Category: Letters to the Editor
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Progress in the Park in the Minnesota Star Tribune
To the Editor: It’s nice to see Aaron Brown asking questions about the use of Flock cameras across the state (“Brown: With Flock cameras, you’re never alone on Minnesota Roads”), but it misses the point about how security of this data and how it may be used by federal agencies. While the quote from John…
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Separation ordinances — why ‘informal policies’ aren’t enough
To the Editor: Even now, we have neighbors fearing going to work, dropping their children off at school, accessing medical care, or calling 911 because our local government lacks clear boundaries with federal immigration enforcement and unjustified deportations are still happening. St. Louis Park’s City Council, in its April 6 study session, stated our police…
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Reeling back Flock
To the Editor: I am disappointed but not surprised by the St. Louis Park City Council’s support for the police department and their use of automatic license plate readers (ALPR) as discussed at the council’s April 6 special work group session. I understand that the need for oversight of how the police department uses and…
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Protect SLP with a separation ordinance
To the Editor: I am very disappointed with the St. Louis Park City Council’s decision to abandon the creation of a separation ordinance at its study session on April 6. Our community has seen firsthand the terror that our federal government can wield during Operation Metro Surge, and we must use every tool at hand…
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SLP needs a separation ordinance
It was deeply disappointing to hear what our City Council had to say about a separation ordinance in St. Louis Park. I am disheartened to know that, despite the last few months and an escalating state of crisis throughout the world, our council feels comfortable with the status quo.