This is one of eight investigations into law enforcement agencies opened during this Administration by the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department under Section 12601. The Department has ongoing investigations into the Phoenix Police Department; the Mount Vernon Police Department; the Louisiana State Police; the New York City Police Department’s Special Victims Division; the Worcester Police Department; and the Oklahoma City Police Department. The Department has issued Section 12601 findings reports in the past year regarding the Louisville Metro Police Department, as well as the Orange County District Attorney’s Office and Sheriff’s Department.

 

FINDINGS
The Department of Justice has reasonable cause to believe that the City of Minneapolis and the Minneapolis Police Department engage in a pattern or practice of conduct that deprives people of their rights under the Constitution and federal law:

MPD uses excessive force, including unjustified deadly force and other types of force.

MPD unlawfully discriminates against Black and Native American people in its enforcement activities.

MPD violates the rights of people engaged in protected speech.

MPD and the City discriminate against people with behavioral health disabilities when responding to calls for assistance.

 

 

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-finds-civil-rights-violations-minneapolis-police-department-and-city

 

https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1587661/download

 

 

Police departments are a thing of the past and need to be eliminated. Society has matured such that it's time to let the people police themselves. 

4 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Police departments are a thing of the past and need to be eliminated. Society has matured such that it's time to let the people police themselves. 

That didn't work well for Daniel Penny, he's facing manslaughter charges.

4 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

That didn't work well for Daniel Penny, he's facing manslaughter charges.

Yes, but he took it upon himself to police someone else. 

 

He's lucky he's not facing murder charges. 

5 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Yes, but he took it upon himself to police someone else. 

 

He's lucky he's not facing murder charges. 

So, if someone else is in danger you won't help. And you say we should self police.

7 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

So, if someone else is in danger you won't help. And you say we should self police.

If EVERYONE polices themselves, no one will be in danger. 

32 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

If EVERYONE polices themselves, no one will be in danger. 

I can only hope you're having a laff and not serious.

Floyd would still be alive if  he wasn't an habitual criminal and he did what the police told him to do.

The Minneapolis police have a rather long and checkered history with minorities.  The American Indian Movement (AIM) began in 1968.  Minneapolis served as a crucial location for the formation of AIM due to its significant Native American population and the presence of various urban social and political issues affecting Indigenous peoples. The founders of AIM sought to address issues such as police brutality.  

It's interesting to note that AIM spread nation wide and resulted in events like the take over of Alcatraz Island and the siege at Wounded Knee.  Those events, although different from  the Black Lives Matter incidents, are rooted in a perception of unfair, aggressive policing. 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_Movement