Minneapolis activists have vowed to continue pressuring police to change | Black Life Essential Issues

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US – Local authorities in Minneapolis have called for a police crackdown on protesters and direct action against protesters Wednesday after the United States Justice department (DOJ) announced an investigation into the city’s police department a day after a former man was found guilty of killing George Floyd. black man.

In high-rise businesses across the city, posted photos of Floyd, as well Commitment Wright and Philando Castile, Black men have also been killed by police, a reminder of the seriousness of the crisis. Wright was shot earlier this month, when Castile was assassinated in 2017.

“We want real scrutiny, not just any dialogue or race,” Michelle Gross, head of Communities United Against Police Brutality (CUAPB) told Al Jazeera.

Gross went to the post office in late March to send the letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland which resulted in research.

“They always want to talk about strengthening their faith in law enforcement. Dependence is not a goal. We must answer for the case. ”

People on the streets of Minneapolis celebrated the follow-up confirmation of Derek Chauvin, who knelt on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes and the excitement in the western US town has risen.

Former Minneapolis police officer, Chauvin was convicted on three counts – the second and third murders and the second murder – of Floyd’s murder last May. The whole article was published by a young man who stood up and led to major anti-apartheid protests in the US and around the world.

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Mr Gross wants to see a re-trial for police harassment, saying there have been at least 465 cases since 2000 when a police officer who committed murder should be reopened.

References to statistics from the police station, which Minneapolis uses to track police complaints. Since its inception eight years ago, it has received 3,434 complaints.

“Punishment 20 of them. This is an increase of 0.58%, “he said in a hotel room across from Hennepin County Government Center.

The hotel room serves as a temporary headquarters for CUAPB, the Council on American-Islamic Relations of Minnesota (CAIR-MN) and other agencies planning to change the law.

People marching in New York City after Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict was announced [Eduardo Munoz/Reuters]

Following the news of the investigation, the deputies were actively discussing the media and their claims.

Johnathon McClellan, President of the Minnesota Justice Coalition, says he is concerned that the investigation is a mere figment of his imagination.

“I think a lot of work has gone into getting this message to come and seek the help we need, it tells it all,” he told Al Jazeera.

“He was not immediately arrested by the authorities [President Joe Biden] began work. ”

McClellan worries that the Justice Department does not want to deal with the “core” of the Minneapolis Police Department, which he calls “rotten”.

The Twin Cities Area, which includes Saint Paul, the Brooklyn Center and other cities, has several police departments that persecute people of color, he said.

Without addressing the “police peak” in the area, black people continue to have “such fears … as they saw in the case of Daunte Wright.”

A special ‘Tell Their Names’ Cemetery for victims of police brutality, set up at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota [Carlos Barria/Reuters]

Wright, 20, was killed on April 11 dragged by white Kim Kim Potter to Brooklyn Center.

The city police chief said the shooting was “accidentally released” and Potter pulled out his gun instead of stopping at a parking lot.

Potter is accused of murdering a colleague, but organizers say the case should be escalated to murder.

The Department of Justice’s investigation is called a “systematic investigation”, which is supposed to look beyond the scope of the case to identify procedural failures and allow the DOJ to “determine whether the police department has any illegal or illegal activities,” Garland said in a statement.

It will also look at whether the city police have a tendency to abuse power, combine protests, and engage in discrimination. There will also be a full review of its principles, including education, energy use and accountability strategies.

The review could lead to a major change but McClellan says this could happen if local groups continue to push.

Gross, who has worked for many years as a police officer, agrees.

“We have it up to us to make sure this is not an opportunity to socialize,” he said.