Evaluating officers’ performance and rewarding them based on community-oriented activities could foster the support necessary for lasting reform.
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Chauvin verdict: opinions vary on police reform implications
Opinion remains divided on whether the Chauvin verdict represents cause for greater confidence in the criminal justice system for Blacks and other Communities of Color.
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No calm before this storm – marches, protests precede ‘trial of the century’
A pall hangs over Minneapolis this week—and to a lesser extent over Minnesota and the nation—as many hold their collective breath in anticipation of the Derek Chauvin trial.
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Seven months post-Floyd, cops still unaccountable for misdeeds
For all the outrage after George Floyd’s killing, most of the talk out of Minneapolis City Hall has addressed concerns other than police accountability.
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Taylor verdict adds insult to injury
Not only was justice not served, the desultory and insufficient result we received was also unacceptably slow in manifesting.
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Louisville reaches $12 million settlement with Breonna Taylor’s family
The city of Louisville, Kentucky, announced Tuesday that it has reached a $12 million settlement with Breonna Taylor’s family.
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WORD ON THE STREET| Are you in favor of dismantling the police?
The MSR recently took to the streets to gather perspectives of community members about policing.
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Mpls. Charter Commission stands in for power structure
In essence, an unelected body decided that the citizens of Minneapolis couldn’t hold an election to decide how they, the people, want to be policed.
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Commission delays amendment vote, keeping Mpls police restructure off Nov. ballot
The Commission decided Wednesday to delay the vote to defund the police to allow for more time to review the proposal, effectively pushing the measure off the November ballot.
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Community organizers call police reform bill ‘disappointing’
he Minnesota legislature passed a police reform bill Tuesday, but some in the activist community say the package doesn’t go far enough.
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City of Mpls: Weigh in on mental health calls
The City of Minneapolis is redesigning the way mental health 911 calls are handled and is soliciting opinions of residents.
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Frey, Arradondo create MPD use of force reporting requirements with emphasis on de-escalation
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Police Chief Medaria Arradondo announced on Tuesday changes to the MPD force reporting requirements and de-escalation.
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Defunding the police should lead to community control of resources
A serious, methodical program of defunding the police requires a community control approach.
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Activists oppose City efforts to put Minneapolis Foundation in charge of police accountability
Several activists voiced their objection to former Minneapolis Mayor RT Rybak leading police accountability efforts.
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Mpls awaits fulfillment of promised police reform
Some of the shine has been rubbed off the ‘mini-apple’ as the world has glimpsed the brutality and lawlessness of the Minneapolis Police Department.
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Rebellion calls scoundrels, criminal systems into account
While people of goodwill sincerely debate, the Black political class does everything in its power to make sure that nothing much is accomplished at all.
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MSR Forefront: Police & Protest
The town hall focused on their work, recommendations, and calls to action to end police violence,
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Gov. Walz, House, Senate leaders announce sweeping police accountability, reform legislative priorities
The proposals support use of force reform, funding for alternatives to policing, and greater police oversight.
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MPD Chief Arradondo announces suspension of police union negotiations
Minneapolis Police Chief announced that the MPD would immediately suspend contract negotiations with the police federation.
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George Floyd laid to rest with monumental homegoing
After three memorial services in three states, George Floyd was laid to rest in grand fashion Tuesday at Foundation of Life Church in Houston, Texas.