Minneapolis Police Abuse Went Beyond George Floyd, US Finds (1)

Minneapolis police officers routinely rely on excessive and “unjustified deadly force,” discriminate based on race and disability, and violate citizens’ constitutional rights, the Justice Department said Friday.

A two-year pattern or practice investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department led DOJ to conclude “systemic problems in MPD made what happened to George Floyd possible,” DOJ said in a report.

Floyd, an unarmed Black man, was murdered by Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin in 2020, sparking mass protests and, nearly a year later, DOJ’s investigation.

The Justice Department applauded the city for already instituting improvements, even as it made numerous additional ...