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In my latest for @StarTribune, we analyze how the killing of George Floyd marks a failure of Obama-era/post-Ferguson police reforms. https://www.startribune.com/floyd-s-killing-marks-failure-of-obama-era-police-reform/571373582/
Minneapolis was an early adopter of the 21st Century Policing initiatives. Yet none of these stopped the officer from kneeling on Floyd's neck. And the city is further than ever from the goal of the reforms: building trust with the community.
I spoke to several people about what went wrong, including @MichelleSPhelps, who says pushback on policy changes from the police union is among factors hindering change. Phelps wrote in depth on these issues here: https://scatter.wordpress.com/2020/06/15/dismantling-the-minneapolis-police-department/
I also spoke to Sandra Smith at UC-Berkeley, who says the definition of a well-functioning police department is subjective.
