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From YouTube: February 9, 2022 Update on Policy Work press conference
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Interim Civil Rights Director Alberder Gillespie, DeRay McKesson, and Katie Ryan will provide an update on their approach to reviewing and revising the Minneapolis Police Department’s no-knock warrant policy.
A
You
for
joining
us
here
today,
thank
you
to
deray,
mckesson
and
katie
ryan
for
joining
us
as
well,
and
to
our
interim
director
of
civil
rights
alberta
gillespie
for
joining
all
in
this
work.
We
are
hosting
this
call
to
provide
what
will
be
a
handful
of
updates
and
also
to
take
questions,
and
so
I'll
be
pretty
brief.
A
First,
I
want
to
tell
you
that
I've
asked
director
gillespie
to
join
us
today,
because
we
will
be
engaging
her
team
in
the
cell
civil
rights
department
in
this
policy
review
and
the
work
she
reached
out
after
the
fatal
shooting
of
amir
loch
and
made
clear
that
the
civil
rights
department
and
specifically
the
office
of
police
conduct,
review,
wanted
to
pursue
this
work.
I'm
glad
she
did
and
I
trust
that
we'll
have
a
stronger
process
for
it.
We're
also
casting
forward
when
it
comes
to
the
release
of
information
following
critical
incidents.
A
Mr
mckesson
is
also
joining
us
today,
after
several
conversations
with
him
throughout
throughout
the
past
week.
I
want
to
spell
out
exactly
what
the
terms
of
the
no
knock
moratorium
are.
So
today
we're
clarifying
the
the
exception
we
initially
outlined
that
the
chief
may
authorize,
no
knock
warrants
used
in
the
most
extreme
of
circumstances
is
not
needed,
so
the
intent
of
that
exception
was
already
baked
into
state
law.
It
was
already
there
so
to
be
abundantly
clear.
A
During
this
moratorium.
No
knock
warrants
will
be
neither
requested
nor
executed
by
the
minneapolis
police
department.
We
will
not
be
seeking
no
knock
warrants,
nor
will
we
be
executing
them.
So
those
are
a
few
baseline
facts.
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
you
had
and
with
that
I
am
honored
to
turn
it
over
to
our
interim
director
gillespie
director.
B
Thank
you.
Thank
you
mayor
first.
I
just
want
to
start
with
acknowledging
the
tragic
loss
of
life
of
mr
emir
locke
and
offering
our
deepest
condolences
on
behalf
of
the
civil
rights
department
to
his
family
and
just
to
follow
up
on
what
the
mayor
has
already
said.
I
just
want
to
talk
about
what
our
role
and
why
we
approach
the
mayor.
B
So
I
had
a
conversation
with
the
mayor.
We
decided
in
our
office
that
we
needed
to
do
an
internal
special
review
of
this.
No
of
our
no
knock
policy,
and
so
the
opcr
staff
they
have
unrestricted
access
to
the
extent
that
the
law
allows
of
the
records
of
the
mpd.
That
will
be
necessary
for
us
to
conduct
this
review.
B
B
I'm
really
excited
that
the
mayor
reached
out
to
campaign
zero
and
their
representatives
to
be
a
part
of
this
process.
Well,
the
external
review
process,
because
it
really
is
in
line
with
the
internal
review
process.
Part
of
what
we'll
do
as
opcr
is
to
look
at
best
practices
as
well
and
there's
value
added
by
collaborating
with
campaign
zero
representatives
to
look
at
what
are
the
practices
beyond
just
the
city
of
minneapolis,
the
state
of
minnesota?
What
are
those
best
practices,
and
how
can
we
come
up
with
the
best
policy
around
no
knock
warrants?
B
So
that
being
said,
I
want
to
now
pass
it
off
to
oh,
the
other
piece.
The
other
thing,
I
think,
is
that
the
mayor
mentioned-
and
I
just
want
to
comment
on-
I
think
it's
really
important-
to
review
our
communication
process
around
these
critical
incidents.
So
I'm
I'm
excited
that
we
will
be
participating
in
that
process
as
well,
and
our
primary
role,
though,
also
is
to
make
sure
that
we
are
being
accountable
to
the
community
and
that
we
are
doing
that
to
the
best
of
our
abilities.
B
C
I
believe
this
works
hi
everybody,
I'm
deray.
I
help
lead
campaign
zero,
I'm
also
joined
by
katie
ryan
who's.
Also,
a
part
of
this
team.
I
just
wanted
to
go
over
some
of
the
framing
for
how
we
got
here
in
this
work
and
then
what
we
plan
to
do
in
our
partnership
with
with
the
city
of
annapolis.
Forgive
me,
microsoft.
Teams
is
not
you
know
my
friend,
so
it
looks
like
I
can't
screen
share,
but
I
will
say
that
you
know
in
the
past
year
or
so
after
brianna
taylor
was
killed.
C
We
started
to
work
with
a
set
of
experts
to
think
about
how
to
limit
no
knock
raids
all
across
the
country.
Remember
that
you
don't
need
a
no
knock
warrant
to
conduct
and
not
grade
the
for
that
matter.
There
are
two
types
of
warrants:
there's
a
no
knock
warrant
and
then
there's
what's
called
a
knock
and
announce
both
of
those
can
functionally
be
used
to
raid
people's
homes.
C
So
part
of
our
work
is
to
make
sure
that
we
restrict
the
executions
of
all
search
warrants
in
ways
that
they
do
not
turn
in
to
no
not
grades.
We
worked
with
six
states
over
the
past
a
year
and
a
half
to
restrict
it
so
louisiana,
maine,
maryland,
nevada,
new
jersey
and
virginia
maryland
has
the
most
progressive
set
of
laws.
We
have
a
rubric
out
of
15
points.
C
Maryland
is
at
a
9.5
out
of
15.,
and
then
there
were
three
cities,
so
birmingham
pittsburgh
and
st
louis
pittsburgh
did
theirs
by
by
referendum
and
and
we
just
helped
them
think
through
it.
They
were
incredible
and
pushing
that
through
and
then
birmingham
and
saint
louis
we
work
with
the
actual
the
city
leadership
on
those.
But
these
are
the
most
progressive
laws
around
nanox
in
the
country
and
every
single
state
law
around
on
oxidized
past.
We
either
helped
write
or
wrote
what
you're
proud
of.
I
said.
C
C
There
are
a
host
of
areas
that
need
to
change
if
we're
going
to
get
to
a
place
where
no
knocks
are
restricted
in
a
way
that
makes
sense
for
community.
I
will
also
tell
you
that
we
pulled
this
issue
around
the
country
and
across
party
people
are
invested
in
the
end
of
no
not
grades.
The
police
do
not
need
these
raids
to
keep
communities
safe.
There
are
a
lot
of
places
that
do
not
have
no
not
grades
and
don't
have
no
knock
warrants,
and
safety
is
fine.
C
So
we
are
proud
to
partner
with
the
city
and
thinking
about
this,
but
even
more
proud
to
partner
with
community
members.
We've
talked
to
a
ton
of
people
already
who
have
ideas:
a
ton
of
people
both
in
minneapolis
and
people
all
across
the
country
in
communities
who
are
trying
to
think
through
what
this
means
and
what
solutions
actually
look
like
I'll
pass
it
over
to
katie
to
talk
through
some
of
the
things
that
we
have
learned
and
some
of
the
specific
things
in
minneapolis
that
we
have
heard.
D
Legislation
are
provisions
like
much
more
comprehensive
applications
around
search
warrants.
We
believe-
and
this
is
search
warrants
as
a
category-
not
just
no
knox
right.
We
believe
that
law
enforcement
should
provide
information
about
the
occupants
of
a
home.
A
judge
should
have
information
in
front
of
them
to
know
whether
or
not
there
are
toddlers
individuals
with
development,
disabilities
or
elderly
individuals
before
issuing
a
search
warrant
be
executed
at
a
particular
dwelling.
We
also
recommend
that
there
be
a
time
limit
for
which
a
search
warrant
can
be
open
or
active.
D
If
the
issue
is
so
urgent
that
law
enforcement
needs
to
go
into
someone's
home,
then
that
should
be
acted
upon
swiftly.
Current
state
statute,
right
now
in
minnesota
allows
for
a
search
warrant
to
be
active
for
10
days,
and
we
certainly
would
endorse
and
push
for
that
window
to
be
smaller
in
terms
of
search
warrant
execution.
D
We
have
several
recommendations,
including
requiring
that
officers
are
completely
visibly
attired
in
law
enforcement
gear
that
they
are
readily
identifiable
as
police,
that
we
put
an
end
to
nighttime
raids,
with
the
very
small
and
slim
exceptions
that
someone's
life
is
in
eminent
harm's
way.
We
also
have
recommendations
about
wait
times
for
30
seconds.
This
is
particularly
relevant
in
the
case
of
mr
locke.
D
We
also
have
additional
recommendations
about
consequences
for
individual
officers
who
breach
these
warrant
restrictions
and
oversight
in
terms
of
audio
and
visual
equipment.
That
should
be
present.
All
of
this
information
is
publicly
available.
An
analysis
of
the
existing
minneapolis
police
department
search
warrant
policy,
in
conjunction
with
state
statute,
is
available
on
our
website
and
all
no
knox,
as
well
as
other
analyses
of
other
cities
and
states
across
the
united
states.
D
A
E
F
Mr
mayor,
yes,
can
you
hear
me
hi
hannah
flood
here
from
fox
nine
question,
for
you
guys
it
sounds
like
some
of
the
confusion
or
concern
over
no
knock
warrants
is
language
in
how
they
are
obtained.
How
law
enforcement
department
can
go
to
a
judge
and
get
them
obtained
anything
you
guys
can
share
about
plans
to
change
that
language
to
say
when
these
warrants
might
be
allowed
mayor.
I
know
you
said
that,
no
matter
what
policy
changes
happen,
there
will
probably
be
that
loophole
for
extreme
circumstances.
F
A
Sure
I
will
take
a
first
crack
and
then
I
might
turn
it
over
to
mr
mckesson
or
miss
ryan.
They
can
further
provide
some
additional
context,
so
the
practice
around
the
issuance
of
no
knock
warrants
that
is
first
baked
into
state
law
and,
as
mr
mckesson
explained,
there
are
basically
two
forms.
There
is
a
no
knock
warrant
and
then
there
is
a
knock
and
announce
warrant
and
by
the
way,
the
terms
no
knock
and
no
announce.
They
are
largely
used.
A
It
would
apply
to
the
minneapolis
police
department,
so
the
minneapolis
police
department
would
neither
issue
nor
execute
a
warrant.
Even
if
the
issuance
came
from
another
entity.
So
minneapolis
police
department
cannot
be
on
either
end,
and
I
understand
that
these
issues
are
complex,
and
I
know
that
that
is
part
of
the
confusion
at.
A
E
A
A
E
Okay
and
we've
got
another
one
here
from
charmaine,
nero
with
kare11,
it's
a
two-parter
number
one
is:
how
long
will
this
moratorium
last
and
number
two
is?
Will
there
be
any
guidance
on
future
press
releases
and
transparency
on
behalf
of
mpd,
meaning
the
use
of
the
word
suspect
for
future
incidents.
A
So
to
the
first
question,
the
moratorium
will
last
until
a
permanent
policy
is
put
in
place
and
again
we
hope
to
have
a
permanent
policy
put
in
place
in
a
matter
of
weeks,
not
months,
and
so
we're
going
to
move
very
expeditiously
here.
I
know
that
both
our
our
expert
external
team,
our
internal
team,
in
the
form
of
our
our
civil
rights
department
and,
of
course,
the
the
community
oriented
process
as
well,
and
those
that
we
want
to
engage
that
have
on
the
ground.