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Photo by Kendrick Trujillo Gun violence is an issue that’s been circulating in the media and in the lives of many individuals recently in the United States. In Colorado, ten people were killed in a mass shooting at a King Soopers in Boulder March 22. The gun violence archive lists 143 cases of gun violence in 2021. These cases vary in impact, from injuries or death in individuals or multiple individuals. Police officers have the ability to use their guns in extreme scenarios. Lately there has...

Students protest for justice, adults should listen Linda Larson View Comments On April 19, Minnesota middle school and high school students peacefully protested racial injustice by walking out of school. We, the older adults, should listen to them.   Our United States Constitution gives citizens the right to protest peacefully and speak out. Even so, walking out of class takes bravery because students risk their education and immediate futures to make their voices heard. In fact, some students...

Minnesota House Democrats offered the clearest look yet at what they are prioritizing in their bid for a second sweeping police reform package, asking the Senate GOP to agree to 12 policy proposals late last week. While the Senate GOP promised a swift response to the offer, here is a look at the DFL's first proposal. 'Sign and release'One of two late proposals inspired by the police shooting ...

The plan's details and costs would be worked out by a committee of citizens and experts, with a meeting later Saturday afternoon.

MICHIGAN -- Detroit Police Chief James Craig will reportedly challenge Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in the state’s 2022 gubernatorial race, according to reports.Craig is expected to announce his retirement from the police department Monday and will detail his plans in a subsequent p

Nine in 10 American police departments employ fewer than 50 officers.

Wayne County Commission passes resolution supporting police, police reform Tags:  WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. – A special resolution was passed Thursday by the Wayne County Commission -- they want to make sure law enforcement knows they have their full support. “And what I heard from, from the chiefs and others, was sad and disheartening. I had one chief that told me, he said ‘I felt like I’m on an island and I had enough and I’m going to retire,’” said Commissioner Raymond Basham. Wayne...

One note of praise for Potter in 2006 was based mainly on a citizen who called the department that year, praising her and three other officers for “how professionally they conducted themselves during a high-risk stop and not like what he sees on the T.V. show COPS,” according to the chiefs notes of the call. The materials also included a four-hour suspension for Potter missing in-service training in 2000. The subject of the training wasnt given. Other discipline included a verbal reprimand ...

by William Boardman / May 6th, 2021 “America is not a racist country,” Republican senator Tim Scott of South Carolina said in his party’s official response to President Biden’s address to the nation on April 28. There are reasons that should have been a laugh line: Biden did not say America was a “racist country,” the Black senator was rebutting the president’s call for racial justice across all ethnicities, and the reality is that America was founded as a country in which owning ...

Families of Minnesotans slain by police plead at Capitol for changes In tears and frustration, grieving relatives testify at legislative meeting.  May 6, 2021 — 5:30pm Text size Copy shortlink: Deep frustration and grief spilled out across three hours of tearful testimony Thursday by families of loved ones killed by police as they urged lawmakers to act on a series of new reforms before the legislative sessi...