Summary
The Minneapolis City Council approved a federal consent decree to overhaul police training and use-of-force policies following the 2020 murder of George Floyd.
The agreement mandates officers prioritize human life, respect dignity, and avoid bias in the use of force.
The reforms stem from a 2023 Department of Justice report that found systematic discrimination, excessive force, and constitutional violations in the department.
An independent monitor and court oversight will enforce the changes, with federal and state consent decrees shaping the city’s police reform efforts for years to come.
Five years after George Floyd’s murder.
And this shit won’t be enforced in any way. It’s just theatre.
I would love to be proven wrong though.
Agreed. Especially with cop-lover Trump in office. Nothing will change without not just a massive overhaul of the police in every municipality, but also a massive overhaul of police culture.
Because until they stop shit like warrior training, there will continue to be George Floyds.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/08/warrior-cop-class-dave-grossman-killology.html
And yet I fully expect the police union to complain that this will make their jobs harder. Or some braindead bullshit.
Absolutely. The ‘mandates’ are a bunch of empty platitudes with loopholes so wide you could drive a semitruck through them. Business will continue as usual.
You can always trust Americans to do the right thing after exhausting every other option