![]() ![]() What they're talking about is having better training for officers and supervisors so that everybody understands that they should be policing constitutionally, not violating the suspect's rights in how they are handled, how they are treated, whether they are dealt with violently, the nature of searches and stops, whether there's too heavily influenced toward minority suspects. Then that puts it basically under the authority of a federal court to enforce that the changes are actually done, and those changes the city officials warn could take years to implement overall. So they're going to spend several months negotiating the consent decree. Well, the key point is that they're going to negotiate a consent decree from the federal government with the Department, which means that they're going to install an independent monitor to oversee changes that the city and the Department make to try to improve their policing. So four fairly damning conclusions about the Department that some experts say has been going on for years, if not decades.Īnd what changes does the DOJ recommend for Minneapolis? So if you're thinking about those protests after Floyd's death, both protesters and even reporters were assaulted by police, and they discriminated against people with behavioral disabilities when responding to them in crisis. They violated the rights of people engaged in protected speech. They unlawfully discriminated against black and Native American suspects in their law enforcement activities. One was that they found the Department Officers often used excessive force, sometimes unjustified deadly force when they didn't need to. What did the Justice Department report reveal? I spoke with USA Today Justice Department correspondent, Bart Jansen to learn more. That's according to Attorney General, Merrick Garland after a two-year investigation following the killing of George Floyd. Minneapolis and its Police Department have engaged in a pattern of violating people's rights through the unnecessary and unjustified use of deadly force and discrimination. Plus one year after the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, are we any safer? And a new report says recession is coming. Today, what a Justice Department investigation found about the Minneapolis Police Department in the wake of George Floyd's death. I'm Taylor Wilson, and this is 5 Things you need to Know Saturday, the 17th of June 2023. There may be some differences between the audio and the text. This transcript was automatically generated, and then edited for clarity in its current form. Hit play on the player above to hear the podcast and follow along with the transcript below. Podcasts: True crime, in-depth interviews and more USA TODAY podcasts right here And finally, Vietnam-era whistleblowerDaniel Ellsberg has died. Searchers used ayahuasca to help find missing Colombian children in the jungle. Then, are we safer one year after the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act? And USA TODAY Money and Personal Finance Reporter Medora Lee looks at whether we should expect a recession this year. On today's episode of the 5 Things podcast: USA TODAY Justice Department Correspondent Bart Jansen breaks down a DOJ investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department in the years since George Floyd's death. ![]()
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