Minneapolis in the face of police impunity

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Protesters demand justice after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, May 30, 2020. REUTERS / Eduardo Munoz

By: Eric de Salve Follow

This Monday, June 29, 2020 in Minneapolis, Derek Chauvin - this former white police officer who killed the African-American George Floyd, on May 25, 2020, by asphyxiating him with his knee - appeared for the second time before justice.

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When he appeared for the first time on June 6, his bond had been set at over a million dollars. As the wave of protests continues across the United States, calls for a vast police reform are multiplying: in Washington, the House of Representatives is currently working on a proposal aimed at "changing the culture" within the American police ; In Minneapolis, a majority of city council officials have promised to dismantle the city's police, which they deem irreformable as too racist. They also announced a new model of public safety in the future. Many also demand that the killer police be prosecuted and sentenced, because in the vast majority of cases the police are released in the United States. "Minneapolis in the face of police impunity" is a great report by our special envoy Eric de Salve.

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