Systemic Civil Rights Violations and 'Super Racist' Culture Found Throughout Minneapolis Police Department, According to Scathing Federal Report

• Justice Department investigation finds pattern or practice of excessive and unjustified use of force against Black and Native American people as well as those exercising their First Amendment rights.
• Officers repeatedly voiced racist assumptions and sentiments when interacting with minorities, especially Black and Somali residents.
• MPD leadership failed to adequately train, supervise, and hold officers accountable for misconduct and civil rights violations.
• City agrees to negotiate legally binding agreement to overhaul policies, training, discipline, and culture within police department under court monitoring.
• Findings point to deep, systemic issues within MPD that allowed violence and racism to thrive for years leading up to murder of George Floyd.

43 Articles

Boston Globe Washington Post Associated Press PBS NewsHour Time Vox The Hill Salon Washington Post Reuters The Hill The Mercury News East Bay Times The Daily Beast The Seattle Times Deutsche Welle CNN Rolling Stone Forbes Le Monde HuffPost ABC News Fox News Boston Globe CBS News Associated Press NBC News Washington Post CNN USA TODAY Mother Jones PBS NewsHour The Daily Wire Washington Post Associated Press CNN NPR NPR The Seattle Times Washington Post Associated Press The Seattle Times The Seattle Times