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Police groups sue over changes to Minnesota deadly force law
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St. Paul, Minn. A coalition of Minnesota’s largest law enforcement groups sued the state Friday seeking to overturn a state law that changed the standard for justified use of deadly force by police.
The lawsuit claims the law, which took effect in March, violates officers’ rights to self-defense and unconstitutionally compels officers to forfeit their rights to refuse to testify against themselves in deadly force cases.
The law underwent a major rewrite following George Floyd’s death in the custody of four Minneapolis police officers last May. Ex-Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced last week to 221/2 years in prison. The three others are due to stand trial in March. All four also face federal civil rights charges.
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A coalition of Minnesota law enforcement groups sued Friday over a recently enacted law that changed the standard for justified use of deadly force by police.
Their lawsuit challenges a 2020 law on the grounds it would violate an officerâs constitutional right against self incrimination. The law went into effect this March.
Efforts to either redo the law again or pause it failed to advance in the now-concluded special session.
The Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, the Minnesota Sheriffsâ Association and the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association and Law Enforcement Labor Services filed the lawsuit in Ramsey County District Court. Gov. Tim Walz and the state are named as defendants.
A Minneapolis police officer lies on the ground after being struck by an object, Aug. 26, 2020 in Minneapolis. (Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP)
(CN) Minnesota police unions and groups filed a lawsuit Friday seeking to overturn a recent state law that altered the standard for justified use of deadly force.
The law was passed in 2020 after the death of George Floyd and enacted in March. The groups claim the law, which requires officers to “articulate with specificity” their justification for deadly force, forfeits their Fifth Amendment right against self incrimination.
The new standards restricted when deadly force can be used and can only be considered justified when used to prevent harm or death to a law enforcement officer or citizen. The police groups say officers haven’t been given enough time to be trained on the new rules.