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University Of Minnesota: We Won’t Use Minneapolis Police For Major Events

By  Hank Berrien

The president of the University of Minnesota announced on Wednesday that the university will no longer use the Minneapolis Police Department at major events, including the university’s football games.

School president Joan Gabel was responding to the furor that erupted after George Floyd, 46, died in police custody, and a video was subsequently released that showed a police officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck after he had been handcuffed. Two other officers helped hold Floyd down; a fourth was speaking with bystanders. All four officers were fired on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey demanded that the officers be criminally charged.

On Tuesday, as ESPN reported, the university’s undergraduate student body president, Jael Kerandi, demanded that the university sever ties with the Minneapolis police, writing, “We no longer wish to have a meeting or come to an agreement, there is no middle ground. The police are murdering black men with no meaningful repercussions. This is not a problem of some other place or some other time. This is happening right here in Minneapolis.”

Gabel wrote a letter to students, faculty and staff that stated:

Our hearts are broken after watching the appalling video capturing the actions of Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) officers against George Floyd leading to his tragic death. As a community, we are outraged and grief-stricken. I do not have the words to fully express my pain and anger and I know that many in our community share those feelings, but also fear for their own safety. This will not stand.

Today I am announcing two immediate changes regarding our relationship with MPD.

First, I have directed Senior Vice President Brian Burnett to no longer contract with the Minneapolis Police Department for additional law enforcement support needed for large events, such as football games, concerts, and ceremonies.

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