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WASHINGTON, April 18 High-ranking Congress member Maxine Waters called for an overhaul of policing in the United States as she joined the seventh consecutive night of protests in a Minneapolis suburb over the death of Daunte Wright, a young Black man shot dead by a white policewoman.
The 20-year-old was killed during what should have been a routine traffic stop, sparking anger and fresh protests against police brutality and racial injustice.
MINNEAPOLIS (US): Jesse Jackson (right) greets demonstrators during a protest over the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright by a police officer last week. AP
Minneapolis: High-ranking Congress member Maxine Waters called for an overhaul of policing in the United States as she joined the seventh consecutive night of protests in a Minneapolis suburb over the death of Daunte Wright, a young black man shot dead by a white policewoman.
The 20-year-old was killed during what should have been a routine traffic stop, sparking anger and fresh protests against police brutality and racial injustice.
“Policing has got to be changed,” Waters, chair of the House Committee on Financial Services, said Saturday shortly before the 11 pm curfew.
Published on: Monday, April 19, 2021
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Law enforcement officers pepper spray freelance photographer Tim Evans (L) as he identifies himself a working journalist outside the Brooklyn Center police station during the sixth night of protests over the shooting death of Daunte Wright by a police officer in Brooklyn Center.
BROOKLYN CENTER: High-ranking Congress member Maxine Waters called for an overhaul of policing in the United States as she joined the seventh consecutive night of protests in a Minneapolis suburb over the death of Daunte Wright, a young Black man shot dead by a white policewoman.
The 20-year-old was killed during what should have been a routine traffic stop, sparking anger and fresh protests against police brutality and racial injustice.
Calls for US police reform during protest
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April 19, 2021
Brooklyn Centre, United States: High-ranking Congress member Maxine Waters called for an overhaul of policing in the United States as she joined the seventh consecutive night of protests in a Minneapolis suburb over the death of Daunte Wright, a young Black man shot dead by a white policewoman.
The 20-year-old was killed during what should have been a routine traffic stop, sparking anger and fresh protests against police brutality and racial injustice. Policing has got to be changed, Waters, chair of the House Committee on Financial Services, said Sunday shortly before the 11 pm curfew. We’ve got to reimagine how we can deal with the problems of our society, that young people and people of color in particular getting killed by police that we pay to protect and serve us.
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