MINNEAPOLIS – The Minneapolis Police Department has engaged in a pattern of racial discrimination in violation of the state's civil rights law, according to a scathing report published Wednesday morning by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights.
In a two-year investigation, the human rights department found racial disparities in how Minneapolis police officers "use force, stop, search, arrest, and cite people of color, particularly Black individuals, compared to white individuals in similar circumstances," according to findings in the 72-page report.
The report also cited officers use of "covert social media to surveil Black individuals and Black organizations, unrelated to criminal activity" and "consistent use of racist, misogynistic, and disrespectful language."
