FUSsa-talk Mailing List: Re: Here's the letter in the text, without pretty format

[Carol Koepp (carolkoepp]

Thank you Kendyl.  It's a great letter for an important concern.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rev. Kendyl Gibbons" <uukendyl [at] interaccess.com>
To: "Carol Koepp" <carolkoepp [at] comcast.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 2:50 PM
Subject: [sa-talk] Here's the letter in the text, without pretty format


> Sorry about the attachment confusion; here's the text of the letter:
>
>
>
> Councilmember Don Samuels
> Minneapolis City Hall, Room 307
> 350 South 5th Street
> Minneapolis, MN 55415
>
> Dear Mr. Samuels,
>
> The Social Action Committee of the First Unitarian Society and I urge you 
> to
> probe more deeply into questions surrounding the recent death of Quincy
> Deshawn Smith.  Public knowledge at present is limited to the fact that
> Smith, a well-known disc jockey in the North Minneapolis community, had an
> encounter with five police officers early in the morning of December 9,
> during the course of which he was subdued with a Taser.  He was then
> observed to be in medical distress, and died soon after at Hennepin County
> Medical Center.  We understand that the officers involved have been placed
> on paid administrative leave pending completion of an investigation into
> these events.
>
> We join Quincy Smith's mother and father, as well as the north side
> community, and you, in the desire to understand what happened that 
> resulted
> in the death of this young man.  It is important to us to support our 
> police
> in the appropriate performance of their duties, and to nurture safe
> neighborhoods for all our citizens.  We are best able to achieve these 
> goals
> when we can be assured that everyone is held accountable for their 
> actions,
> and for this purpose, the public needs to be kept informed of what is
> learned in this investigation.
>
> Thank you for all your work on behalf of our city, for justice and peace 
> in
> our community.
>
> Happy holidays,
>
>
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