JUST IN: Minneapolis police engaged in a 'pattern or practice' of racial discrimination — violating the Minnesota Human Rights Act, according to a 2-year investigation launched days after George Floyd's murder.
The investigation, which included review of 700 hours of body camera footage, interviews and training observations and nearly 480,000 pages of documents, determined that there is probable cause that MPD's actions and practices constituted a "denial of rights [that] consists of something more than isolated, sporadic incidents, but is repeated, routine, or of a generalized nature.
Officers were more likely to stop, cite, arrest and use more severe force against Black individuals, the report states. The report also highlights social media surveillance of Black individuals and organizations that it deemed were "unrelated to criminal activity" and what investigators called "consistent use of racist, misogynistic, and disrespectful language" by officers.Organizational culture, deficient training and a lack of accountability for officers accused of misconduct are driving forces, according to the report.
The state agency blames city and MPD leaders for failing to respond with the "urgency, coordination, and intentionality necessary to address racial disparities in policing to improve public safety and increase community trust.""Without fundamental organizational culture changes, reforming MPD's policies, procedures, and trainings will be meaningless," the report reads.
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