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In the wake of George Floyd s death, calls for police reform grew louder. Nearly a year later, lawmakers are considering several police reform measures as the 2021 legislative session nears its close.
Just last week, a bill to allow residency requirements for peace officers was introduced in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
DFL Representative Mike Freiberg co-authored the bill, which would give cities and counties the ability to require officers to live in the communities where they serve.
“They’re more likely to be engaged in the community if they live there, they’re more likely to understand the issues facing the community,” Freiberg said. “I feel like if this is something cities want to do, they should have the ability to do it and the state shouldn’t preempt them from doing it altogether.”
You know what they ve been through | George Floyd s siblings attend funeral service for Andrew Brown Jr.
Bridgett Floyd tells 13News Now she came to show Andrew Brown s family support, and knows the pain they re experiencing. Author: Alex Littlehales (WVEC) Updated: 6:24 PM EDT May 3, 2021
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. Through her own loss, Bridgett Floyd knows the pain felt in Elizabeth City.
“I said I would never attend a funeral. But God said to me, he told me to ride on down and show your condolences because you know what they’ve been through, the sister of George Floyd told 13News Now.
Published May 4, 2021 Updated May 4, 2021, 1:15 pm CDT
A juror who helped convict former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd has stirred debate online after it was learned that he attended a protest in Washington, D.C. last year. Featured Video Hide
The juror, 31-year-old Brandon Mitchell, was seen in a picture on social media at an event last August that commemorated Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech from 1963. Relatives of those killed by police, including the brother and sister of Floyd, spoke at the event. Advertisement Hide
The photo shows Mitchell standing next to his two cousins while wearing a T-shirt featuring the face of King as well as the words “GET YOUR KNEE OFF OUR NECKS” and “BLM.” Mitchell is also seen wearing a “Black Lives Matter” hat.
Derek Chauvin juror LIED about protest: Cop s hope of appeal boosted after picture emerges of juror at BLM rally wearing Get Your Knee Off Our Necks T-shirt despite telling court he d never been on a march
Brandon Mitchell was one of 12 jurors who convicted Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin of the second-degree murder of George Floyd last month
Mitchell, a 31-year-old black man, was photographed on social media attending an August 28 protest in Washington, DC at which Floyd s relatives spoke
Mitchell is seen in the photograph wearing a t-shirt with a picture of Martin Luther King Jr and the words GET YOUR KNEE OFF OUR NECKS and BLM
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