Rep. Hodan hassan
PRESS RELEASE
Minnesota House of Representatives
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 14, 2019
Rep. Hassan to Engage Community Before Joining Working Group on Police Involved Deadly Force Encounters
St. Paul, Minn. – On Wednesday, Rep. Hodan Hassan (DFL – Minneapolis) released the following statement regarding a working group convened by Attorney General Keith Ellison to address police violence.
“I want to thank Attorney General Keith Ellison for the opportunity to be a part of a newly-formed working group made up of diverse voices searching for policy and legislative changes to police procedures. I believe it has the potential to create substantive changes around community policing and addressing the use of deadly force.
“My goal, first and foremost, is to ensure that residents of my district feel safe. That is a conversation that I need to start within my community, before I can advocate for specific policy changes. Though I will not be a part of this working group moving forward, my door is open to anyone who would like to work toward progress in improving police policy or procedures.”
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