Minnesota state representative says the key to surviving police interactions is not being a 'thug'

A former sheriff weighs in on police force.
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According to Minnesota state representative Tony Cornish (R-Vernon Center), there are a few really simple ways to "reduce the use of force by police." And the police don't even have to do anything! Behold his ad in a Minnesota newspaper Wednesday:

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Kimberly Alters is the news editor at TheWeek.com. She is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.