Moriarty is an embarrassment

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Do we have to wait two more years for new elections?

From last week strib

Minnesota police association blasts Hennepin County Attorney for no assault charges after officer dragged

A trade association representing Minnesota police officers across the state has leveled public criticism at Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty's office, saying prosecutors under-charged a driver after a Maple Grove police officer was dragged and injured during a traffic stop.

One month since the stop that ended with felony fleeing police and obstruction charges against the driver, the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association spoke out in objection to prosecutors' refusal to charge the driver with assault on a police officer, which carries a mandatory prison sentence. But the County Attorney's Office countered that evidence shows he intended to flee, not assault the officer.

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Maple Grove police this week released dash camera video of the Nov. 13 traffic stop after the MPPOA, Minnesota's largest law enforcement association, issued a statement disapproving the lack of assault charges against repeat felon Daniel Edward Rudolph, 40, of St. Louis Park, in connection with the injuries sustained by officer Daniel Gross.

Dash camera video showed Rudolph exiting his vehicle and talking to officers before he sprinted toward the passenger door as Gross chased after him. The two wrestled for about 16 seconds as Rudolph was in the driver's seat before he sped off with Gross' arm pinned in the vehicle. The car traveled 40 yards, according to the MPPOA, before Gross freed himself and rolled to the ground.

More..

https://www.startribune.com/mn-police-union-blasts-hennepin-county-attorney-for-lack-of-assault-charges-after-officer-dragged/600325167/

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I did not vote for her. I don't know why the DFL, or any party, for that matter, would endorse candidates for non partisan offices. I've heard that many did not vote for Martha Holton Dimick because they thought that she was a Republican. After all, the DFL endorsed Moriarty..

[Ocelot II]

1. Dimick definitely would have been a better choice.