A story of betrayal: Former Minneapolis cop tells all

Giving up the Third Precinct was intentional, according to a former Minneapolis cop, who said it was offered as a "prize" to rioters. The officer turned in her badge just a few weeks later, betrayed by the city she had devoted her life to protecting.

[@Uncommonsenses]

The only oppressed minority in the US is the dwindling population of people left who still stand in support of the law, social responsibility and the sanctity of the family.

[@johnfisher9639]

I live in Minnesota and I am ashamed of our government, our politicians, and the people who vote to keep them in office.

[@DMJ160]

Are the people in office there liberals?

[@jeg5438]

Yup. All these Scandinavians with self hatred so they vote communist.

[@magnus9165]

Sounds like you believe everything in that doc? You are pretty easy to convince. Since you were not there and you were not called to be on the jury, what moral right to make a judgement? I have no moral right to make a judgement on either side of the story. Why? Because I was not there. I do not believe every little thing that is presented on film, video, or radio. Just try to be impartial. You think you have a moral right to judge? Go ahead, make your judgment. Just like OJ, I have no idea if OJ is a murderer or not. You can not believe the people who have tried and convicted him in their mind. I am sure some would carry out violence against him if in the right kind of crowd.

[@Matlockization]

If you're ashamed, then vote for a Trump candidate who will do the right thing.

[@lindy4609]

Magnus, JUST SHUT UP!

[@scottrayhons2537]

Bunch of us from another state used to go to Minneapolis for a week on a spending spree and end up at the State Fair. We no longer go into minnesota for anything. Walz is killing your state!

[@jonloftness5210]

I grew up in Minnesota, but my career took me away in 1991. I would never, ever move back. It's a place I don't even recognize any more. What a cess pool.

[@brianrajala7671]

And Governor Walz did not call the National Guard ... a portrait of his incompetence!

[@Squatch_Rider66]

Those riots are a great argument for ownership of a firearm. Cops were not able or allowed to maintain any shred of law and order. Normal people were left to fend for themselves or run for their lives

[@paulocorrea521]

Get an arsenal.

[@anthonyjamieson3875]

The Second Amendment all the way !

[@PrussianBlu3]

One guy who defended his pawn shop was arrested.

[@howlinwulf]

@@PrussianBlu3 they get mad and will off you if you don't respect them screaming at you and lying every single breath.

[@brucekopping1287]

Law Enforcement has NO OBLIGATION to protect you. Castle Rock v Gonzales 2005 SCOTUS

[@sheerluckohms6509]

What is really sad is the fact that Frey and Walz both got re elected. Unbelievable. I left South Minneapolis in 2016 and cannot see ever going back. So sad. Thanks Liz

[@Hibernicus1968]

And that's why I have really no sympathy for the people of Minneapolis or Minnesota. They voted for this. And when the opportunity came to fire the clowns who presided over this debacle, they rehired them. So people of Minneapolis, enjoy it as your city descends into crime and lawlessness. Enjoy watching businesses close and property values plummet and you have to install bars on your windows. You _chose_ this. Decline, as they say, is a choice, and you decided to choose it.

[@mortenovergaard7397]

i just don't understand why people vote for these postmodern psychopaths. people like frey and newsom literally look like the american psycopath patrick bateman. surely if they wanna vote for the democrats there's gotta be other more likeable, reasonable people to vote for..

[@sivacrom]

Walz shouldn't have been re-elected. But in Minneapolis... the only viable options we had with a chance of winning were WAY worse than Frey. That's how bad Minneapolis got.

[@humor6831]

@@sivacrom no cap lmao city council is even crazier

[@remingtonsteel5945]

If I ''VOTE'' ...I RESEARCH THE CANDIDATE HISTORY...I NEVER VOTE FOR ''THE PARTY'' ..BECAUSE I AM NOT A COMMUNIST...AND ONLY VOTE FOR SMITH , CARRINGTON , TRUMP...NEVER EVER WOULD I VOTE FOR GONZALEZ , IGURAN MAHAMADIN OR BARAK O'SEWER RAT....ONLY AMERICAN MADE...@@sivacrom

[@Guitarzzzzzzz173]

This is an absolute disgrace. The city leaders should be held accountable for all this mayhem!

[@oldjarhead386]

And yet, they will continue to vote for the same mess. Thus no accountability.

[@magnus9165]

You believe everything you watch and hear?

[@sterbur46]

Oh look what we did

[@Stantonv]

Well. I don't believe anything that you write! ​@@magnus9165

[@danielgardner394]

The city was held accountable for a lawless officer that murdered a civilian.

[@pwk22]

Risking the obvious: Vote Republican. Oh, and never enter Minneapolis.

[@jerseymike4135]

You can’t help people who are 100% dysfunctional.

[@scottschmidt4872]

Waltz will give them more money.

[@scottschmidt4872]

Waltz will give them more of your money!

[@tomnorman2668]

As a former Alabama State Trooper who was relieved from duty for chasing a black man in a high speed vehicle pursuit, I completely understand. This was during the George Floyd times in the summer of 2020. Alabama released me from duty even though I was named Trooper of the Year by my Post in 2018. It happened in Alabama just like Minnesota!!! I miss the job and my fellow Troopers but not the high up bosses and State politicians.

[@doubleslit9513]

Probably for the best. Now you can get a job where you actually help people rather than chasing them and beating them which is rarely helpful.

[@trip3174]

Sounds like you aren't telling the full story ........

[@corerlt]

@@doubleslit9513 Well double slit, There you go assuming all kinds of things. If you are being chased by a cop in a high speed vehicle pursuit there is a good reason. All the guy had to do was stop.

[@tomnorman2668]

Hmmmm, looks like your stereotyped prejudices have come out in your comment!

[@tomnorman2668]

You got the full story!!!No beating and no killing!!!@@trip3174

[@PYTHON1122]

If people in Mpls keep voting DFL they deserve everything they get.

[@reneeschiro655]

Walz and everyone in power behind this should be held accountable! We were pawns in their agenda and the ignorant fell for it! I'm so sad for the good police after this.

[@johnteets2921]

I hope the Minneapolis-Star Tribune goes out of business.

[@rds990]

He CAN be held accountable but you Minnesotans won't do it. You all blindly vote DFL every year....regardless of policies.

[@joemartin8888]

Another great story reported with integrity... Compelling work indeed

[@Grunt-tl3on]

#54 1341. The media lied. Command staff lied. The coward chief lied. The 3rd precinct was on fire before we left the building.

[@Joe_Goofball]

Nothing went on here that belt-fed M-60 couldn't have solved...

[@jshays007]

I'm waiting for the Law Suits to resolve. From the Police Chief, to the Mayor, to the Governor ... They are all guilty of misconduct.

[@62catamount]

They are guilty of trying to use lack of law to usher in new forms of government. Tear down laws and mores. Tear down the church, the history, the traditional family unit. Install government that will allow this to happen and then throw up your hands and say "look that didn't work so lets try socialism or communism. It never worked but it will this time!"

[@maryruthneilson677]

Our government will be tried for treason along with many others

[@Noscams00]

The corrupt judges here will side with the politicians.

[@richardwebster4762]

Minneapolis worked hard to get this messed up.

[@lucreziaborgia1553]

That woman with that protector spirit, hard wired to protect and serve, that athletic big build, what a force to be reckoned with. What a loss for her peers that she can't do her vocation anymore. The streets got less safe when officers like her resigned.

[@theresabeville4420]

The strategy of giving the precinct to the rioters was like surrendering Afganistan to the Taliban.

[@dirkbogarde7796]

Same dynamic in the University, in kindergarten, in schools, in the media. But Yuri Bezmenov did warn us this would happen.

[@johnryman1366]

KEEP VOTONG DEMO AND SOON ALL WILL BE LOST

[@buckfan1969]

Lived in Mpls in the 70's and loved it. My job took me back there in the 90's and the city was completely different. Worked downtown and it was full of people who had taken a bus to get to the city because Minnesota was the only state in the midwest that hadn't reformed welfare or passed the '3 Strikes You're Out' laws. So all the worst of the worst from places like Detroit, Chicago, and Milwaukee were moving to Minnesota. Was only there for another 4 years but it got steadily worse. Now it's a more dangerous city than Detroit. Those Finlanders have no idea what happened because they're just plain naive and ignorant of reality outside their own little bubble. Wouldn't move back for all the tea in China.

[@jimwoidyla5139]

I used to live in the Twin Cities, my wife and I didn’t fell safe there anymore. We got out at just the right time.

[@user-kc1ol8so3e]

Losing an officer like this is a shame.

[@xride64]

So sorry for the way mpls treated you...I hope you and your family find peace and happiness!! The city officials and community you served failed you...

[@tammycarlson601]

Please don't pepper spray your customers

[@sterbur46]

So you found out nobody wants to live your life, stop forcing that to others, nobody wants you that’s why you have a lack of resources. If the people don’t agree with you, you might not be what everybody wants

[@alesh2275]

Arizona’s benefit

[@62catamount]

@@tammycarlson601 Don't have your customers act like idiots and they probably won't get pepper sprayed. Usually people who are immature or stupid are the ones being pepper sprayed and arrested.

[@tammycarlson601]

Or people just standing there in her case @@62catamount

[@ritajoerger8601]

Her passion and pain is very moving to hear. These brave,beautiful people (cops) being so abused,mistreated,disrespected and leaving their vocation has been a huge cost to this community.. Disgusting politicians caused this tragedy of the " cops exodus. "

[@howlinwulf]

So you not think they've abused more people than they've ever helped. Yes they have.

[@OlRed184]

@@howlinwulfand you know this how?

[@DinDooIt]

@@howlinwulf That's quite absurd and is statistically improbable, try misinforming people on your level (cnn) next time!

[@remingtonsteel5945]

AND THE RAT-POLITICIANS..KEPT THEIR JOBS....* '''WHEN GOVERNMENT FEARS THE PEOPLE...THAT IS DEMOCRACY.....BUT, WHEN THE PEOPLE FEARS THE GOVERNMENT...THAT IS TYRANNY'''*:-...unknown

[@horsehide3039]

@@howlinwulf Howlin is a dang good name for you. Keep on hating, that's the ticket

[@rnupnorthbrrrsm6123]

So very sad, disgusting, shameful and down right maddening !!! I hope they have a peaceful and safe life now ! I feel a lot of the same being a nurse, healthcare betrayed us ! Blessings

[@carrie618]

A tragedy. We lost our heroes.

[@karancarnwright4312]

This should not be happening in the U.S.!!!

[@remingtonsteel5945]

...oh yes it can...When you elect Evil..

[@markanderson8677]

Hands down the best source for unvarnished news in the twin cities. Well done!

[@cmsbeth]

There is more that she did not say. Anyone has has visited knows...there is a cultural takeover in Minneapolis.

[@greatlakes4753]

Minnesota and Minneapolis in particular has been used as a dumping ground for Somalians. The reasoning behind this is beyond me but they put no effort into assimilating them. Federal, state and municipal leaders have some answering to do. Lutheran social services has a lot to answer for as well.

[@tomstiel7576]

follow the money@@greatlakes4753

[@JavierHardeman199X]

Back in high school I used to say we have a Somalian Infestation and I was right and since then the problem has gotten much WORSE.

[@OriginalGlorfindel]

Laundry People

[@highschoolhockeyminnesota]

@@greatlakes4753 The governor at the time was Jewish.

[@jetg2059]

This is exactly why we need the second amendment because the government and the police won't protect you

[@TomManning-cs4el]

😂😂😂😂 yeah everyone has a gun and America is not safer guns made everyone thinks they are bad azz

[@doyouseewhatisee3183]

"The name Joe Biden, you know, will be forever remembered as the name given to anyone who has gone Belly Up for 'the Decomposition they are in'." -- Ronald Reagan / Tripwire

[@francisebbecke2727]

I didn't notice that the looters were black because I am not a racist. A black friend of mine and I had a big laugh over that statement.

[@jackiegammon2065]

A city or State that does not stand behind their Police Department, is a place where many do not feel safe or want to live. So in that thought, the economy can take a horrible turn it terms of crime, real estate values dropping, employers having a difficult time finding good employees.So it's clear to me, that the people that made this decision are cowards and truly did not understand the entire situation. An incredible shame for all of the good folks that live there, yet very sad to have folks in positions to make decisions and clearly not the experience to make them. Very, very sad for sure....

[@k9spjack]

What she fails to say is that Police Officers across the entire Country were getting attacked because of the George Floyd Incident. I worked for a Southern California Police Department and we had hundreds of protestors surrounding our station. They broke windows, tagged the station and destroyed a few Police Vehicles. It was frustrating, as my co-workers and I were being attacked for something that a Police Officer thousands of miles away did. Name another profession where that happens?!...... YOU CAN'T!!

[@travisfisher2877]

Protesters did the same exact thing in Grand Rapids Michigan. Businesses were so afraid it would turn into what was happening in Minneapolis that they used different things to block doors. What’s sad is even today, people still believe the story the media told that caused all the damage around the country.

[@DustDevilRage]

George died of a drug overdose.

[@jjr1728]

​@@DustDevilRagefentanyl Floyd

[@remingtonsteel5945]

That is when we let Democrats make policy and laws...Democrats will always ''protect Evil people''..and punish the good....

[@Michelle-iw6diFJB]

Yup and police officers went to jail for it. It's criminal what happened and George Floyd was the one who was guilty.

[@JR-ut1yx]

The fall of Minneapolis to the point of no return.

[@browngreen933]

George Floydism in a nutshell. Thanķs!

[@upintheairstream8116]

I listened to it on the police scanner when the third precinct was taken. That was the end of Mpls for me. All on Frey and Walz. I’m surprised Mpls has any police anymore. Thanks for telling another true sorry Liz.

[@theincompleteskeptic8079]

We're finally deciding to leave, too. So much went downhill. Lost income, not to mention the rest of the turmoil. We loved Minneapolis. Now we can't afford to stay or move. House is selling for beans. RIP Minneapolis. I have many friends here from all walks of life, including cops. Depressing.

[@howlinwulf]

Poor little c0p

[@OlRed184]

And guess who pays for all the damage…. Taxpayers! Governor goofy and Frey still get their 6 figure salaries why we pay for their failures.

[@timothylash8678]

​@@howlinwulfobviously you're in line with all the lawless idiots we see on this very video. It's not hard to see the police force is needed even if you don't agree.

[@cherylschindeldecker5594]

​@howlinwulf , were you one of the rioters? Were you one of the looters? Were you one of those who set fires or threw bricks at the officers? Absolutely shameful. Floyd wasn't murdered by the cops. He ended his own life with how he lived it. The autopsy report confirmed it.

[@rob2326]

You have my support. !!!! -Robert. Ret Sgt. NYPD. You took the oath. You did the best you could. Those of us who serve in the trenches know the truth. The people calling to defund the police; live far away from those who need the police

[@lescobrandon3047]

Ditto from retired me.

[@rjf5285]

She's a quitter. PERIOD.

[@mgmom1694]

I blame ultimately Waltz. He has failed MN

[@JavierHardeman199X]

BIG TIME!

[@EarlWilcox-rj7kx]

therre is nothing we cant blame waltz for they reelected this puke frey two

[@jesseregenauer630]

I was nearly recruited in to the Minneapolis PD around 2010. Glad I never fully pursued it given the state of affairs in that city now....

[@corerlt]

You could be in prison right now because someone died from a drug overdose......

[@jesseregenauer630]

@@corerlt What?

[@corerlt]

@@jesseregenauer630 George Floyd died from a drug overdose. I saw the autopsy report 3 years ago. The general public finaly saw it in THE FALL OF MINNEAPOLIS.

[@jesseregenauer630]

If someone responded to me I'm sorry I cannot read your message. Shit tube is BLOCKING ME from reading it.....

[@bmac3375]

Keep up the great work Liz! Minnesota needs real news. Thank you.

[@Fehu1964]

Employees don’t always quit because of a “bad” company. Often, they leave because of a bad boss. I left State Corrections because Admin cared more about the Felons, than the Line Staff.

[@bretta3]

Mamm, you worked for a corrupt police department. It's naive to believe that the corruption wouldn't eventually affect you. In todays America good cops either become bad cops, they are fired or they quit.

[@quhawks48]

She made out quite nicely. She received a $150,000 workers’ compensation settlement in March and the city currently pays her over $59,000 per year in pension because she retired early due to PTSD, according to state records.

[@tomhuffman35]

When they put the cops in prison and let the criminals run free . This is what happens.

[@mokooh3280]

the cops are more often than not the crooks

[@ptech88]

So the police let her down, now she knows how the peasants feel.

[@theodoreweidman]

Of course the Democratic mayors & governor couldn’t call in the national guard. I don’t blame this woman for leaving. I blame the Democrats for cheering the demonstrators on!

[@toddbraddock236]

I was a secuirty guard in a locked down building in Minneapolis, during the riots. I watched the city burn from the 17 floor, and it was crazy. I had to pull a 36 hour straight shift, because no one could get into the city to relieve me. It was crazy as hell....to say the least.

[@lindamatus4429]

It all went exactly as planned

[@joliencarr831]

When she talked about when she put her resignation in was how I felt when I quit my nursing job/profession. ObamaCare has made Healthcare a horrible profession.

[@eagle6754]

I still do not understand. Minnesota votes Democrat and they still do, so what is the issue?

[@dangiles5246]

all as the Governor and Mayor did nothing

[@dalekieger531]

You're wrong, the mayor was kneeling and crying like a little baby over a criminal, drug addict pile of crap that this country and this world turned into a martyr.

[@jimlimberakis8115]

The people of Minneapolis made their choice and now have to live with that decision. They wanted lawlessness. I feel for these police officers. Many times it’s a thankless job. I don’t blame the officers for leaving. I wonder how the populace feel now with so much coming out on the George Floyd debacle. Should the four officers be in prison ? I don’t think so.

[@elizabetha2056]

I'm so sorry for how you were treated. You are in my prayers. God Bless from a Great Gran in northern MN

[@theincompleteskeptic8079]

Amen...

[@thomasvanantwerp728]

I was born and raised in the Twin Cities, but have not lived in Minnesota since 2002. I would NEVER move back there now. Minnesota's a different place from the peaceful one I grew up in.

[@omartorrio1512]

Why would anyone want to continue being a Cop in Minneapolis??? The elite leaders will feed you to the mob as a sacrifice. Or, they will charge with false crimes and send you to prison. I am glad this officer got out of this hell hole. I wish her and her wife much success running their food truck. I hope they make a lot of money and can turn their backs on Minneapolis forever.

[@thormidthagahast8914]

Bring back the rooftop Koreans. Everyone should have a rooftop korean.

[@BoberFett]

Ah, I see, this female officer has a wife. Out of curiosity then, did she vote for Walz and Frey? Statistics would make me guess that yes, she voted for this.

[@anniev.6532]

Those statistics are changing nationally. The loud and proud crowd are vocal but are not the voice of many gays in middle and working class America. Many of them are increasingly moderate to conservative and are tired of being hijacked by the extreme far left. Whether she voted for this or not doesn’t change how awful this. If she did vote for this, hopefully she’s learned an important but costly lesson.

[@highschoolhockeyminnesota]

Now they're selling bananas which has to be the most lesbian thing ever!!!

[@jeffreybarner7662]

Amazing how a certain culture keeps being center of focus on ALL these type of situations. They are sooooo oppressed. I wish the blacks would stand up for right instead of backing these lawless animals.

[@glassduck985]

News media is 100% responsible for this

[@seeszm]

Why isn’t this on fox 9 or 5 eyewitnesses? Oh yeah they love Kim jong waltz

[@MNTayler]

That is a really good question!

[@PAUL-pz3rz]

I am a retired Texas Peace Officer with 30 years of service. Law enforcement is a profession that has been taken over by politically correct incompetence. Cream does not rise to the top. Apply the septic tank principle, turds float.

[@lindamatus4429]

So we CAN condemn ENTIRE groups of people for the actions of the bad apples???? Duly noted.

[@cliffwilkins9178]

The bedrock of democracy is it's law enforcement; democracy is the U.S. is dying with the institutional persecution of its authority figures. The same is beginning to happen here in the UK - police officers are being persecuted for defending themselves within the bounds of the law. I recently spoke with a police officer who told me that there is now no difference between doing a great job and getting fired for malpractice. That's frightening.

[@jimmyyounger618]

Equally concerning is the way the government of the UK distorts the reality and prohibits the truth. Being a paramedic firefighter here in the U.S., I shared the complaint of a London firefighter feeling overwhelmed by the enormous increase in calls he'd described on Facebook. The only part of his post that could potentially offend anyone was a brief remark that the vast majority of these calls were to attend to new immigrants as he also witnessed a new level of violence that didn't previously exist. Not only did the UK have his comment removed, those of us who shared it had it removed and our accounts suspended. For god sakes, I'm an American! I can have my free speech rights usurped along with a Facebook suspension by a foreign government? Outrageous. Facebook is dead to me now and my attitude toward the UK leadership makes me abundantly thankful for our war for independence. I suddenly understood what it was like to be more a subject than a citizen.

[@bradcrosier1332]

We’re not a democracy, we’re supposed to be a republic. One of the hallmarks of a republic is the supremacy of the rights of individual citizens. Unfortunately we no longer live in a republic, or even a democracy - we are a police state. When the government has the both the power and the will to trample individual’s rights, and when they do so willfully (and through our kangaroo court system continually give themselves more and more power to do so), we are no longer a free country - we are a police state. No one in law enforcement has any reason to take pride in what they do. They are simply the arm of the government which is used to keep whatever group those in power decide needs to be kept in check at that moment. FTPOSP.

[@giantkillin8278]

So sad for her..!! Another example of worthless, spineless, so called leaders.! RIP mpls

[@JR-ut1yx]

Absolutely 👍

[@robertobrien4799]

Yeah but DIVERSITY!

[@richardlindquist5936]

Amazing how many comments show such hatred of law enforcement, without having a clue. Try living WROL for awhile.

[@devilschild]

I wonder if she voted for Walz and Ellison?

[@BoberFett]

I'm going to guess yes she did, given that she has a wife.

[@BillyBobDingledorf]

Good story, from a perspective that the media chose not to cover.

[@JU-bp7tx]

Let's not forget Liz Collin is married to a former Mpls Cop who was head of the MPOA

[@howlinwulf]

Why would they. Both these are a disgrace to decent folk everywhere

[@Individual_Lives_Matter]

@@howlinwulf Maybe because the news is supposed to provide us with information and not a specific moral point of view, which is what you are advocating for.

[@Individual_Lives_Matter]

@@JU-bp7tx And?

[@tomstiel7576]

bingo@@Individual_Lives_Matter

[@josesardinas7660]

I've been saying it for years and I will continue saying it: What this country has done to Derek Chauvin for doing his job should be sending LOTS of people to jail.

[@darrylgonzalez5637]

black community at its finest...this is why you always carry your firearm..

[@showmeyowits]

I owned a business in Uptown Minneapolis for 7 years. The rioters looted my building and destroyed my neighborhood. Buildings were on fire. It was terrifying chaos. So much violence. My business boarded up and I had to leave 7 years of work behind. I couldn’t make it through watching this entire video. The memories are too traumatizing.

[@LS-he9xb]

Politicians want compliance to keep themselves in power to continue making profit at the expense of infrastructure and lives.

[@TheJimbo4123]

I'll never not cringe when that ladie like oh yeah my wife such and such, it's just wrong on every level

[@rakastellar8955]

I am sad that the really good cops leave. But I understand them, too

[@thomasjorge4734]

This Strong American Woman was Be-Trayed, just as we all have been.

[@howlinwulf]

Uh but she's a man isn't she.

[@davidrasch3082]

Welcome to Frey-Frey's and walz's Minnesota...

[@KC-fl1hh]

Thank you for your service. You are appreciated!

[@howlinwulf]

Naw not really

[@quhawks48]

To be clear: she quit the job. She didn’t ‘lose’ her career. She coulda stated.

[@libertycosworth8675]

It was (and sometimes continues to be) eerily like watching the first robocop movie.

[@jeanettehansen3310]

Such a good person, I can feel the desperation in the voices of our police officers in MN. I blame to this day, Walz and Frey for this. Weak, woke and mentally ill. Thank you for your reporting too❤

[@rjf5285]

I'm a cop for a large department and all of us were abandoned and betrayed by city leaders and the community. But I didn't quit. She didn't lose her career, she willingly quit. She quit on Officers like me that stayed and sucked it up. Don't feel bad for her. I guarantee you that because she was a female and alternate life style she was placed on the community team and FYI, community teams don't do real police work. They go around smiling, handing out toys and doing touchy feely nonsense for a job. What happened is the riots and she had to become a real cop and it scared the hell out of her and she quit leaving the real police to deal with it. Every department had a bunch of officers quit or retire. They are fair weather people and when the going got tough, they got going....right out the door.

[@WiIdbiII]

You have a great point that is true , but you've got to admit that departments stab officers in the back all the time. And the very fact that her department forced the officers to tuck tail and roll over and give up is a pretty good basis for not wanting to be a member of such a cowardly force. I mean you say quiting on her fellow officers , but she really quit on the department.

[@dalekieger531]

As a U.S. soldier with more than one deployment. I find it insulting that police officers like this get to throw around P.T.S.D. like it's a joke. You dealt with a shitty situation for really a very short time. Walk in my shoes and that of many service personnel who actually have to deal with P.T.S.D. due to prolonged exposure. Crybaby assholes are using it as a way to get compensated for quitting their jobs. You took an oath, as did I and I have not given up on the United States and will continue to protect this land that I love and most of the people in it. Much respect the the police officers that held their ground and stayed in their jobs and are still protecting the public. Those that are playing the P.T.S.D. card as their way out and to be payed "kiss my ass!"

[@WiIdbiII]

@@dalekieger531 I agree with you on the PTSD part. But , let's say you are asked to go against the oath you swore to uphold. Would you still stick with it till the end? Because if these officers were told to give up their station and surrender, that's pretty contradictory to what their actual job is. They can quit any time they please.

[@dalekieger531]

You are right they absolutely get to quit when they want but as I said, if they are playing the card as a way to get paid they can "kiss my ass" I have zero respect for those using the system and playing this game.

[@WiIdbiII]

@@dalekieger531 👍 💯

[@pineywoodsriders2184]

I feel for that officer and her wife. It must feel terrible to be in such a situation. Betrayal can be tricky to deal with. Don’t let it destroy your life.

[@NewsHistorian]

If mainstream news applied professional and ethical journalism standards it would be like Alpha News. You will probably not get due recognition but you are doing great work here.

[@MNTayler]

Samantha, good wishes for your food truck in AZ! I would love to visit. Your story is so powerful and I thank you for sharing. Thank you Liz Collins for this really good piece of actual journalism.

[@magicponyrides]

lol this bad cop is running a food truck now? Figures.

[@howlinwulf]

Shew

[@howlinwulf]

Sob story from a bad c0p yeah cry your heart out

[@JH-kh9lf]

All this over a Criminal drug Addict

[@jeffcooper5789]

This is what they wanted and this is what they got. Sad that good officers left because of poor leadership. The city will never come back.

[@Rodgerball]

The rioters should be charged with hate crimes.

[@joycecolella1444]

So sorry!

[@EdwinHernandez-jo6ce]

Not one incident, crowds aren’t angry like that over one incident. I bet you protected bad cops.

[@treecek]

So tragic. Crime seems like it is getting worse. I just don't feel safe in this city anymore.

[@jackmehoffer7819]

This is what happens when your City leaders don’t support the Police.

[@sammyt2183]

You can frame this differently. She was diagnosed with PTSD and took FULL retirement benefits 5 YEARS EARLIER than she otherwise would have qualified for.

[@thormidthagahast8914]

Correct. Just another b.s. scam to get a free life paid for by the taxpayers. Pathetic.

[@rjf5285]

Yup. She was never a real cop and took a cowards out. Ever cop has PTSD. The fact that she pushed that issue to leave tells you all you need to know about her. Another person publicly seeking attention, playing the victim and wanting accolades when she deserves none as the real cops soldier on. She's full of it.

[@JFT803]

The feeling is the same nation wide....I feel like my career was ruined in a split second. We need a strong leader in the white house to turn this nation around.

[@katrinadarling3271]

This story tells everything. If the establishment didn’t stand up for all of these police officers, do you think they did anything to show Derek Chauvin might not be guilty?

[@nativestacker4185]

I lived in Minneapolis most of my life , I just couldn't live in a Broken City anymore , I hope that maybe in 30 or 40 years it can get back to at least being a safe place to live for the sake of the people who can't afford to get out of The Twin Cities .

[@doubleslit9513]

Gee, girl joins violent street gang and later regrets it. What a tired story.

[@user-dl2iy5yv2k]

You can’t out victim the American African CANT be done.