State Patrol engaged in massive 'purge' of emails and texts immediately after George Floyd protests

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"State Troopers engaged in a massive "purge" of emails and text messages shortly after the agency was accused of using excessive force during protests and riots over the death of George Floyd last summer, according to court testimony filed late Friday."

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Minnesota State Troopers engaged in a massive "purge" of emails and text messages shortly after the agency was accused of using excessive force during the protests and riots over the death of George...
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8:21 PM · Sep 4, 2021

https://kstp.com/minnesota-news/state-patrol-purge-george-floyd-protest/6226899/

Minnesota State Troopers engaged in a massive "purge" of emails and text messages shortly after the agency was accused of using excessive force during the protests and riots over the death of George Floyd last summer, according to court testimony filed late Friday.

A patrol supervisor admitted during a recent hearing that a "vast majority" of the agency manually and permanently deleted those messages. The agency is accused of doing so days after they were made aware of a lawsuit over the troopers' use of force during the protests, according to a separate court record filed Friday.

The purge of communication means troopers may have destroyed potential evidence that could be used against the agency in multiple pending lawsuits regarding its use of force on protestors and journalists following Floyd's murder.

Maj. Joseph Dwyer testified earlier this summer during a hearing on one of those lawsuits brought by the Minnesota chapter of the ACLU on behalf of a coalition of journalists.

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[RockRaven]

1. When it comes to cops, or MN cops in particular, Chauvin was "just a bad apple"

[crickets]

2. Essentially, destruction of evidence. What will happen to them because of it? Not a thing.

[Dan]

3. When it comes to Computers, most things can be recovered.

How often do the Administrators do backups...?

[dchill]

4. That would seem to be illegal.

They should arrest themselves.