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Some Minneapolis City Council members on Monday questioned the city s plan to bring in thousands of soldiers and police officers for former officer Derek Chauvin s trial, saying it could inflame tensions in a traumatized community. I have been a little bit disappointed with the heavy city and police-only focus of this plan up until today, Council Member Jeremiah Ellison said, adding: I feel like I haven t really heard . a plan that affirms the kind of trauma that happened this past summer, and not just from the four officers who killed George Floyd but from the response that happened afterward.
Minneapolis scraps plan to pay influencers to share information during Chauvin trial
The plan to pay influencers to share city-approved messages during the trials of the officers charged in George Floyd s death drew criticism.
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The City of Minneapolis is no longer going to pay social media influencers to share information during the trials of the former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd.
This comes days after the City Council approved a Joint Information System (JIS) plan that would have paid influencers $2,000 each to share city-approved messages on social media.
With all eyes on Minneapolis again ahead of Derek Chauvin s murder trial, which begins March 8, city and state law enforcement officials have been preparing to keep the peace during the trial, including fortification efforts and sending in the Minnesota National Guard. (The trial for the other officers is scheduled for August.)
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“They will be providing patrols, a presence and a deterrence in key business corridors,” Fors says.
The Department of Economic Policy and Development also announced some new guidance for business owners who are worried about security during the trial.
Director Erik Hansen says they are not recommending that business owners board up windows and doors, but he says that is an option for owners if they choose to do so.
“We have been encouraged to have businesses check in with their insurance companies about their policies and not simply to see if their policies are up to date, but really to go into the policies and what is covered,” Hansen says.