The DOJ announced Minneapolis agreed to make systemic reforms to its police department after the 2020 murder of George Floyd sparked a federal probe.
Some advocates have been disappointed by the pace of efforts to address racial disparities in local law enforcement.
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The deal incorporates and builds on changes the Minneapolis Police Department has made since Floyd ... the rights of people engaged in constitutionally protected speech. “George Floyd’s death was not just a tragedy, it was a galvanizing force for ...
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Five years after the murder of George Floyd and just ahead of the Trump administration, Minneapolis agreed to enter into a consent decree with the Department of Justice. DOJ cited five others as models for success.
Murders have doubled in Minneapolis since 2020, and yet city Democrats are worried about finding more bureaucrats to babysit their police department.
Minneapolis is poised to become the U.S. Justice Department’s 16th under federal consent decree for police reform.