@RevTChristopher it’s not drugs; there simply is no reason to fight over territory for drug sales (encampments being the exception) with modern communication.
@akparker the population of gang members is much more spatially dispersed than it was in the 90s when it was perceived as a minneapolis/st paul problem. shakopee, savage, hopkins, slp, eden prairie, burnsville, lakeville, coon rapids, etc. are home to people who are in the game now
@NorthStarRight suburban police have known about the problem for a long time but have, for whatever reason, not really communicated that with the public very well
@whatsitlikebat@MainstreamViews@plzbepatient I’m not sure how it varies by state, but in minnesota DWIs are considered “strict liability” offenses, so the state need not prove your mental state or intent in order to convict you of DWI.
@micsolana states with laws that cover voluntary intoxication don’t phrase it the way she did, but it’s still a very subjective standard, e.g.: minnesota
@NorthStarRight you kinda have to wonder how much overachievement in the suburbs was covering for really bad schooling in the urban core and some rural areas
@dilanesper we [society] feel the need to “medicalize” the process of executing someone because it’s hard for some people to deal with the fact that we are killing someone.
@RevTChristopher it depends on what one considers to be the main issue with st. cloud, but many people agree that the decline of scsu killed the southside area, and by extension, downtown
@emilyjashinsky@mikeopinions100 it’s far more likely that’s what they coded the call for service as; it’s pretty common for police departments to do that when releasing information
@ijbailey prosecutors do not investigate in the vast majority of jurisdictions in the US; the police investigate and the prosecutors apply the law to the facts of the case
@agraybee Dealing with academic institutions at pretty much every level wrt criminal investigations is a pain in the ass. Even high schools will require search warrants for surveillance video if district admin isn’t fully on board.
Many people don’t know this, but willmar has had gang problems for a while. Most recently, the two beefing gangs were reaper nation and sgb; the beef resulted in a murder last year. The instant case however, is not yet confirmed to be gang related.
TWO DEAD in overnight drive-by SHOOTING at the Kandiyohi County Fairgrounds. Suspects were described as three black males in a black sports car, but a source says they were Somalis. Approximately 30 shots were fired. One person was shot in the chest, one had agonal breathing. There were multiple crime scenes.
Willmar police now confirming one dead, another in critical condition from the on-site injured parties. A third injured party showed up at the hospital and was also pronounced deceased.
Willmar police say the incident "was not random", and there's no danger to the public.
Pic 2: screenshot of related post