Liveblogging the Gang Strike Force Scandal Hearing . . .
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Post subject: Liveblogging the Gang Strike Force Scandal Hearing . . .  Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 11:57 am |
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Several committees will be meeting . . . Quote: WEDNESDAY, August 26, 2009
2:00 PM
House Public Safety Policy and Oversight and Public Safety Finance Division/Senate Public Safety Budget and Judiciary Committees
Room: 123 Capitol
Chairs: Rep. Debra Hilstrom, Rep. Michael Paymar, Sen. Linda Higgins, and Sen. Mee Moua
Agenda: Review of Office of Legislative Auditor Report on Metro Gang Strike Force
Luger Report on Metro Gang Strike Force
Future of Oversight Council and Metro Gang Strike Force Policy Issues I'll be liveblogging it on the Forum, right in this topic. Care to join me?
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Post subject: Re: Liveblogging the Gang Strike Force Scandal Hearing . . . Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 7:32 am |
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And we're off. Doug Hester -- reaver3 to those of you who have been around for awhile -- will be doing the active liveblog. Assuming I can get and keep the technology working, and with the help of some friends who will be at the Capitol, I'll be doing a few standups and color commentary right here. I'll be tweeting -- http://twitter.com -- with the hash tag #gangstrikefarce. You'll be able to follow the committee meeting live right here. If you've got any questions you'd like me to try to address either via twitter or on one of the standups, you can tweet them, or text them to 6122935635. I'll be up at the Capitol around 1PM; hearing starts at 2PM.
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Post subject: Re: Liveblogging the Gang Strike Force Scandal Hearing . . . Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:40 pm |
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Just arrived at the hearing room. TV remote truck on the street... five video cams in the room... and we wait.
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Post subject: Re: Liveblogging the Gang Strike Force Scandal Hearing . . . Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:59 pm |
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Logging in and setting up now.
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Post subject: Re: Liveblogging the Gang Strike Force Scandal Hearing . . . Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:01 pm |
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Here we go...
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Post subject: Re: Liveblogging the Gang Strike Force Scandal Hearing . . . Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:02 pm |
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Streaming content is showing Session Update discussing the issue and moving live to room 123 for the hearing.
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Post subject: Re: Liveblogging the Gang Strike Force Scandal Hearing . . . Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:04 pm |
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Annoying technical difficulties. You'd think they would have checked this out beforehand.
The tapping of the mic is driving me nuts.
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Post subject: Re: Liveblogging the Gang Strike Force Scandal Hearing . . . Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:05 pm |
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beautiful comment inadvertently on mic: Nothing ever works at the senate including the members
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Post subject: Re: Liveblogging the Gang Strike Force Scandal Hearing . . . Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:05 pm |
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reaver3 wrote: Annoying technical difficulties. You'd think they would have checked this out beforehand.
The tapping of the mic is driving me nuts. Seriously... 90 seconds of mic tapping....
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Post subject: Re: Liveblogging the Gang Strike Force Scandal Hearing . . . Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:06 pm |
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"Today we will not lay blame or point fingers"
Then why even have this hearing?
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Post subject: Re: Liveblogging the Gang Strike Force Scandal Hearing . . . Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:07 pm |
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Jim Nobles, Legislative Auditor, is the first interviewee.
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Post subject: Re: Liveblogging the Gang Strike Force Scandal Hearing . . . Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:08 pm |
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"It is possible that a third chapter will be written by the FBI"
One would certainly hope so.
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Post subject: Re: Liveblogging the Gang Strike Force Scandal Hearing . . . Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:11 pm |
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34 officers total in the GSF.
Will we ever find out how many of those went bad?
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Post subject: Re: Liveblogging the Gang Strike Force Scandal Hearing . . . Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:13 pm |
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as of march 2009, 13 agencies providing 34 officers to the strike force.
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Post subject: Re: Liveblogging the Gang Strike Force Scandal Hearing . . . Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:14 pm |
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"The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office was the fiscal agent for the GSF."
"I decided that an immediate review was needed"
"We basically found that the GSF lacked fundamental control."
Bye bye, Sheriff Fletcher and Commander Ron Ryan.
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