'My son should be burying me': Calls for police reform at Daunte Wright's funeral – video

The Guardian 1 min read 4 years ago

<p>Hundreds of mourners filled a Minneapolis church for the funeral of Daunte Wright after the 20-year-old was killed two weeks ago by a police officer who said she mistook her gun for a Taser. The funeral came two days after the city’s streets were filed by people celebrating the conviction of a former police officer for murdering George Floyd. Civil rights leader Al Sharpton was among those who delivered a eulogy and called for police reform. ‘The time has come for police to understand they’re not above the law, they’re to enforce the law,’ he said</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/22/daunte-wright-funeral-minneapolis">‘Aren’t our lives worth more?’: Daunte Wright mourned at Minneapolis funeral</a></li></ul> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2021/apr/23/my-son-should-be-burying-me-calls-for-police-reform-at-daunte-wrights-funeral-video">Continue reading...</a>
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