to stop him and he just took a swing and walked off the battle ground. He broke those windows with no feeling at all, he walked quickly, with purpose, and then when finished, turned around and made a path to dodge cameras. THAT is the actions of a paid actor.
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Reply 35 - Posted by:
jacksin5 5/29/2020 11:56:23 AM (No. 425368)
All I can say is Do Not Rebuild! Let these "Protestors" live in the rubble they have created. Once they turn Minneapolis into a sister city of Berlin after WWII, they can have the choice of using their own Blood, Sweat, and Tears to rebuild, or suffer the consequences of their actions.
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Reply 36 - Posted by:
EQKimball 5/29/2020 12:47:00 PM (No. 425418)
There is such a thing as a strategic retreat when a position cannot be defended, but that call has to be made or recommended by the commander in the field. The mayor made a value judgment that sent the wrong message to the rioters.
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Reply 37 - Posted by:
MindMadeUp 5/29/2020 12:56:11 PM (No. 425432)
Civilization, with all it's bricks and mortar, IS life, you jackass. Actually, if anyone is to blame it's the propaganda and smear loving Democrat MSM. The police and National Guard should have moved quickly to stop this nonsense by dispelling rioters using force when needed and arresting everyone they could catch. Anyone with a shred of sense knows that. But since the MSM would have a field day portraying this as "totalitarian repression", idiot politicians make us all just sit back and watch.
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Reply 38 - Posted by:
DVC 5/29/2020 2:02:10 PM (No. 425524)
So, maybe someone should burn down the Mayor's home.
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Reply 39 - Posted by:
Chuzzles 5/29/2020 2:09:18 PM (No. 425531)
Mayor Frey: Pffft, property rights? Hey the insurance companies will cover your losses there businesses. Doesn't matter if you get canceled or your rates go up, right? After all, it is just your livelihoods going up in smoke so the dindu nuffins can throw yet another tantrum. I am beginning to loathe all local governments no matter where they are. Just wait until those rioters try that with a Korean business and get shot in the process. Or given this in Minneapolistan with all the muslims, try burning down their property, I dare you rioters.
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Reply 40 - Posted by:
Aud 5/29/2020 2:11:15 PM (No. 425532)
YouNg Jacob is a 2009 import to Minneapolis from a Virginia suburb of Washington D.C.
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