Post · bonfire.cafe

@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io · 3 months ago

Cops in St. Peter. Minnesota, intervene in an ICE arrest. ♥️👍🏿

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/30/st-peter-police-chief-intervenes-prevents-federal-agents-from-arresting-resident

St. Peter Minnesota's police scorecard is better than most police departments in the US.

There is no racial disparities in killings by St. Peter police, because... St. Peter police haven't killed anyone in the last 13 years.🤷🏿‍♂️

And St. Peter has a higher percent of Black residents than California.

https://policescorecard.org/mn/police-department/st-peter

Mayor Shannon Nowell talks about ICE activity and law enforcement from the perspective of protecting the community *from* ICE agents.

Police chief Matt Grochaw lists 8 times that his officers have "had to make contact" with ICE agents, and speaks about the impact to community safety and well-being.

https://www.southernminn.com/st_peter_herald/news/city-releases-report-on-ice-impact/article_4d1ca22d-575c-4c7f-b541-f7fae920c7dd.html

My point:
"Racism is just fascism practiced on Black people first" is true. But it has corollaries: "A community that is more resistant to racism, is more resistant to fascism."

Weird Socks

@ohmu@social.seattle.wa.us · 3 months ago

@mekkaokereke
This is great to read but I'm trying not to get too excited.
Here in #Seattle, the Police Guild president, a far right wing podcaster, has consistently demonstrated he has more power then the Police Chief and the Mayor. I don't know what it will take to untangle that.

Fred Moyer

@phredmoyer@hachyderm.io · 3 months ago

@mekkaokereke amateur firearms handling in that photo. They look like they’re on the cover of a bad rap album

Jonobie

@jonobie@social.coop · 3 months ago

@mekkaokereke I saw this, this morning, and so distrusted that it was real or not copaganda, that I de-boosted my original boost. I'm thrilled to reboost yours with the additional context.

Michael Busch

@michael_w_busch@mastodon.online · 3 months ago

@mekkaokereke

Now if cops would just extend the same protection to people who are not their personal friends:

"The husband told MPR News that after his wife was taken into custody, he called his attorney, and soon after, he got a call from St. Peter Chief of Police Matt Grochow, whom he said he has known for years."