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Author Topic: Years-long pattern of racism in Minneapolis Police Dept  (Read 1392 times)

MU82

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Years-long pattern of racism in Minneapolis Police Dept
« on: April 30, 2022, 07:21:58 AM »
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Among the scathing findings of an investigation launched after the police killing of George Floyd is that Minneapolis police used covert or bogus social media accounts to monitor Black individuals and groups despite having no clear public safety rationale for doing so.

https://apnews.com/article/death-of-george-floyd-police-minnesota-minneapolis-social-media-f6ce6422d81d365daddaa650b43243cc?user_email=6647dfa7189f748384d7389910f7b584c6fcfc35ae990102964c7e826d4175c7&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=April30_Weekend_Reads&utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribers

The report released Wednesday by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights echoes numerous past revelations that the FBI and other law enforcement agencies have — sometimes illegally — secretly surveilled prominent people and communities of color even though they weren’t involved in any criminal activity.

Overall, the two-year investigation found that the Minneapolis Police Department engaged in a pattern of race discrimination for at least a decade, including stopping and arresting Black people at a higher rate than white people, more frequent use of force on people of color and a department culture that tolerated racist language.

Regarding social media, it spotlighted departmental abuses turned up in a review spanning activity between 2010 and 2020.

Officers used “covert, or fake” accounts to seek and gain access to the online profiles of Black individuals including an unnamed City Council member and a state elected official, the report said, as well as groups such as the Minneapolis NAACP and Urban League. The activity included friend requests, comments on posts, private messages and participation in discussions.

“When doing so, officers posed as like-minded individuals and claimed, for example, that they met the targeted person at a prior demonstration or protest,” the report said.

The report acknowledged that law enforcement can have legitimate reasons for tracking social media “if a clear investigative purpose to advance public safety exists,” and if clear procedures and accountability mechanisms are in place.

But Minneapolis police fell well short of those standards, investigators determined, improperly using the accounts “to surveil and engage Black individuals, Black organizations, and elected officials unrelated to criminal activity, without a public safety objective.”
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Re: Years-long pattern of racism in Minneapolis Police Dept
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2022, 02:22:04 PM »
....and progressive democrats run the state and the city, go figure.

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Re: Years-long pattern of racism in Minneapolis Police Dept
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2022, 02:23:51 PM »
....and progressive democrats run the state and the city, go figure.

<yawn> This talking point has been shown to a dumb one multiple times on this board.
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Re: Years-long pattern of racism in Minneapolis Police Dept
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2022, 02:25:27 PM »
....and progressive democrats run the state and the city, go figure.

This didn't have to be a political thread, especially one with a stereotypical and dopey comment like yours. Civil people can discuss the evil of systemic racism and other racial issues without choosing sides.
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Re: Years-long pattern of racism in Minneapolis Police Dept
« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2022, 10:52:48 PM »
This didn't have to be a political thread, especially one with a stereotypical and dopey comment like yours. Civil people can discuss the evil of systemic racism and other racial issues without choosing sides.

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Re: Years-long pattern of racism in Minneapolis Police Dept
« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2022, 08:22:22 AM »
This didn't have to be a political thread, especially one with a stereotypical and dopey comment like yours. Civil people can discuss the evil of systemic racism and other racial issues without choosing sides.
LOL!!
So Democrats are not able to have 'civil discussions'?

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Re: Years-long pattern of racism in Minneapolis Police Dept
« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2022, 10:00:13 AM »
LOL!!
So Democrats are not able to have 'civil discussions'?

Correct. Some aren't.

I guess you don't have a viewpoint about a major city's police department having a long history of treating people differently based solely on their race. Much easier to go on the attack.

I have said nothing political in this thread. All I did was post what I thought was an important Associated Press piece on a critical human-rights issue America faces.
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Re: Years-long pattern of racism in Minneapolis Police Dept
« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2022, 10:51:49 AM »
Correct. Some aren't.

I guess you don't have a viewpoint about a major city's police department having a long history of treating people differently based solely on their race. Much easier to go on the attack.

I have said nothing political in this thread. All I did was post what I thought was an important Associated Press piece on a critical human-rights issue America faces.

Unfortunately, some people insist that any discussion of race - particularly when it comes to disparate treatment of people of certain races - is a political discussion. See: NFL players.

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Re: Years-long pattern of racism in Minneapolis Police Dept
« Reply #8 on: May 02, 2022, 12:03:29 PM »
Unfortunately, some people insist that any discussion of race - particularly when it comes to disparate treatment of people of certain races - is a political discussion. See: NFL players.

Well, it certainly can be a political issue. But it doesn't have to be here.

Oh well ... never mind, everybody. Nothing to see here. Business as usual!
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