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Derek Chauvin murder trial puts focus on use-of-force training Key moments from Day 11 of the Derek Chauvin trial UP NEXT The murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd has put a spotlight on law enforcement training, as his former supervisors, trainers, and counterparts take the stand to testify. Chauvin’s defense attorney, Eric Nelson, opened the trial by telling jurors that the neck restraint he used on Floyd was “exactly what he had been trained to do over the course of his 19-year career.” © Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS via ZUM...

dlewis33/iStock (NEW YORK) -- The murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd has put a spotlight on law enforcement training, as his former supervisors, trainers, and counterparts take the stand to testify. Chauvin’s defense attorney, Eric Nelson, opened the trial by telling jurors that the neck restraint he used on Floyd was “exactly what he had been trained to do over the course of his 19-year career.” But a number of law enforcement officials from Chau...

Brooklyn Center City Manager Curt Boganey was fired Monday hours after he called for due process for the officer involved in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright.Boganey and Mayor Mike

Antifa operates ‘like Al-Qaeda’, wants America ‘burned to ground’ & may launch terror-style attacks, police chief warns Exclusive Updated: 22 Feb 2021, 17:28 ANTIFA operates "like Al-Qaeda", wants America "burned to the ground", and may launch terror-style attacks, a top cop has warned. Sergeant Betsy Brantner Smith, spokesperson for the National Police Association, claimed that the "dangerous" left-wing group is full of "lone wolves" like the notorious terrorist group. Antifa protests in Sacramento came as Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president on January 26 Protesters burn ...

“If you have statutes on the books that are there for purely revenue generation or as a mechanism to circumvent the Fourth Amendment, that is the argument you make to conservatives,” he said. “Where you lose conservatives is when you claim that policing is racist, but arguing against government overreach is something everyone can get behind.” Liberal lawmakers and civil rights groups have long decried the practice of pulling over motorists for minor traffic violations, a practice known as a pretext stop. They say the tactic unfairly targets minorities, and studies back up some claims ...