This story is just jaw-dropping: Eight minority Ramsey County corrections officers have filed discrimination charges with the state’s Department of Human Rights after they were barred from guarding or having any other contact with Derek Chauvin last month startribune.com/minority-corre…
"As Chauvin arrived, all officers of color were ordered to a separate floor, and a supervisor told one of them that, because of their race, they would be a potential 'liability' around Chauvin, according a copy of racial discrimination charges obtained by the Star Tribune."
"In explaining his actions, jail Superintendent Steve Lydon later told superiors that he was informed Chauvin would be arriving in 10 minutes, and made a call 'to protect and support' minority employees by shielding them from Chauvin. ... He has since been demoted."
"On May 30, multiple officers reported seeing surveillance footage of a white lieutenant who was granted special access to Chauvin’s cell, where she sat on his bunk and allowed him to use her cellphone — a significant policy violation."
"When Reuters inquired about a segregation order, Magnuson responded via e-mail that there was 'no truth to the report' and that Chauvin 'was treated according to procedure.' The outright denial only deepened the wound for officers of color."
