A warning that police reform in the US will take a very long time
A warning that police reform in the US will take a very long time
22 April 2021
Former police officer Derek Chauvin is due to be sentenced in mid-June after being found guilty on all charges relating to the death of George Floyd.
The US Justice Department has since announced a civil rights investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department.
Washington Post correspondent Kim Bellware says there was a similar inquiry in Chicago after the shooting of Laquan McDonald in 2014.
She says bringing a charge against police is just the first hurdle.
Bellware says a lawsuit is supposed to guarantee changes in the department, but this has had limited success in the past.
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