Protesters Demand Police Accountability, Inside And Outside Derek Chauvin's Courtroom

CBS Minnesota

March 30, 2021

More than a dozen community groups organized a protest in downtown Minneapolis after Monday’s court proceedings in the Derek Chauvin trial.

The crowd gathered at the Hennepin County Government Center, then marched through the streets of downtown Minneapolis. Protesters said they were demonstrating for, and demanding, accountability both inside the courtroom for Chauvin and outside it, for all police.

Feelings of anger and indignation mixed with a profound sense of loss, signified in part by dozens of padlocks fastened to the security fencing around the government center. Each padlock had a name of a person killed by police.

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