“MPD Police Chief Brian O’Hara’s remarks about Minneapolis’s ideological climate were unnecessary—but not inaccurate.”
I would argue his remarks were necessary. Several city council members in particular seem to be living in an ideological bubble. We’ve tried—and failed—to break that bubble with kid gloves.
I am with Chief O'Hara. He has demonstrated the utmost level of restraint in his comments these last 2.5 years, particularly given what our employees working in public safety have had to tolerate, and every crime victim has had to endure, many times, over and over. Chief O'Hara is NOT the problem here. This is exactly what this next election in Mpls is about; people taking NOTICE of this extreme situation in Mpls, and deciding to do something about it, finally.
Terry - thank you for this. Since I don't read the Post and haven't seen it elsewhere - do you have the context in which this statement was made? Would love to see the full quote and aspect of it.
Like the rest of us Chief O'Hara is human, capable of miss speaking or making a mistake. The question is , is it minor or is it a sign of things to come? If it's just a bad day and it's a one off , oh we will get over it. If it's subcontious and he is missing NJ then it might repeat or escalate. Time will tell, either way, he seems to like the job and shows a caring for his officers and the community. So maybe we just let it slide and look at his accomplishments instead of a single miss step.
“MPD Police Chief Brian O’Hara’s remarks about Minneapolis’s ideological climate were unnecessary—but not inaccurate.”
I would argue his remarks were necessary. Several city council members in particular seem to be living in an ideological bubble. We’ve tried—and failed—to break that bubble with kid gloves.
I am with Chief O'Hara. He has demonstrated the utmost level of restraint in his comments these last 2.5 years, particularly given what our employees working in public safety have had to tolerate, and every crime victim has had to endure, many times, over and over. Chief O'Hara is NOT the problem here. This is exactly what this next election in Mpls is about; people taking NOTICE of this extreme situation in Mpls, and deciding to do something about it, finally.
Terry - thank you for this. Since I don't read the Post and haven't seen it elsewhere - do you have the context in which this statement was made? Would love to see the full quote and aspect of it.
Here is a link to the full article. I didn't include in the newsletter because I didn't want to give the story oxygen. https://nypost.com/2025/05/16/us-news/minneapolis-still-broken-5-years-after-george-floyd-death/
https://minneapolistimes.com/oharas-whole-quote-on-the-detached-bourgeois-liberal-mentality
Like the rest of us Chief O'Hara is human, capable of miss speaking or making a mistake. The question is , is it minor or is it a sign of things to come? If it's just a bad day and it's a one off , oh we will get over it. If it's subcontious and he is missing NJ then it might repeat or escalate. Time will tell, either way, he seems to like the job and shows a caring for his officers and the community. So maybe we just let it slide and look at his accomplishments instead of a single miss step.