Video shows MPD cops aggressive actions during unrest
A COVID-19 vaccine is put into a patient's arm at a vaccine clinic in St. Paul. Evan Frost | MPR News file
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By Brian Bakst
Minnesotaâs month-old vaccine policy for state employees has led most workers to attest to having their shots. But among those who havenât been vaccinated, the implementation of a testing alternative is drawing criticism.
The situation is the subject of a Senate Human Services Reform and Policy Committee hearing set for Wednesday morning.
Officials in Gov. Tim Walzâs administration say theyâre hoping to prod people to get immunized against COVID-19 and foster a safer environment for employees.
Republicans, including Sen. Jim Abeler of Anoka, are raising questions about whether the state plan was ready for implementation, is leading to any service disruptions or is creating undue workplace tension.
âThe program was put out hastily, implemented hastily and now the employees are not being treated respectfully in the middle of a big rollout of this sort of thing,â said Abeler, who will lead the committee hearing.
Read more from some state employees who worry that if they don't comply, they might face discipline. | |
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By Matt Sepic
Newly-released police body camera video shows an up-close look at how a group of Minneapolis police officers responded to rioting following the murder of George Floyd. The footage was used as evidence in the case against Jaleel Stallings who was tried and acquitted of shooting at police.
Stallings, who has a permit to carry a firearm in public, shot at an unmarked van when officers slid open the door to fire a 40mm foam round.
As soon as he realized it was police who shot at him, Stallings â who was struck in the chest â surrendered. Even as Stallings complied with their commands, Sgt. Andrew Bittell and Officer Justin Stetson kicked and punched him before Bittell ordered a stop to it.
The Hennepin County Attorneyâs Office would eventually charge Stallings with attempted murder and assault. Stallings took the case to trial. In their complaint, prosecutors said Stallings âdid not comply and resistedâ police. But body camera and surveillance video played in court contradicted those claims.
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