# Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association *Minnesota police union recorded for its executive director's public criticism of a Ramsey County charging policy.* The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association (MPPOA) is a police union in [[Minnesota]].[^1][^2] Its executive director, Brian Peters, publicly criticized a policy announced on September 8, 2021, by the [[Ramsey County Attorney]]. Under that policy, the office would decline to prosecute charges arising from non-public-safety stops and from consent-only vehicle searches.[^2] The record on the organization consists of that dispute. It sets Peters's objection beside the outcomes the policy produced. By June 2023, non-public-safety stops in Ramsey County were down 86% and searches were down 92%.[^2] The record does not contain the MPPOA's own account of its position beyond the quoted statement.[^1] Separately, in release No. 26-21 (January 14, 2026), the [[United States Department of Justice]] announced a pending lawsuit against the State under the title *United States Department of Justice Files Lawsuit Against Minnesota's 'Affirmative Action' Regime*. Attorney General Pamela Bondi certified the case as a matter of general public importance.[^3] The record does not connect the MPPOA to that action.[^3] ## Who - The MPPOA is the police union whose executive director, Brian Peters, criticized the Ramsey County declination policy.[^1][^2] - John J. Choi has been Ramsey County Attorney since January 2011. He was reelected in 2014, in 2018 with 78.4%, and in 2022 with 97.7%.[^2] - Bob Fletcher, the Ramsey County [[sheriff]], also objected to the policy.[^1][^2] ## What - The [[county attorney]]'s office announced it would decline to prosecute charges arising from non-public-safety stops and consent-only vehicle searches.[^2] - Peters called the policy "absurd" and "a slap in the face to victims of crime."[^1][^2] - Fletcher initially called the policy "a mistake for the county attorney to make the decision as to what law enforcement should and should not do." He later partnered with the office.[^1][^2] ## When - September 8, 2021: Choi announced the declination policy.[^2] - June 2023: Choi's office reported measured outcomes under the policy.[^2] ## Where - Ramsey County, Minnesota.[^2] ## Why - The policy cited disparity data as its justification. In Ramsey County, Black drivers were four times more likely to be pulled over and nine times more likely to be searched.[^2] - The record shows the MPPOA objected to the policy in the quoted terms. It does not establish the organization's reasons beyond that statement.[^1] ## How many - The June 2023 outcomes were as follows. Non-public-safety stops fell 86%, and searches fell 92%. Stops of Black drivers fell 66%. The office reported no discernible public safety impact.[^2] ## In the at-issue record The at-issue record places the union executive director's criticism and the sheriff's statement beside the data the policy cited. It concludes: "The objection was to who decided, not to what the data showed."[^1] As the federal anchor for the pair, the record cites a March 2025 White House presidential action on eliminating information silos. The record's stated reason is that the dispute concerned who held custody of the decision, while the data went unaddressed.[^1][^4] ## Notes [^1]: Minnesota wiki at-issue record, *AI-Ramsey-085* (Ramsey package; underlying sources cbsnews.com and minnpost.com; URLs not in record). This record establishes three items: the police union executive director's quoted criticism, the sheriff's quoted objection, and the pair's framing. [^2]: *Warren E. Burger Apex Dossier* §VIII (2026-09-02, validated). This dossier establishes the following: Brian Peters as MPPOA executive director; the policy announced September 8, 2021; the justification data; the June 2023 outcomes; Choi's tenure; and Fletcher's statement and later partnership. No source URL is given in the record. [^3]: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs, *United States Department of Justice Files Lawsuit Against Minnesota's 'Affirmative Action' Regime*, release No. 26-21 (Jan. 14, 2026). The release establishes the release title and the Attorney General's certification of general public importance. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-department-justice-files-lawsuit-against-minnesotas-affirmative-action-regime [^4]: The White House, *Stopping Waste, Fraud, and Abuse by Eliminating Information Silos* (March 2025). This is the presidential action the at-issue pair cites as its federal anchor. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/stopping-waste-fraud-and-abuse-by-eliminating-information-silos/