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   Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Wednesday, 21-May-2025 23:43:41 JST Nonilex

   The move comes 4 days before the May 25 5yr anniversary of the death of #GeorgeFloyd, a #Black man who was murdered by Derek Chauvin, a #white #police officer who knelt on his neck as Floyd repeatedly pleaded that he couldn't breathe.
   Floyd's killing, & the killing of #BreonnaTaylor who was shot to death by #Louisville Police executing a no-knock warrant, sparked worldwide protests about racially-motivated policing practices during the final year of #Trump's 1st term.
   #law #DOJ #BLM #CivilRights

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Wednesday, 21-May-2025 23:43:39 JST Nonilex

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     #Congress authorized the #DOJ to conduct civil investigations into constitutional #abuses by #police, such as excessive use of force or racially-motivated policing, in 1994, as a response to the horrific beating of #RodneyKing, a #Black man, by #white #LAPD officers.

     During #Biden's presidency, the #CivilRights Division launched 12 such "pattern or practice" investigations into police depts including #Phoenix, #NYC, #Trenton, #Memphis & #Lexington.

     #law #BLM #HumanRights #PoliceReform #ACAB

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Wednesday, 21-May-2025 23:43:40 JST Nonilex

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     #Louisville & #Minneapolis were the 2 most high-profile cities to be investigated during former Democratic President Joe #Biden's admin for systemic #police #abuse, & were the only 2 cities that agreed in principle to enter into a court-approved settlement with the #DOJ known as a consent decree.

     Minneapolis also separately entered a similar type of settlement with the state of #Minnesota to reform its police practices.

     #law #DOJ #BLM #CivilRights #HumanRights #PoliceReform #ACAB

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