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Just a few days after the RNC dust settled, it was announced that the City of St. Paul hired former U.S. Attorney Tom Heffelfinger and former assistant U.S. Attorney Andy Luger to review police plans and how they were carried out during the Republican National Convention.
What became immediately clear was that the independent review would not be a fact-finding mission to explore allegations of police wrongdoing or violations of people's rights but a look at the City's security plan, how it was implemented, and whether it reflected what Heffelfinger described as "best practices" (Star Tribune, September 9th, 2008)
At a "Community Conversation about the RNC" held later in the month on September 24th, and organized by St. Paul City Council member Dave Thune, the depth of frustration of local residents and business people was obvious. Heffelfinger and Luger were present.
The two later held a public hearing on November 6th, where people were given 3 minutes to tell their RNC stories. E-mail submissions were also possible, although neither channel was widely advertised. The deadline for the RNC Public Review Safety Commission's report to be made public is December 15th.
In the lead-up to the release of the report, the contents of which most observers assume will be very frustrating to anyone who has been watching the effects and aftermath of the RNC on the local community, I am posting my submission to the Commission. I have had the opportunity to read one other lengthy submission by a local independent journalist.
Whatever the Heffelfinger/Luger report looks like, know at least that many of the submissions to the Commission pulled no punches. One of the requests that we should make is that the submissions themselves are made public, so residents of the Twin Cities have full access to the opinions of their fellow residents as opposed to a filtered report by a Commission with an inadequate mandate.
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