Chief Olson - the Minneapolis

Chief Olson - the Minneapolis Police department has had an iffy reputation for years, not only among the sorts that never like any police (professional protesters, the perpetually concerned) but even among fellow law-enforcement officers. The parallels with the Darrell Gates-era LAPD are tempting - a too-small force in a changing city with a pronounced "us against them" attitude, a predilection toward thumping first and asking questions when they felt like it...

Minneapolis chief Robert Olson is on the chopping block. It's about time. I'd suggest that the City of Minneapolis ditch its tendency of the last 20 years of hiring chiefs from the east coast (like Olson's predecessor Tony Bouza). The east is much more comfortable with authoritarian police chiefs. We don't need them here.