Estelle Timar-Wilcox

Well, Clark says they do, and she noted success stories in other cities that have consent decrees, like Seattle, which she said drastically reduced the use of force, and New Orleans, which reached its lowest rate of critical incidents in 2023. And here in Minneapolis, lots of police accountability activists were actually pushing for a consent decree. Michelle Gross was one of them.

Even if it isn't ideal, even if it isn't perfect, we need this agreement to go forward. Even so, activists say it's not an end-all solution to police brutality.

Even if it isn't ideal, even if it isn't perfect, we need this agreement to go forward. Even so, activists say it's not an end-all solution to police brutality.

Even if it isn't ideal, even if it isn't perfect, we need this agreement to go forward. Even so, activists say it's not an end-all solution to police brutality.

Well, once a federal judge signs it, it'll go into effect. And advocates are hoping that will happen before Donald Trump's inauguration because Trump's last administration opposed using consent decrees. Once it's enacted, a federal judge and an independent monitor will oversee progress on it.

Well, once a federal judge signs it, it'll go into effect. And advocates are hoping that will happen before Donald Trump's inauguration because Trump's last administration opposed using consent decrees. Once it's enacted, a federal judge and an independent monitor will oversee progress on it.

Well, once a federal judge signs it, it'll go into effect. And advocates are hoping that will happen before Donald Trump's inauguration because Trump's last administration opposed using consent decrees. Once it's enacted, a federal judge and an independent monitor will oversee progress on it.

And it'll stay in effect until the federal courts decide that all the conditions have been met, which could be years from now.

And it'll stay in effect until the federal courts decide that all the conditions have been met, which could be years from now.

And it'll stay in effect until the federal courts decide that all the conditions have been met, which could be years from now.