entity was at one time the fastest growing organization on the continent now watch the investigation that led to the french government the. generation 8. of the special to paul to investigation on a 0. 0 . hello there i'm the stones here 10 you're watching our special coverage of the murder trial of derek shows and he's a former u.s. police officer accused of murdering george show is the african-american man died after shave a knelt on his neck of to detaining him while an emergency room doctor who treated mr floyd testifies he likely died from a lack of oxygen. and other news jordan's king uncle to mediate with former crown

prince who is under house arrest accused of plotting to destabilize the country. rescue efforts continue in eastern indonesia after torrential rain courses floods and landslides burying homes and even sweeping some away. and india's daily coronavirus infections hit a new record passing 100004 the fast time. now the emergency room doctor who cared for george floyd has been testifying at the trial of derek sheridan he's the former minneapolis police officer accused of killing the unarmed black man last may dr bradley i'm going feld said for his heart had stopped when paramedics brought him to the hospital lagan failed explains that he tried to resuscitate for 30 minutes before pronouncing him dead shaven is facing

charges including 2nd degree murder after nailing on for its neck for more than 9 minutes. was your leading theory then for the cause of most of floyd's cardiac arrest. the oxygen deficient. that was one of the more likely possibilities i thought that at the time based on the information i had it was more likely than the other possibilities and dr is there another name for death by oxygen deficiency. well in fashion now joins us from outside that courthouse in minneapolis allan dr langan felt was very much a factual witness but really both sides trying to extract what they needed out of his testimony that. exactly it was a key moment because of course remember the prosecution are saying that the reason george floyd died who decide what the defense are saying was because the derrick children had his knee on his neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds that deprived him of

oxygen and that's what led to the heart attack which eventually killed him but the doctor said that he didn't know what had happened on the scene also was very factual about the fact that george boy didn't receive any c.p.r. until the emergency medics arrived after he got into cardiac arrest probably reduce the chances of survival quite significantly between 10 and 15 percent for every minute that that didn't happen once he was in the hospital room they walked on him for more than 30 minutes but they realized they simply weren't going to revive him so had to pronounce him dead the doctor was asked would the possibility be that something else could have caused a spic see could have been drug use or something else and he didn't rule that out but certainly just by making the point and there surely there is fixation a lack of oxygen could have led to the heart attack or was a significant part of what the prosecution are trying to remember the prosecution have to prove these facts all the defense have to do is create in the jury

a reasonable doubt to try and acquit the person that they are defending the law and we have also very recently just been hearing from the minneapolis police chief and i think chief our agenda has even previously used the word murder to describe what happened to george floyd he also has a background in internal affairs how significant is his testimony today. he's been a police officer in minneapolis for more than 30 years has been the chief for more than 3 this is a huge cultural movement forget for a moment just. what's happening with the prosecution but this is a big cultural moment that the head of a police service a police force whatever you want to call them actually appears in court to give evidence for the prosecution against someone who was one of its own officers remember 24 hours after george floyd died derek children was called by the police chief and he was fired by him he called it a significant moment he said when you're the head of the police service here in minneapolis you have to realize that your 1st duty is to meet the community where

they are. when we get the call from our communities it may not often be their best day and they may be experiencing something that is very traumatic. but we're going to respond but we have to take that into consideration because as i mentioned again we may be the 1st and last time we have an interaction with the minneapolis police officer so we have to make it count it matters the police chief spoke a great deal about training training for rookies training for people who've been on the force for some considerable time the whole idea is that the defense will present the fact that derek acted within the guidelines that were provided by minneapolis police what we gather from what the police chief is saying is that that is not the case that he was doing something that was beyond the bounds of what he possibly been taught possibly what he possibly what he'd seen on a training course all of that will become

a pattern over the next couple of hours 2 very important witnesses for the prosecution and we'll continue watching that very closely indeed alan fischer there from outside that courthouse for us in minneapolis thanks so much alan well let's now bring in mary frances berry she is a professor at the university of pennsylvania and she joins us now from new orleans and professor berry just listening there to the police chief at times in his testimony she found on appeared to be addressing really all of the people who are watching this trial that's being televised to really try to reach out to communities and regain trust to king says that as part of his role here. yes and that's why they have them is police chief they hope that he will be able to do that for the city and also in this trial to explain to everyone why he fired show then and the other police officers and why he thought it was important to do so to do so and that he is the right chief to be able to explain that and that's what he was trying to do a huge emphasis so far has been on police training in that way and accountability

and this is really one of the pillars of the prosecution case right that mr shaven acted beyond what he had been taught to all on green to do and we've heard the policy discussed over and over again and shown to us and i think what we will now get into the chief's explaining in detail why he why he fired the flow of the police and that they weren't followed in the policies and to tell us that and persuade us that that was the case and to do that before the defense says a chance to come in and say bit he did exactly what he was supposed to do or something i'll just take a step back here i know police chief found on the hit key in self has testified for the prosecution in another trial against a police officer and then can you give us a sense of just how common this is to actually hear a chief testify against one of their end. yeah it's not common that a police chief will or police officers who will testify against the police it has

happened in other cases not achieving what other officers but we know that in most police cases where there is alleged abuse there aren't any been in a trials in the 1st place and if they are then the police usually side with the police officer who's been charged and the person is usually acquitted and that is why this whole process is so painful for so many people including my friends and relatives who say they can't even bear to look at it because they have seen this happen over and over and over again and they have seen people be acquitted after all the trauma and they watched it and they've been saying that and they are disturbed and in the end no matter what happens there are quit it so they're afraid that it will happen again and we'll have to see but i think the prosecution is putting on a very good case the best they can and that the police chief is very persuasive a lot as are saying any of you know of a case in minnesota has been televised like this and you say people obviously

watching this trial if they can bear it very closely is there a level of transparency head that perhaps has not existed in the past when it comes to proceedings like this. well they can see it day by day but they have seen they people murdered by a policeman one day after another video the whole thing over and over and over and over again and so to watch the trial every day and to look at the detail and the way the prosecution is proceeding and to think in your own mind that there's no way this guy is going to be acquitted but the pain and suffering of taking that he will be because all those other people have been acquitted is too much for some people and therefore they're not even watching it and we saw that with some of the witnesses who testified in the way they broke down and they could hardly stand and they explained what was happening to them maybe this time maybe because it is telling maybe some of the jury it will be moved to convict but we'll just have to

see that professor berry does feel like the prosecution has really been wanting to highlight the culture within the pace for us we also had the beginnings of that argument from some of the paramedics who testified last week i'm curious do you feel that part of this case and the way that chief ira donda has approached all of this is that part of the beginning of some kind of reform within the play system or are you still very cynical about that. i'm cynical because. you know i can't believe in something happening that has never happened before and it would have probability but if they put they're putting on an excellent case they are doing the best they can to show the public what is needed what happened and to make sure that the jury is persuaded if they are then it will be a new departure and then we can count on feeling very positive about the police and community relations and the like but if if all this happens all of this case being

put on the television of it and everything else means that he still gets acquitted then i think people will be even more distressed and more disturbed mary frances berry that professor at the n.s.a. of pennsylvania great to get your thoughts here with us now to sam will have face the check and shortly thanks for being with us. thank you well the trial is currently on lunch recess and it should resume very shortly we will bring that all to you live here on al-jazeera when that happens. but in the meantime let's bring you some of the day's other news jordan's king abdullah has put his uncle in charge of handling the situation with the formal crown prince now according to an announcement made by the royal court on twitter prince hunter says he is committed to the family's approach he's currently under house arrest on sunday the jordanian government said it for said what it calls a malicious plot to destabilize the country king abdullah's half brother says he's

being punished for speaking out against corruption he made those comments and a new race force recording. the situation is a little bit difficult all the guards have left and the chief of staff threaten me on behalf of top agencies officials were recorded his words and send them to my family and those outside the country just in case something happened and now waiting for their action i'm not going to escalate but i will not abide myself by their orders to stay at home not to use to eat not to be in contact with people and not to see my family but have been told by the chief of staff is not acceptable under any circumstances so i'm still waiting for this matter to be sorted out i want to talk again i am has more now for us from a long. what you hear in that phone call is defiance a little bit of fear and anger bear in mind that prince hamza has been echoing the frustrations of the opposition here talking about alleged widespread corruption

within the government talking about malfeasance and what he called incompetence by the government in terms of implementing what he's believes are failed economic policies what you're hearing from the government is that prince hamza and his associates conspired with foreign entities to destabilize jordan but we don't know what foreign entities the government is talking about as far as we know prince hamza has not been charged with anything and the government as of sunday was maintaining that he has not been placed under house arrest so again this recording at least on the part of prince hum's is a way to control the narrative share his side of the story and if there was any doubt already prince homs i was extremely popular in jordan viewed as pious modest forging tight relations with the tribes and really echoing the sentiments of the opposition here these recordings are only serving to make him even more popular

among a segment of the population. now turkey's president says a lesser by retired admirals criticizing a government plan to build the can now has the implications of a coup in it the 10 officers who've been arrested warned that the istanbul project could jeopardize an international treaty the montreaux convention governs the use of checking is waterways the government has said that the $9000000000.00 construction will ease shipping traffic on the busy bus frustration more. this is definitely an elite intended attempt the duty of retired admirals $104.00 of them is not publishing statements about a political debate that includes an implication of a crew. who have a reins and strong winds are making such efforts in indonesia and east timor very difficult flash floods and landslides have cut off several communities at this point at least 95 people have been killed dozens more are still missing just to washington reports now from jakarta. into the shoes east nusa tenggara rescue

efforts are underway after flash floods and landslides in this village police and soldiers trying to pull people to safety i just got in my village the water is higher than my head it has not yet subsided many say the loved ones are still missing. in east flores was the worst hit a tropical system is causing heavy rain strong winds and choppy seas in the area adding to the challenge of getting rescuers and essential to the island. in west timor hundreds are in evacuation centers who made the thing without even a partner for myself and my house is by the sea the water rose up and entered our house everything is ruined everything flooded so we took refuge here. authorities say many houses were damaged republican opponent watch he was a naval continued recreation of the fact that people security forces are working together with volunteers after the identify victims even evoke what the hell they

didn't see to come but few 100. president joko widodo has urged people to be on a god. that moneyball but. i ask people to follow the instructions of field offices stay alert for floods and landslides because of the high intensity of extreme rains indonesia's neighbor east timor was also badly hit and the disaster could have an impact on its efforts to fight cope with 19 like you said child flight as arrived in delhi at 1 o'clock delhi time today with the 1st 24000 government in vaccines just. now the challenge now will be how to roll out the vaccination with damage to infrastructure as authorities in both countries work to get a sense of the scale of the destruction there feel is the environmental disaster will deepen an ongoing health crisis just a washington al-jazeera jakarta. an investigation is underway in bangladesh after

a ferry and a cargo ship collided at least $27.00 bodies have been recovered so far several more have to be missing police say the ferry was packed with people traveling ahead of new coronavirus restrictions and brian reports. on the banks of the. desperate families waited for news there was a good idea but as the hours passed the anger. was on the low. point but it's yet to be retrieved was such a delay. the small ferry had been carrying about 50 people when it collided with a cargo vessel on sunday night police say it was dreadful most kilometers before it sank and the cargo vessel fled the scene the ferry was finally pulled from the water on monday 18 hours later rescuers say they were delayed by bad weather however that one time i appeal to the prime minister with please let us get the

bodies of my father and mother. and the hours that followed body after body was brought ashore including children. were found still inside the ferry said to be packed with people rushing to get back to their hometowns. the government had announced a week long lockdown to counter a spike in corona virus cases there were more than 7000 new infections reported on sunday the highest in a single day under the restrictions which are now in force all domestic travel services are suspended that seen a rush on buses ferries trains and flights hundreds die in ferry accidents every year in bangladesh blamed on badly maintained vessels poor safety standards and overcrowding witnesses report the capsized ferry was carrying too many people well thorazine though believe the cargo vessels crew was negligent and say they're

looking into what happened but maybe here hold out little hope for answers. critics argue investigations are often promised but rarely followed through. brian al-jazeera. says it's taken back control of the northern town of palma from an armed group that attacked us military spokesman says a significant number of fighters were killed during that operation and he has the story. soldiers patrol the streets of palmer army commanders say the military is backing control of the town nearly 2 weeks after it was seized by armed groups so see if we cleared the last area this morning and is completely safe in the next few hours if we need to bring in any planes with food for the population that's going to be done with no problem it is secure there's not much left of palmer buildings including the town's hospital the state prosecutor's office banks and shops are

badly damaged and soldiers have the grim task of covering up dead bodies lying on the street the increasing boldness of the terrorist activities that we've seen in mozambique is very concerning indeed i think the violence they have perpetrated on civilians in mozambique is truly atrocious and it has been condemned in needs to be condemned again and again the governor of kabul to god admitted the situation is bleak but said he's optimistic things can improve and. we are here because our security and defense forces defend the country and everything that has been said and the government position is that the job has been done we defeated the enemy. around 75000 people used to live in palmer most escaped the attack around 2000 displaced people made it to the city of pemba but the influx is putting pressure on local services and families peter in greeley took in 7 relatives and is now

struggling to make ends meet. it's a big sacrifice i used to buy one sack of rice which was enough for all of us but now i have to buy 23 secs because we have so many people to feed food is expensive much more expensive with all these refugees the u.n. says more than 20000 people stayed in palmer despite the attack it's hoped those who left will be able to return home soon victoria gate and be al jazeera. turning to the corona virus pandemic now and india has recorded its biggest 1000 infections since this pandemic began more than 100000 cases in a single day maharashtra state is the worst affected with almost 2 thirds of those total cases that's prompted the states in person night curfew and weekend lockdowns 7 other states are also reporting a steep rise and his problem has more now from new delhi. the day on day for the past 2 months the gone from an average of around 10000 cases in early february to

more than 100000 cases on sunday for the 1st time in the past year. recorded its highest number of 57000 cases on sunday and maharashtra along with a handful of states states account for most of the cases in the country the other states. and. now here in delhi the cases were $4000.00 on sunday that's the highest since last year so promised in that in the board he held a meeting on sunday to review the situation and he said that the rise was due to what he called the sharp decline and appropriate behavior like wearing masks and social distancing pandemic fatigue and also what he called the lack of effective implementation of containment measures he is sending medical teams to maharashtra to assess why the situation has remained the worst in the country they over the past year he's also sending teams to the states of punjab and. just leave the death

rate just so disproportionately high in those states now punjab has recorded has seen the highest number of cases of the u.k. variant of the corona virus but health officials in india maintain that the variants whether they are from the u.k. brazil south africa. and variants to be found in india that those variants aren't responsible for the rise in cases they say it is because of. people letting the dollar down after the numbers fall as much as they did any of the c.s. . went up to take a while as opponent ologist and also ahead of the unit and the should have been you know split hospital by he says that to nations are causing people to become complacent and i think change. in this one to be. modest so be well it's 50 states right now place around $60000.00 cases which is a record of plus $24.00 initially the student was struggling

a lot but what they really don't was for me or anybody are patients very small. expecting this biggest school. for which you monitor bowman has already come up with some c.d.'s actions of the curfew and my curfew that all of the mall of the dogs are restoring ought always to be closed you need to be a good morning 7 pm howard because you know maybe some guys just you know they have the like people lined up all. the guns have come down all the people have begun of . basic like a follow up question 3 points started going into space trumping into their mind you go to the sion the services they need to be forbidden specially basically the lesson to shoot and i will prospectively saw ourselves in the state probably the

best this is. all over the media. or by this group by definition i was of. we've just been followed by a number of cases over did we maybe people have somewhere become bigger than this if you use that one job of acting or one shot of bison it will make him use immunity we did not the right. well meanwhile england is going to begin lifting some coronavirus restrictions next week outdoor pubs gyms and shops will be allowed to reopen from monday as it slowly eases out of its national lockdown the government is also testing a possible vaccine passport system but it's still unclear when the travel restrictions will actually be left a. result of your efforts and of course with the vaccine roll out is that i can today confirm that from monday the 12th of april we will move to step 2 of our road map reopening shops gyms zoos holiday campsites personal care

services like hairdressers and of course big gardens and outdoor hospitality of all kinds and on monday the 12th i will be going to the pub myself and cautiously but irreversibly raising a point of beer to my lips while in china hell as in london with more on what's changing. well into a phased unlocking process and prime minister boris johnson in a briefing earlier careful not to promise more than he can deliver but he did say the prime minister that there is nothing in the data currently to suggest there should be any deviation from what he calls the roadmap to freedom so the unlocking will continue with next monday april the 12th the reopening of non-essential business hospitality outlets able to serve customers outdoors and beyond that towards the end of may the hopeful return to some form of international travel there will be more detail on that to come next week was very clear that the

government now is trying very hard to figure out how this unlocking can go ahead as safely as possible specifically without jeopardizing the success of the vaccine program so the prime minister confirming that a series of trials will go ahead in the weeks to come in mass public venues to come up with some sort of coded certification scheme some will call it a coded passport that will tell you if you've had a negative test or whether you've had a vaccination or whether you've got immunity coded to be able to allow crowds back into big public venues it's the sort of thing that sends shivers up the spines of civil liberties groups and libertarian m.p.'s but boris johnson making it clear that at some point and in some circumstances something like that will in the future be necessary and announcing as well that alongside that there will be an imminent expansion of the testing program here's another means to suppress the virus from friday in england everyone will be given for free up to 2 lateral flow tests to

take themselves at home on meanwhile chile has halted all international travel in an effort to cap a widespread surge of infections of $1000.00 now officials say borders will be closed for one month both nationals and foreigners are prohibited from leaving the country except for imagine. chile has now recorded more than 1000000 cases despite having one of the world's fastest vaccination rates. philippines is also struggling to cope with a dramatic surge in cases that the capital and nearby provinces are now under the highest tier of social distancing restrictions and are going to has more now from another doctor greece but delia is the medical director of with the leading public hospitals in manila she says health workers across the country have been overwhelmed by the pandemic but today at least there are some signs of progress it's the 2nd day of public inoculations against 19 and she says this is what gives

those working on the front line some hope this vaccination is the solution for this disease so there's no other way to fight 19 but little box in the vaccination is the solution for the nation at this hospital at least 1300 medical workers are receiving their 2nd dose of vaccine people here tell us they have to line up for hours but it's something that they don't mind they say because in a country with more than a 100000000 people they tell us they feel grateful to be inoculated now the government is facing delays in its national inoculation drive due to limited supplies and its own initial restrictive policies towards vaccine imports but it now promises to inoculate around $70000000.00 filipinos by the end of this year for the country's health community this cannot come soon enough the philippines is

facing a steep rise in corona virus cases hospital's intensive care and isolation bed facilities have reached critical levels by you know your workers we are already preparing to mend the shortage of medical workers in manila by sending some from nearby provinces this is something that we expect in a matter of these. forcing the government to reimpose tighter restrictions it had already implemented one of the strongest and strictest lockdowns in the world last year and many year have grown weary of what they see as the government's top stands in fighting the pandemic but for nurse assistant of lori bullen getting her 2nd doze means she's able to worry less about infecting her own family. that it feels like liberation be soon now i can refocus and taking care of me it's

i am happy a glimmer of hope she says in what otherwise appears a very desolate situation jim duggan al-jazeera manila. well let's bring you some breaking news now jordan's a former crown prince hamza who is currently under house arrest has signed a letter saying that he places himself in the hands of the king and that he remains committed to the constitution of jordan the royal court has released that statement after king abdullah put his uncle in charge of handling that situation with prince hamza now on sunday the jordanian government has said it through showed what it calls a malicious plot to destabilize the country king abdullah's half brother had previously said that he was being punished for speaking out against corruption. well for the malaysian prime minister najib razak is asking a court to overturn his conviction on corruption charges he was sentenced to 12 years in prison last year and fined $50000000.00 in a case involving the state's investment fund one n.d.p.

not jade was found guilty of a criminal breach of trust the abuse of power and money laundering front street reports now from kuala lumpur i'm sorry we will come back to that little bit later but right now let's take you back trust special coverage of derek chauvinism out a trial in the united states and we are hearing now from the minneapolis police chief he is testifying about what happened around the killing of george floyd as well as the the policies and procedures that exist in the police let's listen your attention to. exhibit 219 which is m.p.v. policy 5 dash 304. to take a look at the section here that's been wired deescalation tactics clues but are not limited to if you would please just summarize for the jury the different bullets that you see here. yes some of the bullets here for the escalation tactics of one moment. oh. all

right. thank you. please resume. yes some of the. deescalation tactics that are noted here included are limited to placing barriers between and on cooperate of subject of an officer communication from a seated position intend to gain the subject's compliance using verbal persuasion it buys minutes or warnings using verbal techniques to calm an agitated subject and promote rational decision making. calling for additional resources to assist including more officers c.h.p. officers and officers equipped with less lethal tools. officers are those who've been through the crisis intervention training courses are correct that is. me up with police officers that at the training center taught different techniques

and how to implement this policy that is correct and if you personally attended the training. did you find it useful to have. and you can we we've talked a little bit then of behavioral crises and identifying behavioral crises. how does the minneapolis police department respond to persons in a behavioral crisis. one of the 1st important things is trying to get as much information prior to the call as possible. but soon is officers at least have knowledge that this could be a potential situation with that call or. this deescalation piece should kick in and while they may not know exactly what they're going to encounter with a arrive on the scene. this body of knowledge that they've been taught should at

least be kind of forefront in terms of the different tools that they'll be used as using possibly to help deescalate that situation what is an e.d.p. was an acronym. the acronym e.v.p. is labeled through our minneapolis emergency communications center as a emotional emotionally disturbed person and so when minneapolis police officers receive a call that is prompting them that there's at least initial information if they're going to be responding to someone who may be in crisis and that's something that the officer and then be communicated by a dispatcher prior to going to the scene correct that is correct however when they are if if that information. it is not imparted upon them they make their own assessment at the see as to whether the person could potentially be an e.d.p. is that correct that is correct it indicated that minneapolis police department receives over 100000 calls

a year calls for service is that right it is do you have an idea of how many calls for services involve people in crisis. i believe in 2019 minneapolis police officers responded to 4500 of those signify it is even calls yes you know in terms of teaching officers how to recognize a person who made potentially be in crisis and therefore unable to comply with commands you. place these different signs in to impede the policy that spread and i'd like to direct your attention now to exhibit 231. and ask them to be published and this is a sudden dash 809 crisis intervention policy you say it begins here sorry but it will go ahead and. over to page 2.

to highlight pleas for the jury the definition of a crisis. and again in the definition of a crisis under him p.d. policy generally speaking we're talking about some of the same things that we saw before in the deescalation policy is that right that is occurring. there can be mental illnesses that raid as substance abuse can be a crisis or a barrier to communication correct and same with the various stressors is there a yes. then further if you can as a size the crisis intervention definition. and

officers when they either respond to an e.d.p. call or are aware that the person may be in crisis and attempt a crisis intervention about that is a correct and generally speaking what is the officer supposed to do to a person in crisis and then to deescalate that situation. and the policy then of the minneapolis police department handling persons in crisis if we could look at section 3 of the policy would be the next stage. room 3. in accordance with the minneapolis police department all policy would but officers are supposed to do our these supposed to handle encounters with individuals who are experiencing crisis. we really want to again we want to meet people where they are we want to bring our values. our principles to those situations.

we recognize that oftentimes people who are experiencing crisis it is not something that they brought on themselves but they're dealing with and so there's a sense of dignity and respect that we should be honoring when we come to those calls and so as it's mentioned here that values of a protection safety and sanctity of life oftentimes again we are that 1st face of government that they're going to see that maybe 3 o'clock in the morning and so we have to wear many hats but we want to be respectful in that care that we're trying to provide for that individual and sometimes a person's might be experiencing some sort of a breakdown that you know maybe they did partially bring upon themselves is that right that is correct in that there are those people still entitled to be treated in accordance with m.p.t. policy yes they are.

and. this policy again is imparted in training at the training center by that group is that right that is correct. now i'd like to if you can take that down please talk to you. a little bit about officers role as 1st responders in terms of providing basic medical care for it. and so with that can you tell the jury are minneapolis police officers trained to provide basic medical care yes we are and can you please describe what what level and where there are various different levels of medical care that someone could be trained in. so most of the current members will have at least basic training in terms of 1st responder the a.b.c.'s airway breathing circulation. the effects of.

applying direct pressure on wounds to stop bleeding many of the things that we will respond to perhaps just because we're closer to a call than perhaps or m.s. or fire before they get there and they're obviously have a higher degree level of training but the training that we have in that we receive it's very vital because those seconds are vital our officers carry turning kits we respond to situations where members in our community will have gunshot wounds and matter of fact a couple of my officers a couple of weeks ago saved a young man who was shot in the femur and was bleeding profusely but because they got there quickly knew how to apply that turn a kit those are some of the basics direct baby that breathing calls our officers have saved the lives of children who've choked or what have you because they've applied or they've been able to help start emergency breathing for them so those

are those are some of the basic types of 1st aid that are just compressions and those types of basic 1st aid. and our officers are you know specifically trained at the training center to provide this basic sort of 1st aid that is and is the minneapolis police department have a policy regarding any duty that an officer would have to apply that training to a real life situation is. we we recognize it did i mention that we are oftentimes going to be the 1st ones to respond to someone who needs medical attention and and so we absolutely have a duty to render that aid and that of course is in the policy and procedure manual is that right it's if i can display exhibit 230 which is impeded policy 7 dash 350. emergency medical response. in under

roman one you see that the purpose of the policy is to lay out in writing the roles and responsibilities of minneapolis police department employees in incidents involving a medical emergency is that right is if we. could take a look at the policy itself. roman to does that explain what the minneapolis police officer is supposed to do when they come upon a medical emergency or a medical emergency develops on a call yes what are they supposed to do. one while awaiting the m.s.c. m.b.d. employees assisting an individual having an acute medical crisis shall provide any necessary 1st stayed consistent with their m.p. training as soon as practical and so then that presumes of course they're waiting for either a mouse or waiting for some kind of emergency services that right that is very so wouldn't be fair to see that this policy that is in 2 parts officer has to request

a mauser ambulance correct yes and while waiting for the ambulance they have to provide they're required to provide what medical training skills they have to attempt to save the person that is. minneapolis police officers provided no lock zone or nor can kits if you are what are in those. it is it is basically a inhaler for community members who we may respond to have overdosed. it is to if they've overdosed and are out it is to give them that inhaler injection so that they can hopefully come to and so we lose a few years ago where for the most part of me i was fire department were the ones that responded to overdose and carried the can unfortunately our city is cities

across the country saw an uptick in heroin and opioid overdoses we had to make sure that we were again because we were oftentimes the 1st ones to come across these situations we wanted to make sure that we were in service to our communities and making sure that we could save lives that we were equipping our folks with american and a policy developed as a result of this is that right there is if i can show you exhibit 229 it's probably . just nor can policy 7 dash 348 that is for us and our officers provided training in the administration of our can yes under appropriate circumstances it is. and i'd like to talk to you a little bit about the use of force. minneapolis have a written policy governing proper and authorize use of force if we do

and this is generally covered in the 5 dash $300.00 series of the policy and procedure manual yes it is willing to discuss some of that manual with you in the policy with you at this time if we can pull and displayed exhibit 216. under the purpose of the policy which is 5 dash 301 can you please read the 1st. sutton's under subparagraph. yes sanctity of life and the protection of the public shall be the cornerstones of the n.p.t.'s use of force policy does that mean . all the things that we do as peace officers for the minneapolis police department. and i mentioned the thousands of calls that our men and women respond to it is my firm belief that the one singular incident we will be

judged forever on will be our use of force and so while it is absolutely imperative their officers go home at the end of their shift we want to make sure and ensure that our community members go home to and so sanctity of life is absolutely vital that that is the pillar for use of force. has this generally always been the case with me affluence use of force policy is not going to that change. we implemented this particular in 2016. as the training and use of force and the application of use of force policy and imparted including this philosophy on to police officers in training at the training center is or is. is the policy itself define force which is force. yes it does if we can take a look at exhibit 217 published that. he

highlighted use of force. generally speaking what it is force. it can be any physical contact it can be with the weapon and it could be with a vehicle but it's any sort of physical contact that is more likely to render harm or injury to someone is a restraint is the use of restraint considered force that would be considered force . and what type of force is authorized under departmental policy. we under 6 or 9 the. operate under the use of force the grampy kannan said you objected lee reasonable force and if i could display exhibit 217.

it's. first it go back to 5 yes 3035 yes 3 o 3 authorizes force is that right and you mention 60906 state statute authorizing force under certain circumstances is that right yes and the phrase that's used for the authorization of force is what type of force reasonable . and that force can be authorized under certain circumstances is all right so now if you would go to the next page and let's talk about the circumstances under which a police officer is authorized properly to use force.

what are the circumstances under which an authorized novice or is authorized to use force an opposite is authorized to use force affecting a lawful arrest executing a legal process and forcing an order of the cord and any other duties imposed upon that officer and that term reasonable force is further do any of the policy is that right gives we take a look at exhibit $217.00 i believe in the definition of checked of lead reasonable force. and you please read that definition here is the amount and type of force that would be considered rational and logical to an objective officer on the scene supported by facts and circumstances known to an officer at the time the force was used. you discussed a case the conner write the conner factors and i'd like you to fill 1st of all is the policy referenced the kind of factors that you just mention is if you could

display 217 page 2. and we have 3 bullet points here. under the connor factors and that is the officer supposed to look at the the totality of the circumstances right it's in the 3 bullets and here the officer is supposed to consider are what the officer should consider the severity of the crime at issue whether the suspect poses an immediate threat to the safety of the officers or others and whether he is actively resisting arrest or attempting to evade arrest by flight and to see these these 3 different considerations are things that you can attribute to the subject correct yes that's the subjects' conduct not someone else's is. and of course it has to be judged by a reasonable police officer on the scene at the time correct yes. no

do you recall a good leader here talking about what happened on may 25 2020 involving george floyd do you recall why the officers were responding to foods on that day the original reason for the call. of the original reason for the call was a response regarding a counterfeit. situation at the store at the intersection of $38.00 and chicago. in terms of you know the deployment of your resources at the minneapolis police department in those chief how do you rate i guess the severe d. of that offense the seriousness of the offense. it would probably not rise to the level of particularly in light of. last year the level of

violent crime that we've experienced in the city but it. we would certainly respond to it but it would not rise to the level in terms of severity of the crime here. in looking at the particular type of crime is that one for which suspect is typically taken into a custody arrest typically not why is that. if if it's not a violent felony felony. we also in. coordination with our jail system in our courts. we've there's been a shift over the years to make sure that the individuals who are going to jail are those who from a public safety standpoint need to be at least in that facility and they need to go to jail and if we can i properly identify in the situation. you know we can always charge be

a complaint in other things and so so that's one of the reasons why you use the phrase i guess violent felony would say what's the more important part whether it's violent or whether it's a felony holmes why is that while it can certainly endangered not only officers but the community. where something that's merely labeled a felony may or may not require a full custody arrest that is really. in our minneapolis police officers trained in the use of force gives pre-service in the academy and also. post service that we can service training gives. and her officers taught the standard that force must be reasonable at the time that what is applied gives the entire time it's applied gives. our officers. the need to assess and reassess and re-evaluate situations in the field

yes we are are you familiar with minneapolis police departments that are critical thinking model is how are you familiar with that. it was something that i wanted to embark and make sure that was part of our training curriculum that also includes the aspects of procedural justice and procedural justice is really it's actually research and evidence based. learning that has shown that if police departments. treat people with respect give them voice. establish neutral engagements and build areas of trust it. our communities are more likely to cooperate with us we're likely to be seen more as legitimate as actually showing their employees or come to work their wellness is better and so so this is very important work and

so it's part of that procedural justice i just mentioned is part of that critical thinking their training at this time it has to display only to the witness exhibit for jennifer cation 276. certainly recognize exhibit 276 is being impeded critical decision making model yes for exhibit 276. $276.00 is a recent permission to publish. so we we heard about the model now we get to actually see it and if you could have a large of the graphic please. and so this is what the model looks like and sort of the wheel is arrayed gives the 1st stage of the critical thinking model a decision making model is information gathering yes explain that please it's very vital that we rely upon. trying to gather as much information as possible so

that we can. try our best to effectively. go in and respond in manage that situation. trying to gather as much information at the onset is very important but we also need to make sure that we're continuing to try to gather as much information as we're we're dealing with the the scene of the call see the arrow points in 2 directions and wanted points the middle of the circle points neutrality respect and trust and the other arrow points to the threat or risk assessment let's talk about the middle of the circle 1st and what is that middle circle supposed to be representing well that that's the. and suppose really of what continues to guide us so for example information gathering while we may associated specifically

with receiving a 91 call and the dispatcher giving us information but. information gathering could be that officers come across a call that they were dispatched to and they need to talk to a community member. if they don't treat that community member with respect or give them a voice it's likely that they will receive less information that will be less helpful and then resolving that call so that voice of neutrality respect and trust that has to guide and be a part of all of that critical. decision making model so let's go to the next step the officers gathered some initial information and now the officer has a position to need to think about it or assess it is that right yes and so the next step is the threat or risk assessment. is there a difference between a threat and risk. there can be in terms of the terms

of what is being played out at the time and you're constantly evaluating that and of course the information that you're receiving which may be fluid is going to dictate that threat or risk yes and so then once the officer has made an assessment of a threat or a risk the next authority to act what does that mean. that may mean the officer now based upon that information that they received evaluating that threat or risk am i going to act is going to be physical arrest and i'm going to separate parties. going to require report all of these things so but it's getting more information for the officer to guide he or she in terms of what is the next appropriate step the they need to act and take and so if we were to least do to this point in the in the model put a scenario into action the information gathering the officer perceives that someone

is approaching them with a weapon like a like a bat. and so then they would reflect on that and determine whether or not this is a risk. it's about maybe the person is at a baseball game or a threat that is being brandished correct then after that under authority to act if they've determined that this in fact is a risk and that they're being threatened they would look at the authority back to the policy and procedure that is a right yes under what is the use of force policy what tools are available to me to respond here is. the next step then after considering the authority to act to goals and actions which is that. the goals are the officers making an assessment so with the authority act will resolve this situation. will separating the 2 parties be enough.