Star Tribune Article Rating

Justice Department finds pattern of discriminatory policing in Minneapolis

  • Bias Rating

    -24% Somewhat Liberal

  • Reliability

    40% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    -18% Somewhat Liberal

  • Politician Portrayal

    -2% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : The report found that, in less-lethal incidents, MPD officers frequently use "gratuitous force" on citizens who have already been restrained, subdued and handcuffed, in what was deemed "a "completely unnecessary act of violence" in violation of the Fourth Amendment.
50% : The Minneapolis City Council approved a wide-ranging series of reforms this spring to settle the state's case, including limiting the use of chemical irritants and barring officers from searches based on the smell of marijuana.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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