The problem in Minneapolis seems to be with the training and monitoring of their police forces.
Many police leaders interviewed on CNN and on the Orlando news channels have also made this observation.
I did investigate an alleged beating of one of my clients when I was a Legal Assistance to Minnesota Prisoner's student back around 1987-1988 but the person I represented could not give a correct date and, of course, the police were quite uncooperative about handing over any records. They wanted a date and time and my client could not recall when he was allegedly beaten.
He dropped the whole matter. I did get the feeling he had been attacked by a guard.
One bad actor can cause a lot of damage and if you have a culture in which bad actions are encouraged then that could lead to even wider problems.
Checks-and-balances are critical.
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