Does the Twin Cities have a gun violence problem or a Somali gang problem?

Predictably, Sheriff Fletcher is getting criticizedToo often, I've listened to DFL politicians tell us that we've got a gun violence problem. Apparently, that's the DFL's approach to ignoring Somali gang violence. Last week, a legitimate leader emerged. "Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher" spoke truth to these politicians. The Alpha News article reports "In a 'Live on Patrol' video posted Monday, Sheriff Fletcher and deputies from his office said it was time to publicly address the violence following several shootings and a murder over the July 4 weekend, which the sheriff said were connected to ongoing Somali gang violence."

This is infuriating. Minneapolis ignored the gang violence while blaming inanimate objects for the city's violence crisis. Who do they think they're kidding? The DFL has a soft-on-crime reputation crisis. Sheriff Fletcher highlighted that crisis by speaking plainly.

Minnesota's sanctuary city policies offer additional proof that they're soft-on-crime. Keith Ellison, Amy Klobuchar and Tim WalZ tried protecting a child rapist. U.S. Secretary of State Rubio eliminated that:

Fletcher was careful not to castigate the entire Somali community or even all of their youth in his comments. Rather, he said that the violence is stemming from a small number of misguided, mostly male youth, which he later clarified is about 300 young people participating in about 12 gangs across the metro and Minnesota.

Twin Cities media was slow to report on Fletcher’s broadcast, with local outlets finally reporting on Fletcher’s comments nearly 36 hours after the broadcast, and only after Minneapolis City Council Member Jamal Osman issued a written rebuke of Fletcher’s assertions on Tuesday.

Predictably, Sheriff Fletcher is getting criticized for all the wrong reasons:
Local Somali leaders said they are aware that violence among young people is a problem. But they said Sheriff Fletcher should have brought the issue to Somali leaders, parents and imams instead of hosting a livestreamed conversation about it. Imam Yusuf Abdulle is the executive director of the Islamic Association of North America and cofounder of the Somali American Leadership Table. At a press conference Tuesday, he said the sheriff’s discussion could fuel rhetoric against the Somali community.

"Over the last year, our community has been called criminals. We have been called garbage. We're being accused of not belonging here. Our children have been publicly targeted simply because they wore hijabs," Abdulle said.

Sheriff Fletcher spoke hard truth to a difficult situation:

During his podcast, Sheriff Fletcher said that he spoke directly to Somali youth, telling them that hanging out with bad people will lead to bad results. That isn't different than what police officers and sheriffs tell hispanic youth. Why should Somali youth be treated differently than hispanic youth? Further, other immigrant communities have gone through difficult times, too. I'm not saying it's right but it isn't unusual.

It's great seeing Sheriff Fletcher paying attention to these crime problems. Hoping that the problem disappears isn't a strategy.

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