Politics & Government
Minneapolis Police Lieutenant Disciplined Over Racist Email Appointed Head Of Homicide Unit
"The city — and MPD specifically — is not in fact committed to the change that they claim to be embracing," said Kimberly Milliard.
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November 10, 2023
A Minneapolis police lieutenant who was placed on paid leave for more than a year for forwarding a racist email has been appointed to lead the department's homicide unit, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported.
The appointment of 25-year veteran Aimee Linson angered police reform advocates who questioned whether department leaders were serious about changing the culture in the city where George Floyd was murdered by former Officer Derek Chauvin in 2020.
"The city — and MPD specifically — is not in fact committed to the change that they claim to be embracing," said Kimberly Milliard, of the Racial Justice Network. "They've got consent decrees hanging over their heads and they're still doing the same stuff that created the need for the consent decrees in the first place."
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