{"id":78908,"date":"2021-07-23T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=78908"},"modified":"2021-07-23T08:56:05","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T13:56:05","slug":"78908","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=78908","title":{"rendered":"Foreshadowing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p>Minneapolis&#8217;s city council, in its infinite, er, wisdom, voted to replace its police department with&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;well, <a href=\"https:\/\/static.fox9.com\/segment\/player-frame.html?site=fts&amp;station=kmsp&amp;source=fbia&amp;props=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%3D\">they&#8217;ll get back to you on that<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if you&#8217;re looking for a hint as to what law enforcement might look like in a new &#8220;Moved Forward&#8221; Minneapolis, this episode might offer a clue:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">City Council members reportedly now blame-shifting on crime.<br><br>Posted in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Mpls?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Mpls<\/a> group.<br><br>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YAy41NS8KS\">pic.twitter.com\/YAy41NS8KS<\/a><\/p>&mdash; CrimeWatchMpls (@CrimeWatchMpls) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CrimeWatchMpls\/status\/1418071988682305536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 22, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the one hand, I suppose &#8220;dumping the problem on the general public, especially the ones you&#8217;ve been demonizing for a generation, like landlords&#8221; makes sense to a certain segment of the population. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other?   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