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Neighbors,
It has been a busy week for Minnesota, both in the national and global news, and in our efforts at the Minnesota Legislature. Not far from our community, we saw another tragic killing of a Black man by law enforcement when Daunte Wright was shot in Brooklyn Center, and earlier this week former officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty for the murder of George Floyd.
In finding former officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all three counts, the jury has helped move us toward justice in this instance, but there is more left to do to ensure all Minnesotans have access to the dignity and safety they deserve.
As a community, we need to continue to call out racism in our systems, and as a legislator, I will continue to fight for public safety reforms and equity measures that protect and lift up everyone in our community, no matter what they look like or where they are from.
Unless and until Black lives matter, no lives matter.
Public Safety for ALL Minnesotans
Last night, we passed our proposal for the Public Safety, Judiciary, and Civil Law Budget off the House floor, which contains many of the meaningful reforms that we’ve been fighting for since the murder of George Floyd. The measures we passed last summer were incredibly important, but they were always meant to be the first of many steps. This proposal contains the following:
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Allowing local governments to establish civilian oversight councils
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Enhancing training and requiring the development of new model policies
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Supporting community organizations working to prevent crime
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Issuing body cameras and prohibiting altering, destroying, or withholding the footage
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Prohibiting white supremacists from become police officers
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Limiting the use of no-knock warrants
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Strengthening the police officer misconduct database and building a more effective early warning system to identify bad officers and keep them off the streets
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Limiting police officers’ authority to stop or detain drivers for certain violations
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