Minneapolis to ban ‘warrior’ training for police, mayor says
By: Andy Mannix, Star Tribune
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police officers will no longer be permitted to participate in “warrior”-style training, even on their own time.
Mayor Jacob Frey announced he will ban this popular training style at his State of the City address Thursday, saying he believes this will make Minneapolis the first city in the country to do so, according to a prepared version of his remarks.
Warrior training, which teaches officers to perceive threats all around them, came under scrutiny in the Twin Cities after revelations that Jeronimo Yanez — the former St. Anthony officer who shot and killed Philando Castile during a routine traffic stop in 2016 — had taken classes on it. Nationally, critics say this school of policing creates a higher likelihood for an unecessary use-of-force encounter with the public.
