Operation Safety Net: Success or 'nightmare?'

Operation Safety Net, the 12-week mission that stationed thousands of troops and police officers around the Twin Cities during the Derek Chauvin trial leaves behind a controversial legacy.

While officials argue the unprecedented mission succeeded in keeping people and buildings safe and secure during a tense period of time around the state, others argue it militarized the community already dealing with trauma. 

“I think Operation Safety Net failed miserably,” said Jaylani Hussein, executive director of CAIR-Minnesota, a group that has been critical of the operation since it was set into motion.

“To some neighbors, it may present them a peaceful solution, to others it presented insult to injury, and to many people — who may not even know — they've been fully traumatized by this military might,” Hussein said.