Human Rights probe finds disturbing patterns in the Minneapolis Police Department
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| MN Human Rights probe finds pattern of racism in Minneapolis Police Department | The Minnesota Department of Human Rights on Wednesday slammed the city of Minneapolis and its police department for what it described as a “pattern or practice of race discrimination in violation of the Minnesota Human Rights Act.”
The newly released findings from a nearly two-year investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department — a probe launched days after the May 2020 police killing of George Floyd — paint a stunning portrait of an agency with a culture of animus toward people of color.
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