DOJ Report Confirms Systemic Racism and Excessive Force in Minneapolis Police Department.

The Justice Department found that the Minneapolis Police Department engages in a pattern of violating people's rights through the unnecessary, unjustified use of deadly force and discrimination, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced after a two-year investigation following George Floyd’s death. The report found use of unnecessary, unjustified force, discrimination against Blacks and violations of First Amendment rights. The department's recommendations in the report include revising policies to emphasize avoiding using force and improving training for using force, requiring supervisors to review the use of force and identify violations of policy or law, developing policies appropriate for dealing with people with mental health problems, analyzing data about police actions for racial disparities dealing with stops, searches, arrests and use of force, and reducing unjustified disparities.