The report released Wednesday by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights following a nearly two-year investigation said the agency and the city would negotiate a court-enforceable agreement to address the long list of problems identified in the report, with input from residents, officers, city staff and others.
The report said police department data “demonstrates significant racial disparities with respect to officers’ use of force, traffic stops, searches, citations, and arrests.” And it said officers “used covert social media to surveil Black individuals and Black organizations, unrelated to criminal activity, and maintain an organizational culture where some officers and supervisors use racist, misogynistic, and disrespectful language with impunity.”
Messages to Mayor Jacob Frey and the police department seeking comment on the report weren’t immediately returned
Police Chief Arradondo retired in disgrace in January, no doubt his lack of professional leadership, failure to follow civil rights laws, and behavior allowed the entire Minneapolis Police Department to become the national disgrace, the symbol of racist police in America.
He was the first black police chief of Minneapolis, was in that position from 2017 until Jan 2022 after only 4 years as an inspector. Not much time to learn how to handle running a police department
He was named to take over the department following the firing of his predecessor for her handling of the fatal police shooting of Justine Damond, who had called 911 to report hearing a possible sexual assault near her home.
So, Minneapolis simply can't find a chief who can set the standard for professional and legal actions of their department.
a new HBO tv show hits the spotlight on corrupt cops, https://ew.com/tv/tv-reviews/we-own-this-city-hbo-review
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