Sign the petition to pass the rule change to ban Police Officers from having involvement in white supremacist and hate groups. Only your name and city will be public.
Petition Language:
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Minnesotans agree that every Minnesotan deserves safety and protection, regardless of race, class or geography. Yet, Minnesota law currently allows licensed police officers - those who made an oath to serve and protect - to support, advocate for, and participate in white supremacist and hate groups.
The Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST Board) is a state-level agency that sets the requirements and standards for licensing, training, and conduct of law enforcement officers. The POST Board has recently listened to the calls and cries from community as well as the recent public murder and harm cases of Black people and the recent investigative reports on some MN police departments that clearly display the need for major changes to statewide rules, regulations and guidelines of how police should conduct themselves for the safety and benefit of all.
Banning the ability for licensed law enforcement to engage in hate groups is a needed and necessary change to build community trust and weed out officers who may join the force with ill-intent. Unfortunately, some members of the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association (MPPOA also known as the 'Police Federation') have pushed back on this rule change. They would like for police officers to continue to be able to engaged in white supremacist and hate groups as they see fit. This is unacceptable.
I fully support the POST Board decision in this rule change.
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Please sign this petition to stand with the Minnesotans across race, place and background, as well as the members of the POST Board and other police officers who recognized that hate has no place in MN law enforcement.
*** Additionally, you can send an email to the POST Board directly, making a public comment about supporting their decision to make this important rule change. You must submit this comment by 4:30 pm CT on Tuesday, Dec. 6th. Email your comment to: POSTrules.POST@state.mn.us
There is an organizational sign on letter also circulating. If your organization would like to sign the growing list of organizations who are calling out the hate and calling in all Minnesotans to their best selves, sign up here.
There will also be a press conference, location and time are TBD, but we will follow up to let you know.