Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-08-28
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I'm the arrest--I know their names
Yost and Morehead.
Mr.. Frank Smith
remember some time ago an.
other incident Of police brutality
In almost the same area and al
the same time I think I called the
Chief and he vowed Il wouldn't
happen again and all these Officers
were to go through a human re-
lations school. It was unfortunate
that under the existing laws which
have been presented they have
been (Inaudible) - were I'M
mediately beaten. Is that to b
the result Of all people without
Identification. I'm not advocating
relaxing the law, I'm advocating
arresting q man and not beating
him for some personal grudge
against some individual. These
things should be taken Mr.. Chair
man, Chief Proetz. and you, As
siBtant Chief, should take into
consideration these things. Next
time someone Is going to be hurt
Chief Proetz said he didn't know
the underlying cause Of this. The
underlying cause Il obvious. Two
days before my constitutional
rights were voted unconstitutional
by the city attorney. I cannot move
out Of the ghetto, you won't allow
me to get out but you come into
the ghetto and beat me because ]
don't have Identification What
more would we need to set off g
riot.
Negroes, or any other Minority
group have a feeling Of self pride
Of which we win protect. We have
always protected even to the cost
Of lives and Just because q man
puts on a uniform and says I am
q police officer does not destroy
that personal pride-will not.
I think more care should b
given to the selection Of the men
you send out because we cannot
forget in twenty-four hours that
our civil rights have been denied
because Of some screwy decision
on the party Of the city attorney
that says open occupancy Ii uncon-
stitutional. .-.-.
We, in the preamble Of this open
occupancy lost the very thing you
are asking US 10 solve here today
that ghettos create crime.
This causes unnecessary staff
ing on the part Of welfare and
protection on your part but that's
unconstitutional and yet you come
and say why, why do we have these
feelings.
We are not asking you, Chief
ProetZ, to relax your law enforce
ment-I, above all, win assist you
In every way to assist the law but
let's do 1t on an even basis-let's
try 1t anyway. (Last sentences
inaudible).
Mr.. Bradley: They are uncivilized
Mr.. Clarence Lewis: My name Is
Clarence Lewis. / noticed II was
mentioned before Of the fact Of
lettering around the corners In
this neighborhood - Dale, Rondo
Kent. Western wherever IL may
be. I'm in business in this neigh
borhood and most Of the persons
that I know that are upright cit
liens resent the fact that there
are plenty of concessions made,
A violation in another neighbor-
hood is permitted TO go on in our
neighborhood and I was Just won.
dering why isn't the law enforced
And another thing. in the paper
the other day I noticed that there
were either six or eight individuals
taken down to the police station
that were supposed to be directly
involved in the a-this so-called
riot up here and the paper stated
that there were three hundred
rioters and forty policemen. Evil
IDENTIFY there wasn't any spectators.
That's the first time I've ever
heard Laughter and applause
made end Of sentence inaudible).
Mr.. Clarence Lewis: This thing
they had in Hudson Wisconsin and
South st. Paul where these young
fellows had a little trouble out
there imagine there were quite
a few spectators out there but
they weren't classified in the riot
and, you know, it's more or less
a stigma that's been pushed on
any situation that arises in a Ne
gro community. It's smeared OF
thrown upon everyone in the in