#Minneapolis to spend .4 million to hire more cops

#Minneapolis to spend $6.4 million to hire more cops

“#Minneapolis to spend $6.4 million to hire more cops” Minneapolis will spend $6.4 million to hire dozens more police officers after a large number of cops left the department in the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing and the protests that followed. The Minnesota city’s police department said it has just 638 officers available to work, 200 fewer…

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#Minneapolis cops fatally shoot man during traffic stop

#Minneapolis cops fatally shoot man during traffic stop

“#Minneapolis cops fatally shoot man during traffic stop” Minneapolis police officers carrying out a traffic stop on Wednesday night fatally shot a man suspected of a felony, authorities said. Officers exchanged gunfire with the unidentified man at a Holiday gas station at about 6:15 p.m. Witnesses said the man opened fire first, Minneapolis Police Department…

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#The DOI’s unfair slam of the NYPD

#The DOI’s unfair slam of the NYPD

“#The DOI’s unfair slam of the NYPD” Friday’s city Department of Investigation report on the NYPD’s performance in handling the chaotic Black Lives Matter protests this spring wasn’t the utter slam that headlines and Mayor Bill de Blasio’s video apology made it seem, but it’s still unrealistic and unfair. In particular, the report’s focus on…

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#Judge holds firm on allowing livestream of George Floyd trial

#Judge holds firm on allowing livestream of George Floyd trial

“#Judge holds firm on allowing livestream of George Floyd trial” A Minnesota judge has reaffirmed his decision to livestream the trial of four police officers charged in the death of George Floyd — whose caught-on-video demise sparked nationwide protests for weeks. Judge Peter Cahill rejected the arguments of prosecutors who felt allowing cameras inside the…

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#NYPD tactics ‘heightened tensions’ during Floyd protests

#NYPD tactics ‘heightened tensions’ during Floyd protests

“#NYPD tactics ‘heightened tensions’ during Floyd protests” The NYPD’s tactics during the George Floyd protests earlier this year “heightened tensions” between cops and protesters — and “inconsistent” enforcement of the curfew by cops led to unnecessary use of force, a new report says. “NYPD use of force and crowd control tactics often failed to discriminate…

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