Minneapolis City Council agreed to ban the use of chokeholds by police and required officers to report and intervene when they see unauthorized use of force by another officer by MattRyanPerez
Minneapolis City Council on Friday agreed to ban the use of chokeholds by police and required officers to report and intervene when they see unauthorized use of force by another officer, following demonstrations protesting police violence and systemic racism in the wake of George Floyd's killing in the city by police.... [+]
police officer has become a gathering spot for the Minneapolis community protesting police brutality on June 4, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. There is a movement to rename the corner of 38th street and Chicago Avenue to George Floyd Square. The police department already had a"duty to intervene" policy, but the city-mandated chokehold ban and intervention ruling, which were done in conjunction with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, would make both enforceable in court.
The agreement also requires officers to radio to their commander when a neck restraint or chokehold is taking place on scene, and further requires authorization from a police chief or designated deputy chief to use crowd control like tear gas and rubber bullets. Since 2015, Minneapolis police have used neck restraints 237 times with 44 people falling unconscious, according to
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