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| More police departments, including MPD, train their cops on how to intervene their colleagues | Prosecutors argue George Floyd was in the custody of all of the four officers and they each had a responsibility to protect Floyd’s civil rights. Attorneys for the three officers in their federal trial argue the Minneapolis Police Department did not adequately train officers on how to intervene when a fellow officer was acting unreasonably.
Minneapolis police have had a “duty-to-intervene” policy since 2016, and the state of Minnesota passed a similar law in the summer after Floyd’s killing. However, an expert says a policy does not equal training.
Christy Lopez with the Innovative Policing Program at Georgetown University Law Center described how the moments captured on video of all four officers with Floyd could have gone differently, by implementing a training to help them serve their "duty to intervene."
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A second version of omicron is spreading. Here's why scientists are on alert. This week scientists detected cases of it in several U.S. states, including California, Texas and Washington. Although BA.2 is currently rare in the U.S., scientists expect it to spread in the country over the next month. There's growing evidence that it's just as contagious as, or possibly a bit more than, the first omicron variant.
Facing vaccine mandate deadline, Minnesota nursing homes scramble to comply. As of mid-January, about 120 facilities out of about 360 in the state did not have 80 percent of their staff with at least one shot. Care Providers of Minnesota CEO Patti Cullen said there are probably about 30 or so Minnesota homes that might face some staffing issues around this mandate, but said most facilities were prepared.
Four members of an Indian family who died while crossing the Minnesota-Canada border during a blizzard have been ID'd. Officers with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police found the bodies near Emerson, Manitoba, on Jan. 20. The family, including two children, 11 and 3, had traveled from India to Toronto a week earlier before heading west. | |
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