St. Cloud Police deserve a shout out for their creative racial/police unification program!4/22/2021
The St. Cloud police department purchased a home in a Somali neighborhood in St. Cloud and they hold book club & pizza night. They’ve hosted street basketball tournaments and a variety of other events in the area. The result is people in the neighborhood befriending the officers and sharing with the officers on a first name basis. The crime rate in this area has dropped significantly.
And more good news…
A couple of blogs ago, I expressed frustration about a court ruling by the Supreme Court in Minnesota that suggested an intoxicated victim of rape can’t be considered mentally incapacitated if she wasn’t forced to consume the alcohol/drug. This basically makes anyone leaving a bar intoxicated a target for a rapist. A bipartisan group of Republicans and Democrats are now getting together and changing the statute to protect the rights of anyone who doesn’t consent to sex. Democrats and Republicans working together…, novel idea!
Was Brooklyn Center founded by a Klan member?
Yes, but it might not be that simple. Earl Brown founded Brooklyn Center where he once owned a large farm (750 acres) that he gave to the University of Minnesota in 1949. I did not know the man, so I’m simply reporting what I found. Earl Brown is described in past reports as a gentleman and a man of integrity. He had a passion for Morgan and Belgian horses. He raised them and showed them. He also had Great Danes dogs. Earl Brown started the Minnesota State High Patrol and was elected Hennepin county Sheriff. Brown died in 1963 at age 83. Ku Klux Klan activity began in Minnesota in 1921 and grew over the ensuing years. By 1923 Minnesota had a reported 51 chapters and over 30,000 members (although many were not active members). The Klan voiced an intolerance for Catholics, German and Jewish immigrants, and African Americans whom they viewed as “outsiders.”
In 1923, Sheriff Earl Brown testified before a grand jury he joined the Ku Klux Klan to gather inside information as he recognized they were becoming a force. Certainly, there was a need to have inside information. This is what I found. I’m not trying to make it sound better or worse. I’m an advocate of the truth.
Finally, the Bad Habit book event was a tremendous success. The tickets were all taken, the seats were spaced out and full, and lots of books were sold! Thank you, everyone, for your kind support! I am returning on May 3, for anyone who missed it. You can stop in and sign up for a seat at Bad Habit Brewing in St. Joseph or get tickets at http://frankweberevent.eventbrite.com/?s=130932389.
Thanks for listening, Frank
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AuthorFrank F. Weber is a forensic psychologist specializing in homicide and sexual and physical assault cases. He uses his unique understanding of how predator’s think, knowledge of victim trauma, actual court cases, and passion for writing true crime thrillers. His Award Winning books include "Murder Book" (2017) "The I-94 Murders" (2018) "Last Call" (2019) and "Lying Close" (September 2020). Archives
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