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Closing Argument
Three Years After George Floyd’s Murder, Police Reforms Are Slow-Paced
There have been mostly modest changes following protests that galvanized the country in 2020.
A photo shows the back of a police officer, with the words "Paterson Police" on their uniform.
Zoya Code said then-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on her neck during an arrest in 2017, in Minnesota.
News February 2, 2021
“That Could Have Been Me”: The People Derek Chauvin Choked Before George Floyd
They describe an officer quick to use force and callous about their pain.
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Protesters and police officers faced each other during a rally against the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May.
News June 9, 2020
Support For Defunding The Police Department Is Growing. Here’s Why It’s Not A Silver Bullet.
Past budget cuts have had unintended consequences. Now, proponents say it’s time to fundamentally reimagine the role of the police.
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A woman leaves flowers at the site where George Floyd died May 25 while in police custody, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
News June 4, 2020
As George Floyd Died, Officer Wondered About “Excited Delirium”
Now experts say the controversial diagnosis may become part of the police defense.
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From left, memorials for George Floyd, Philando Castile, and Justine Ruszczyk Damond, who were killed by Minneapolis area police officers.
News May 28, 2020
Before George Floyd’s Death, Minneapolis Police Failed to Adopt Reforms, Remove Bad Officers
The department allows officers to use choke holds barred in other cities.
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The Frame December 3, 2015
Black Lives Matter Protesters are “Tired,” “Hopeful,” “Ready”
Minneapolis sit-in for Jamar Clark stretches through a third week.
Photographs by Angela Jimenez
A member of the St. Paul Police Department during a police-sponsored Halal cookout.
News February 20, 2015
Just Buy the Boy a Bike
Can classic community policing prevent terrorism?
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