Minneapolis officials reached an agreement with the Department of Justice to make sweeping reforms to address discriminatory policing.
The Minneapolis City Council voted 12-0 in favor of the consent decree in a closed-door session after discussing it for nearly seven hours on Monday. The agreement comes more than four years after police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for nine minutes, sparking protests in the Twin Cities and around the globe.
The Minneapolis Police Department will require its officers to “promote the sanctity of human life as the highest priority in their activities” and “carry out their law enforcement duties with professionalism and respect for the dignity of every person,” according to the 171-page agreement.
Race, gender, or ethnicity shall
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