Minneapolis Police face working with feds after finding the department has pattern of discrimination
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The U.S. Department of Justice has found that Minneapolis police engaged in discriminatory excessive force and violated the civil rights in particular of Black and Native residents. The Justice Department also found Minneapolis police used dangerous hold techniques, Tasers, chemical irritants and brandished guns against people who committed at most a petty offense and sometimes no offense at all. This is the evening update for June 16, 2023. Hosted by Hannah Yang. Theme music by Gary Meister.
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