Report finds little accountability after
MPD officer shot protestors with rubber bullets
Posted By: voxpopuli, 3/9/2022 11:50:01 PM
The thousands of rubber bullets that flew through the air after the murder of George Floyd were fired by officers who faced little to no accountability, according to an independent review of the city’s response. A team of investigators hired by the City of Minneapolis presented their much-anticipated findings on Tuesday, which included how police failed to follow its own rules regarding the use and reporting of less-lethal force.
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A team of investigators hired by the City of Minneapolis presented their much-anticipated findings on Tuesday, which included how police failed to follow its own rules regarding the use and reporting of less-lethal force.
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View the full order from Minneapolis here and from St. Paul here.
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the upshot of this report is that the City of mpls and its council and mayor completely fouled up everything.. yet this reporter (?) for this local communist msm outlet finds some TERRORISTS to complain about being hit by rubber bullets while they were rioting!