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AZProgressive's JournalMinneapolis' top cop sued the department in 2007. Here's why it matters today
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In 2007, five black Minneapolis police officers alleged that city leadership tolerated discriminatory conduct against people of color, including African American police officers within the department, according to a complaint.
Medaria Arradondo -- now the city's police chief -- was among the plaintiffs.
The officers filed the civil lawsuit based on "their own experiences on the force from when they were recruits training through their present statuses at the time in '07," attorney John Klassen, who represented the officers, told CNN.
The officers experienced their own individual "employment discrimination" while also "watching the every day, every week, every year actions of white officers against citizens of color. Which they had to stand and watch and read about and hear about and see no action, effective action, taken against those officers for what they firmly believed were constitutional violations and discrimination in the police of Minneapolis to citizens," Klassen said.
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/06/01/us/minneapolis-police-chief-sued-department-2007-trnd/index.html?__twitter_impression=true
George Floyd protests: LeBron James calls out media; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Colin Kaep
George Floyd protests: LeBron James calls out media; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Colin Kaepernick, Nick Saban demand ‘justice for all’
Current and former sports stars are taking an active part in the discussion about race relations in the U.S. following the death of 46-year-old George Floyd one week ago, when the African American man was pinned to the ground by the knee of white police officer Derek Chauvin, who faces third-degree murder chargers.
For the better part of a week, protests have dominated the news cycle, with generally peaceful demonstrations during the day plunging cities into chaos when night falls.
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https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/1267256545974185985
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Jordan rarely speaks on social issues, but couldn’t remain silent. Per For The Win:
I am deeply saddened, truly pained, and plain angry. I stand with those who are calling out the ingrained racism and violence toward people of color in our country. We have had enough. I don’t have the answers, but our collective voices show strength and the inability to be divided by others. We must listen to each other, show compassion and empathy and never turn our backs on senseless brutality. We need to continue peaceful expressions against injustice and demand accountability. Our unified voice needs to put pressure on our leaders to change our laws, or else we need to use our vote to create systemic change. Every one of us needs to be part of the solution, and we must work together to ensure justice for all.
https://www.nj.com/giants/2020/06/george-floyd-protests-lebron-james-calls-out-media-kareem-abdul-jabbar-magic-johnson-colin-kaepernick-nick-saban-demand-justice-for-all.html?outputType=amp
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