Minneapolis/ Community & Society
Published on June 08, 2020
Top Minneapolis news: Majority of City Council members pledge to dismantle police department; morePhoto: iStock

Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in Minneapolis.

Majority of City Council members announce intent to dismantle police department

Nine members of the Minneapolis City Council pledged their support for dismantling the city's police department, representing a veto-proof majority of the 13 council members.

Read the full story on NPR.

Duty to intervene: Floyd cops spoke up, but didn't step in

Minneapolis was among several cities that had policies on the books requiring police officers to intervene to stop colleagues from using unreasonable force, but that didn't save George Floyd. Law enforcement experts say such rules will always run up against entrenched police culture and the fear of being ostracized and branded a “rat.”

Read the full story on www.fbherald.com.

In a place of tragedy, people resist and find solace

The corner of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in south Minneapolis is the place where police brutality ended the life of George Floyd on May 25. Now it's where people gather every day to protest, to remember and to find comfort.

Read the full story on WJCT.


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