The Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved ... prompting nationwide riots. Known as a consent decree, the agreement requires that officers "promote the sanctity of human life as the highest ...
The consent decree process started after a police officer killed George Floyd in 2020, sparking global protests. In 2023, the Department of Justice released a report that found the Minneapolis ...
(Leila Navidi/The Minnesota Star Tribune) About 4½ years after the police killing of George Floyd triggered state and federal investigations and protests worldwide, Minneapolis officials have ...
The vote comes nearly five years after the killing of George Floyd, a Black man, by a white Minneapolis police officer, which sparked national protests as part of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Minneapolis and the U.S. Justice Department ... s murder by a white police officer touched off weeks of nationwide protests and civil unrest over racism and police violence against Black Americans.
The consent decree agreement Monday with the Minneapolis Police Department follows ... around the country following the anti-police riots that took place after the death of George Floyd in 2020.
It further calls on police to avoid using handcuffs on children younger than 14 and restricts certain police tactics during protests. “This agreement places the City of Minneapolis and the ...
sparking protests in the Twin Cities and around the globe. The Minneapolis Police Department will require its officers to “promote the sanctity of human life as the highest priority in their ...