Sen. Scott Newman has shared reviews of law enforcement actions during riots after George Floyd's death. | Pexels
Sen. Scott Newman has shared reviews of law enforcement actions during riots after George Floyd's death. | Pexels
Sen. Scott Newman has shared results from a review into law enforcement actions and responses to riots and the burning of the third precinct, according to the Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus on July 16.
When it comes to the burnings at the precinct, he pointed out that Officer Rich Walker said Minneapolis leaders failed the city.
“Their testimony quickly became emotional as they recounted the feelings of helplessness they experienced as they saw their colleagues calling for help and back up at the third precinct,” Newman wrote on MNSRC. “The testimony was unanimous and overwhelming – if politics hadn’t gotten in the way, if officers had been allowed to do their jobs, if action had been taken immediately and not delayed, the destruction of our cities could have been substantially mitigated.”
Newman also evaluated highways being closed and agreed with Col. Matt Langer, chief of the State Patrol, that it’s illegal to walk on the freeway.
“The risk is too great to allow protests of this kind to happen in the future. Despite the best efforts of everyone involved, shutting a freeway down still has serious risks,” Newman wrote.
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