Justice Department ends police reform agreements and halts investigations into major departments | CNN Politics

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/21/politics/justice-department-consent-decree-police-department

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/30030699

"CNN — 

The Trump administration is moving to dismiss federal oversight agreements in Louisville and Minneapolis reached following the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor and police killing of George Floyd, and dropping investigations into several major US police departments."

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Theprogressivist@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 1y

Obligatory ACAB

just_another_person@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Prepare for local cops to start feeling completely above the law again. We had a good run.

Kalothar@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 1y

Like they ever stopped , it’s just going to be worse than ever before

Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Jackboots back in fashion

jordanlund@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y

Hey, hey, hey, it's not the BOOTS fault. :)

Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y

Stock up on steel core if you haven't already.

Nyoka@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 1y

Looks like the Minneapolis police department was wrestled into a consent decree with the state too, so they won't get to go back to choking people to death without any pushback.

And I heard some people complain binding them up in duplicate was a waste of tax dollars.