‘Deep systemic racism’: will Minneapolis’s police department ever change?

<p>The department has seen decades of reform efforts, but activists say racism and violence are too ingrained to eliminate</p><p>As Derek Chauvin crushed George Floyd’s neck under his knee, slowly killing him, a police officer who had just joined the force repeatedly asked Chauvin if they should adjust Floyd’s position. Chauvin, a 19-year-veteran of the department, refused.</p><p>That precise interaction – an experienced officer training younger officers to act violently – was not a one-time failure, but a “systemic” problem within the Minneapolis police department, according to RT Rybak, who served as Minneapolis mayor for 12 years.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/25/minneapolis-police-race-violence-justice-department-investigation">Continue reading...</a>