A family whose house was raided by police in error is outraged that eight officers involved were honored. Police say the eight, who also took fire, "performed bravely."Fine.
The "Only Ones" at the Minneapolis PD want to play it that way, then let's give 'em back their own policy in spades.
The criteria is "the officers 'performed very bravely under gunfire and made smart decisions'"?
OK, well their victim, Mr. Khang "thought he was being robbed. Khang shot through his bedroom door at the officers until he understood who they were."
Why is his bravery and intelligence under fire any less worthy of recognition?
In accordance with Minneapolis Police Department Policy 2-306.01 CITIZEN’S AWARD OF VALOR, which states:
The Citizen’s Award of Valor may be awarded to citizens for exemplary and heroic acts that expose them to considerable danger.I'd say Mr. Khang qualifies just as much--if not more so--than his assailants. Since the award needs to be initiated by a MPD employee, I call on Chief Timothy Dolan to nominate and approve him for the award.
Please take a moment and join me in writing to the chief: police@ci.minneapolis.mn.us . And please spread the word and recruit others--it'll only take a minute, so let's have some fun with this.
[Via kissme126, TedPB, Brian F, Plug Nickel Times]