Apologies if this has been posted but I just read 100 pages of the thread today and still got a little way to go to catch up.
George Floyd murder: Minneapolis police to face US federal probe
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What will the investigation look at?
The attorney general said the investigation would "include a comprehensive review of the Minneapolis Police Department's policies, training, supervision and use-of-force investigations."
It will also examine "whether its treatment of those with behavioural health disabilities is unlawful", while looking at the "effectiveness of current systems of accountability and whether other mechanisms are needed to ensure constitutional and lawful policing."
Analysis: What does this probe mean?
By Jessica Lussenhop, BBC News, New York
This process happened after high-profile deaths of black men at the hands of police in Ferguson, Missouri, as well as in Chicago and Baltimore.
At the end of its investigation, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issues a report that often contains details that the public would otherwise have no access to. They may look at arrest statistics for any evidence of racial bias, or for signs of racism in emails sent between officers.
The report leads to an agreement - a consent decree - between the DOJ and the department to fix specific, troublesome practices.
The city of Minneapolis could face real, legal consequences if benchmarks laid out in the agreement are not met.
However, the process can be slow, bureaucratic and largely invisible to the community, and sometimes departments operate under federal monitoring for years.
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Is this just pandering and playing to the gallery to placate the still angry masses, for whom it's never enough? As if the MPD needed this on top of all the other shit right now.
I know, let's put the spotlight on them harder and put them under a magnifying glass...
I predict a new wave of recruits to be forming a long line outside the doors of the MPD.
Yes, I really fuckin' do!
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EDIT:
In my haste to post I missed this bit:
They may look at arrest statistics for any evidence of racial bias, or for signs of racism in emails sent between officers.
Fuck, er I mean Fuhuuck! It's gonna be the old 'yikesaroonie' for a few of the good gentlemen of Blue who are perhaps, shall we say, not so fond of our swarthier brethren.
I predict recruitments to go up even further!
U-uh , I do!
It's almost like they are doing it on purpose and using the MPD as a prototype for their brave and stunning neu weltanschauung.