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Tina Smith: “What I hear from folks that live in North Minneapolis and Brooklyn Center and communities of color all over my state is…”

On the recordApril 14, 2021
What I hear from folks that live in North Minneapolis and Brooklyn Center and communities of color all over my state is they feel overpoliced and underprotected. So when they need help from law enforcement, they can’t find it, but when they were simply driving and minding their own business, they end up being pulled over in a traffic stop that could be fatal.
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Tina Smith
Democratic · Minnesota
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msnbc.com

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Senator Smith discusses the feelings of over-policing and under-protection in communities of color.

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