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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Minneapolis Agrees to Overhaul Police Training and Force Policies After George Floyd's Murder [Watch (HLS stream): Minneapolis Agrees to Overhaul Police Training and Force Policies After George Floyd's Murder](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/WMfUObxP.m3u8) (2:29)  _Published 2025-01-07. The Minneapolis City Council on Monday approved an agreement with the federal government to overhaul the city's police training and use-of-force policies in the wake of the murder of George Floyd._ --- Jan 7, 2025 8:20 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [George Floyd's Family Sues City of Minneapolis and 4 Officers Charged in His Death](/video/z9kWA03H/) ### George Floyd's Family Sues City of Minneapolis and 4 Officers Charged in His Death [Minneapolis Police Department Is Withdrawing From Union Negotiations in Wake of George Floyd's Death](/video/EjA4eOAC/) ### Minneapolis Police Department Is Withdrawing From Union Negotiations in Wake of George Floyd's Death [Protests Continue in Minneapolis Over George Floyd’s Killing](/video/CNyGZPVk/) ### Protests Continue in Minneapolis Over George Floyd’s Killing --- ## Transcript This legally binding agreement will give the city additional tools and the clarity as we continue doing the hard work about building trust and accountability in our communities. This is an incredibly important agreement. It's a good agreement. Success will require buying, buying from the Minneapolis Police Department, and the officers that are charged with protecting and serving every resident and every visitor to our city. Success will require strong community partnerships and collaboration across many neighborhoods. Success will require consistency, clarity, and accountability across elected leadership. And that includes me. The consent decree that we are announcing today is robust and comprehensive in scope. The decree focuses on four core goals, promoting constitutional policing, strengthening trust and public confidence in law enforcement, promoting public safety, and ensuring freedom from discrimination and bias. Decree sets forth remedies to address the problems identified in our findings. These remedies include limiting use of force, closely regulating or eliminating some types of force altogether and adopting a system to thoroughly and fairly investigate uses of force. Ensuring officers intervene to prevent unlawful uses of force and that they seek prompt medical care as needed. I want to make it clear this is not the beginning of our efforts to reform. Much of the hard work to improve this department has already been underway as part of our settlement agreement with the state of Minnesota. Agreement builds upon those efforts and sets a framework to guide continuing transformation. In accordance with our state settlement agreement, we have been revising our policies to provide clear, consistent guidance to our officers, and we have been investing in additional training so that our officers can have the tools, skills and knowledge that they need to succeed. 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