On a difficult day for cops, lots of Minnesotans said thank you
It has not been quiet week in the land of Lake Wobegon.
A fatal shooting during a traffic stop ... demonstrations, vigils, national attention ... then tragic news from Dallas about the police officers killed there.
It was enough to make a Twitter user in the Duluth area extend a note of appreciation to the local police officers.
https://twitter.com/Makoons9/status/751425401268760576
https://twitter.com/DuluthMNPolice/status/751483587971674113
And that sort of exchange was not unusual around Minnesota (and western Wisconsin) Friday.
Here's a sampling from social media:
https://twitter.com/RosevilleMN_PD/status/751505650514092033
https://www.facebook.com/563774980358892/photos/a.564742056928851.1073741828.563774980358892/1090451974357854/?type=3&theater
https://twitter.com/BurnsvillePD/status/751473412086849536
https://www.facebook.com/ShakopeePD/photos/a.234258566699044.1073741828.233378116787089/500530763405155/?type=3&theater
https://twitter.com/BoydHuppert/status/751558903352037376