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Neighborhood Near U. Minnesota Sees Significant Drop in Crime Following Increased Police Presence

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 23, 2021 4 Comments

“After extra security measures were taken, the number of crimes decreased to 80 total violent and property crimes in August”...

Minnesota Supreme Ct Dismissal of 3rd Degree Murder In Noor Case Could Have Implications for Derek Chauvin

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 15, 2021 34 Comments

The Third Degree Murder conviction of Chauvin now is legally deficient and must be vacated. Chauvin's Second Degree Murder conviction is on appeal, and if that were reversed on legal grounds, the only conviction remaining would be Second Degree Manslaughter....

Charges Upgraded Against Minnesota Officer Who Accidentally Fired Gun Instead of Taser, Killing Daunte Wright

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 08, 2021 45 Comments

First Degree Manslaughter added by Attorney General Keith Ellison on top of previous Second Degree Manslaughter....

Minnesota Man Charged With Murder Weeks After Harris-Backed Bail Fund Group Bailed Him Out

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 08, 2021 18 Comments

The Minnesota Freedom Fund was supposed to bail out protesters and rioters after George Floyd's death. Now they bail out anyone, including alleged domestic abusers....

School Principals in Minnesota Sign ‘De-Centering Whiteness’ Pledge

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 17, 2021 10 Comments

"dismantling the practices that reinforce White academic superiority"...

Minnesota Lawsuits Allege Critical Race Theory Teaches Racism, Intolerance

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 30, 2021 15 Comments

The lawsuits come from people in healthcare, the state government, and. school district: “I see a racist and divisive ideology of race essentialism taking over our nation and my institution."...

Minnesota Fourth-Grader ‘Very Nervous and Uncomfortable’ When Told Not to Tell Parents About Equity Survey

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 26, 2021 45 Comments

"I got very confused and kind of nervous after a boy asked his mom after the teacher explained that we cannot tell our parents anything."...

Leaders at University of Minnesota Discuss Renaming Campus Buildings

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 09, 2021 5 Comments

"buildings named after prominent figures should come up for renaming after several decades so new leaders can be honored"...

College Students Upset About Police Near Campus, Even After Three Students Wounded

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 03, 2021 3 Comments

“We’d prefer to see the U trying to go after the root causes of all this crime and violence.”...

Derek Chauvin Wants Probation, Claims He’s a ‘Product of a “Broken” System’

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 02, 2021 40 Comments

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin filed a motion asking him to sentence him to time served plus probation or less time than what the state requests. A jury convicted Chauvin of second-degree murder, along with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, in the death of George Floyd.

Image of Burning Police Station in Minneapolis Wins College Magazine’s Art Award

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 19, 2021 2 Comments

“Order is Not Justice”...

Student Govt. Member at U. Minnesota Urges Peers to Make Bogus Police Calls to ‘Annoy’ Them

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 30, 2021 5 Comments

“Like, use up their resources, make their officers show up to something.”...

Student Govt. at U. Minnesota Demands Resignation of Campus Police Chief for Not Reforming Force

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 29, 2021 2 Comments

"failed to increase campus wellness and safety for students of color"...

Carleton College Mandates Racially Segregated Anti-Racism Trainings for Faculty

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 20, 2021 6 Comments

"The mandatory trainings apparently are not sitting well with all employees."...

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Maxine Waters: GOP Using ‘Confrontational’ Comment to Raise Money With KKK, White Supremacists

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 20, 2021 29 Comments

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) told Minnesota rioters to "stay in the street" and "get more confrontational" unless the jury finds Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd, not just manslaughter. Republicans demanded she be censured and condemned Waters for her remarks. The Judge in the Derek Chauvin case said Waters' comments may result in any conviction "being overturned” on appeal

Student Falsely Accused of Sending Racist Messages Feels Threatened on Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 19, 2021 9 Comments

"I had an escort walk me to and from class. I just felt unsafe in my community."...

Maxine Waters: Protesters Need to “Get More Confrontational” If No “Murder” Conviction Of Derek Chauvin

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on April 18, 2021 94 Comments

California Rep. Maxine Waters traveled to Brooklyn Center, Minnesota to attend a protest over the reportedly accidental police shooting of Daunte Wright. While there, Waters said that rioters need to "get more confrontational" if they don't get the guilty verdict they're demanding in the trial of Derek Chauvin.

School Superintendent Says Racist and Threatening Messages Sent to Students of Color Was a Hoax

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 15, 2021 7 Comments

"This afternoon, a young person took responsibility for posting hateful messages on social media."...

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