State report confirms racism, sexism among Mpls police

May 4, 2022

Mayor says he’s outraged and horrified, but some question his sincerity

After a nearly two-year investigation, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) has found the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) engaged in a pattern of racial and gender discrimination.

According to the 72-page report released on April 27, MPD is more likely to stop, search, cite, arrest, and use force against Black civilians than their White counterparts. They also had a pattern of using racist and sexist epithets on body camera footage, and used fake social media accounts to surveil activists who were not suspected of a crime.

The report was compiled based on interviews conducted by the MDHR with a wide variety of City officials and MPD officers and administrators, as well as 2,200 community members who have interacted with MPD.

https://spokesman-recorder.com/2022/05/04/state-report-confirms-racism-sexism-among-mpls-police/