found that the minneapolis police department had a pattern of using excessive force on, and discriminating against, black and native american people. george floyd s death led to mass protests across the country and overseas. president biden released a statement on friday saying the findings are disturbing and underscore the urgent need for congress to pass common sense reforms that increase public trust, combat racial discrimination and thereby strengthen public safety. our north america editor sarah smith breaks down the report. joining us joining us now is activist, author of on the other side of freedom, race and justice in a divided america. thank you very much. i want to ask you about your reaction to the findings of this federal probe? unfortunately, it wasn t surprising. every time this goes into police department, we get similarfindings. you ll remember in baltimore, we got something very similar to minneapolis, the police were actually engaging in illegal
the period from 2016 to 2018, but those messages will grab headlines a bullying and misogynistic culture. theyjoke about rape, hitting france, one person said they would gladly clarify her, they use 93)’ would gladly clarify her, they use gay as an insult, make derogatory comments about the black lives matter movement and mosques. the culture of the metropolitan police is already in the spotlight after one of its officers was convicted of kidnapping and murdering sarah everard and this will only increase scrutiny. the ipc warns that subsequent inquiries have made similarfindings, so these subsequent inquiries have made similar findings, so these are not just a few bad apples. similar findings, so these are not just a few bad apples. thank you, daniel sandford. tesco has warned 1,400 jobs are at risk following changes it s making to overnight roles at some stores and petrol stations. the retailer is planning to cut back some overnight restocking, and convert a number of petrol s