The Brief
- The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) provided a one-year update report on the Seven States Safety Campaign.
- The report raised concerns about excessive force in Minneapolis policing.
- The Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) was one of the more responsive agencies to data requests, according to investigators.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A new ACLU report raised concerns over Minneapolis policing tactics, citing incidents where force may have been excessive.
Investigators say they reviewed incidents leading up to when the Department of Justice (DOJ) dropped the federal consent decree last year. The ACLU says the goal was to see if any of the issues still existed.
Conversations around police reform
The backstory:
In 2020, George Floyd was killed by a former Minneapolis police officer. The incident sparked protests calling for police reform. …