I spent the better part of my morning yesterday making my way through the 72-page report released by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights into its investigation of the city of Minneapolis and its police department after the murder of George Floyd.

The report, which digs into a decade’s worth of data for Minneapolis Police Department traffic stops and use of force incidents, concludes that the city and the MPD engaged in “a pattern or practice” of race discrimination against Black individuals. Among the findings, the state’s civil rights enforcer found MPD officers were more likely to use excessive force and chemical irritants including pepper spray against Blacks than whites under similar circumstances. Although the city’s population is 19% Black, 55% of all citations issued at traffic stops in Minneapolis are issued to Black individuals. The MDHR, the state’s civil rights enforcer, announced that it intends to work with the city to develop a consent decree to address specific changes outlined in the report.

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