The rise of a young leader: Minnesota student activist Jerome Richardson
MN Teen Activist director Jerome Richardson moved to Philadelphia for college in the fall, but the group he co-founded is still going strong.
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MN Teen Activist director Jerome Richardson moved to Philadelphia for college in the fall, but the group he co-founded is still going strong.
A new policy prohibiting all no-knock search warrants goes into effect in Minneapolis on Friday after Mayor Jacob Frey proposed changes after Amir Locke's death.
The parents of amir lock also saw that video and we're hearing from them for the first time today. take a listen. >> as his mother,ly make sure that as long as i'm in this world, i'm going to fight every day, throughout the day, 365 days to make sure that amir rickary lock gets justice for being executed by the mpd. >> yes. >> now, one of their attorneys ant the parents also emphasize that lock was a lawful gun owner. it is also worth noting that in minneapolis, in late 2020, the city updated its no-knock warrant policy, not completely eliminating it, but basically saying it could only be used...
I'm looking at the monitor, and i can see your faces. you look stunned. what should we know about amir, and what should america know about this situation? >> amir was a good person. amir was becoming a great man. amir was loved by many. amir was kind-hearted. amir was thoughtful. amir was respectful. and most of all, amir was responsible. amir shouldn't have lost his life. amir never got the opportunity to see who took his life. when he was -- when he was --
Pentagon, and also now with homeland security. and he was amir's mentor. he talked to him all the time. he coached amir on proper safety of a weapon. we're not against police officers. we're just against accountability. i apologize, we're not against police officers. we just want accountability. >> we understand what you were saying. we get it. and we know that you guys are dealing with a lot right now. ben, i know that you have these families, this family's back, as you always do in these cases. let's talk about amir, he was asleep on the couch. someone bursts through his door screaming, and ...