Minneapolis: Three years after the George Floyd riots

>>> MAY 27, TWO DAYS AFTER THE KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD, THE AUTOZONE RIGHT HERE BURNED TO THE GROUND. THAT WAS AUGUST 2020 AND I WAS STANDING HERE IN THIS SPOT FOR THE PRECINCT OVER ONE SHOULDER AND THE BURN DOWN AUTOZONE OVER THE OTHER. IT WAS JUST 10 WEEKS AFTER THE GEORGE FLOYD RIOTS THAT DESTROYED SO MUCH OF THIS AREA. I DECIDED TO COME BACK IN THE SUMMER TO FIND OUT WHAT IS CHANGING. IS THE CRIME GETTING BETTER OR WORSE? IS THERE A POLICE PRESENCE HERE THAT IS TRUSTED? WHAT ABOUT THIS THIRD POLICE PRECINCT THAT WAS BURNED DOWN DURING THE RIOTS? DOES IT REMAIN A MONUMENT TO ANARCHY? WE DECIDED TO TALK TO A NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE. WHAT DO THEY THINK? THOUGHTS OF LOOKING AT THE OLD THIRD PRECINCT BUILDING THREE YEARS AFTER THE RIOTS? >> IT BRINGS BACK A LOT OF BAD MEMORIES BUT ALSO OBVIOUSLY THE POLICE OFFICERS THAT ONCE WORKED OUT OF THIS FACILITY. IT IS SAD TO SEE THREE YEARS LATER AND LITERALLY NOTHING HAS CHANGED. >> SCOTT IS A RETIRED MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER. HE WAS ONE OF THE COMMANDERS WHO LED THE POLICE RESPONSE AFTER GEORGE FLOYD'S DEATH. >> THE LAST TWO YEARS HAVE BEEN OFF THE HOOK FOR A PLACE OF VIOLENT CRIME IN MINNEAPOLIS. THERE HAVE BEEN SIGNS OF PROGRESS IN SOME AREAS AND SOME ANTIVIOLENCE INITIATIVES. HAVING SAID THAT CRIME IS STILL HIGH AND ANYTIME YOU HAVE OVER 400 FEWER OFFICERS THAN YOU HAD BEFORE, IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET A HANDLE ON STREET CRIME. >> IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THERE WILL BE A POLICE PRECINCT IN THIS ACTUAL AREA THAT SUFFERED SO MUCH AFTER THE FLOYD RIOTS. THE ACTIVISTS I THINK BELIEVE THAT IS A SURRENDER BY THE POLICE OR THE CITY COUNCIL. THEY CONSIDER IT A VICTORY. >> I TOTALLY AGREE. THE ACTIVISTS AND SOME OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE ACTIVISTS THEMSELVES CONSIDER IT A VICTORY TO NOT HAVE POLICE IN THE PRECINCT. SOME OF THE CITY COUNCIL DON'T WANT POLICE TO BEGIN WITH. THEIR AGENDA IS TO ELIMINATE THE POLICE AND TO DISRUPT LAW AND ORDER. THE RESIDENTS, HOWEVER, IF YOU TALK TO THE RESIDENTS THAT THEY WANT TO SEE THE POLICE IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY. >> IT'S BEEN A TOUGH COUPLE YEARS. >> MARK IS THE OWNER OF ACE HARDWARE IS A BUSINESS IN THE FAMILY FOR 70 YEARS. BUT LIFE HERE IS AN EASY. IT IS GETTING HARDER. CRIME AND FRANKLY A LACK OF POLITICAL LEADERSHIP DOESN'T HELP. I NOTICED YOU HAVE BLOCKED OFF SOME OF THE AISLES. WHY IS THAT? >> WE HAVE TO HELP PEOPLE DOWN THOSE ISLES. WE HAVE TOO MUCH LEFT. IN THE TOOL AREA A LOT OF THE THIEVES BREAKING INTO HOUSES AROUND HERE CANNOT EVEN BUY TOOLS OF THE TRADE. THEY HAVE TO STEAL THE CROWBARS AND SCREWDRIVERS. WE HAVE PROPANE TANKS THAT YOU EXCHANGE FOR YOUR GRILLS. WE HAD ALL 18 STOLEN ONE NIGHT. >> HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM. HOW HAS THAT IMPACTED THE RUNNING OF THIS FAMILY BUSINESS? >> THERE WAS A LOT OF TRASH. A LOT OF NEEDLES ALL OVER THE NEIGHBORHOOD. ONE OF THE YOUNG MEN THAT CUTS THE LAWNS IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS. AND MOST NEIGHBORHOODS YOU PICK UP STICKS AND TWIGS BEFORE CUTTING THE LONG. HE HAD TO PICK UP 20 NEEDLES THAT WERE IN HIS YARD. >> WE HAD THE ENCAMPMENTS LESS THAN HALF A BLOCK AWAY FOR SOME OF THIS STUFF. UNNECESSARY THINGS THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE TO HAPPEN. >> TONY WILLIAMS GREW UP IN THIS AREA AND HE HAS NOTICED A LOT OF CHANGES. >> WHERE WE GREW UP WE HAD EVERY RACE AROUND THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. WE HEAD NATIVES, BLACK, WHITE, HISPANIC, JAMAICAN, WE HAD THEM ALL TOGETHER AND WE WOULD HANG OUT AT EVERY HOUSE ALTOGETHER. ALL THE TIME. IT HAS CHANGED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, BUT SOMETHING HAPPENS. >> SOME OF THE FOLKS WE TALKED TO ARE TRYING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND SAW A REAL REASON FOR OPTIMISM. BUT THEN THERE ARE OTHERS WHO ARE LONGTIME RESIDENTS WHO SEE THE FAULT NOT ONLY WITH CITY OFFICIALS AND POLITICAL LEADERSHIP, BUT WITH THE COMMUNITY ITSELF. >> WE HAVE GOT TO RAKE UP AND BE MORE AWARE. EVERYBODY IS NOT FORCE. YOU PEOPLE LIKE AL SHARPTON LINING THEIR POCKETS EVERY TIME PEOPLE GET KILLED THEY FLY INTO TOWN. WE HAVE TO BE WISE. IT'S NOT ABOUT DEMOCRATS OR REPUBLICANS. WE'VE GOT TO READ THE ISSUES AND STUDIED THE ISSUES AND SEE IF ANYTHING CHANGED OUT OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE. AIN'T NOTHING CHANGED SINCE I BEEN HERE. IT IS SAFE TO SAY YOU HAVE MORE CHURCHES. THEY WANT TO SAY IT'S THE WHITE MAN FAULT. HOW ABOUT WE SAY SOMETIMES IT'S THE BLACK MAN'S EVOLVED. IT IS OUR COMMUNITY. AIN'T NO WHITE FOLKS COME IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH TRASH. THEY DON'T DO THE KILLING. IT IS US KILLING EACH OTHER. IT IS BLACK ON BLACK CRIME. IT IS BLACK ON BLACK CRIME. IT'S A SHAME WE HAVE ALL THIS MONEY. THIS COUNTRY HAS ALL THIS MONEY INTO TRYING TO GET THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY BACK ON TRACK. IT'S NOT HAPPENING. WHERE IS THE MONEY GOING? WE HAVE POTHOLES OVER HERE. IF YOU COME BACK NEXT YEAR, THIS CITY WILL STILL LOOK THE SAME. CHICAGO, SAN FRANCISCO AND ALL OVER. IT'S NOT ONLY MINNEAPOLIS. IT'S ALL OVER. IT'S LIKE A WAVE. >> WE LIKE TO GET OUT OF THE STUDIO AND TALK TO REAL PEOPLE

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Length: 5min 45sec (345 seconds)

Published: Fri Jul 28 2023