St. Paul police union criticizes AFSCME for support of Jamar Clark protesters

[Omaha Steve]

I'm a proud AFSCME retiree.






Union members join a protest over the police killing of Jamar Clark. Kyndell Harkness/Star Tribune


http://www.startribune.com/police-union-criticizes-afscme-for-support-of-jamar-clark-protesters/356158961/

St. Paul police union officials this week criticized the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 3800 for its support of protesters condemning the shooting death of 24-year-old Jamar Clark by Minneapolis police, calling it “so biased and ignorant - it is useless to even debate.”

In a news release, St. Paul Police Federation president David Titus said he was “highly disappointed” with a Nov. 15 resolution of support put out by Local 3800, as well as the presence of the union’s members at protests outside the Fourth Precinct police station in north Minneapolis.

The labor union, which represents University of Minnesota clerical workers, called the shooting an outgrowth of "deep-seated, systemic racism that persists in our country where young people of color are profiled, criminalized, brutalized by police all across America." Local 3800 members also held a rally in solidarity with Black Lives Matter last weekend near where Clark was shot.

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[951-Riverside]

1. Video of Police Union head's comments for context

He called protesters outside agitators, "thugs" and demanded that they be silenced (4:19)

His comments about the union comes around 4:35

"A lot of the protesters don't even live in the area they're with the ...uhh ...uhh service industry Union that back the Mayor and they're getting paid to be there.

Do you think these people have that time off work to camp out there all week long? No, they're professional protesters"