Bob Kroll, Minneapolis police union's leader is violent, racist, and has
to go.  

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Join us as we call on MN elected officials and police officers to
denounce Kroll and demand his resignation.  

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Dear John,  

As hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets demanding justice
for George Floyd and the countless of other Black people who've been
murdered and brutalized at the hands of the police, Bob Kroll, head of the
Minneapolis police union, was quick to call George Floyd a “violent
criminal,” and equate the national protests to a “terrorist movement.”
Kroll is even actively defending the four officers who participated in
killing George.^1 What's clear: Bob Kroll is an enemy to police
accountability and reform -- and for that, he must go.

It shouldn’t be a surprise. Kroll is a white supremacist and racist who
has worn a white supremacist badge, associated with other white
supremacist cops, made many racist statements, and committed unprovoked
brutality himself.^2 He’s said, “I’ve been involved in three shootings
myself, and not a one of them has bothered me.”^3

[ [link removed] ]Join us along with our partners at Police Unions Exposed in calling on
Minneapolis elected officials and police officers to denounce and publicly
demand the resignation of Bob Kroll.

Kroll, like many police union leaders, is notorious for defending
dangerous and abusive cops, resisting any form of accountability for
police officers, and doing everything possible to block change. If we want
to see change, we need to confront police unions, some of the biggest
obstacles to accountability and reform. Kroll has to go, and ousting him
will put other police unions on notice that we can successfully challenge
their power.

When Minneapolis Mayor James Frey ended the warrior-style police training
program called "killology," a system linked to the police killing of
Philando Castile in nearby Falcon Heights, Kroll called the mayor's
decision "illegal" and continued providing the training that teaches
police how to use lethal force against the very people they are entrusted
to serve and protect.^4 The former police chief of Minneapolis has called
on Kroll to resign, along with the Minnesota AFL-CIO, the Minnesota Nurses
Association, and Education Minnesota (a teachers’ union).^5

Kroll and the police union he leads aren’t unique. Police unions across
the country fight against police reform and accountability with everything
they have. They routinely defend violent and abusive officers and often
succeed in getting violent cops reinstated after they are fired. They use
their political power to fight reform and win contracts that effectively
put police above the law. They attack and threaten anyone who dares to
challenge the police, including activists, elected officials, and everyday
people.

We can be sure that every good idea for ending police brutality and abuse
-- from the most basic reforms to dismantling the police altogether --
will meet with vicious opposition from police unions.

It’s time to confront police unions and expose their role in perpetuating
police brutality, shielding violent police from accountability, and
blocking change. It’s why we’re partnering with a new effort, Police
Unions Exposed, focused on educating everyday people about the problematic
nature of police unions and their role as the anchor of unaccountable
policing and enabling us to push back.

Confronting Bob Kroll and the Minneapolis police union is the first step
in challenging the power of police unions across the country. By forcing
Kroll out of leadership at the Minneapolis Police Federation, we can send
a powerful message to police unions everywhere: if you continue to promote
and defend police violence, your power will be taken away.

[ [link removed] ]Bob Kroll must go. Demand MN elected officials and police officers
denounce Bob Kroll and publicly demand his resignation.

Until justice is real, 

--Scott, Rashad, Arisha, Erika, Malachi, Marybeth, Madison, Leonard,
Cheryl, and the rest of the Color of Change team. 

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 References:

 1. "Anger as local police union chief calls George Floyd a 'violent
criminal.'" The Guardian.
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 2. "Activists claim police union chief Bob Kroll is racist." City Pages.
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 3. Minneapolis Police Union President: "I've been involved in three
shootings myself, and not one of them bothered me."
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 4. "Minneapolis Banned Warrior-Style Police Training. Its Police Union
Kept Offering It Anyway." Mother Jones.
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 5. "AFL-CIO joins call for Mpls. Police Union's Bob Kroll to resign."
KARE 11.
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