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Showing posts with label policing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label policing. Show all posts
Saturday, January 28, 2023

Memphis Grizzlies release statement on the death of Tyre Nichols

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The NBA's Memphis Grizzlies released the following statement on the death of Tyre Nichols after the release of the video footage showi...
Thursday, January 27, 2022

St. Louis County appoints first Black police chief

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A man who has served for 42 years in the St. Louis County Police Department was named police chief Tuesday, becoming the first Black chief...
Sunday, October 03, 2021

Booker says he's "not giving up" on police reform after talks collapsed

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Senator Cory Booker explained to "Face the Nation" just why talks fell apart and the road ahead to meaningful change in policing...
Sunday, May 23, 2021

Sen. Cory Booker: Qualified immunity needs to be changed

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Sen. Cory Booker (R-N.J.) on Sunday said lawmakers are “making meaningful progress” in police reform negotiations, adding that he remains ...
Thursday, December 05, 2019

Rodney Harrison: First African American NYPD Chief of Detectives

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The New York City Police Department announced the appointment of Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison. The appointment makes Harrison the...
Thursday, November 23, 2017

Chicago cop cited for racist and threatening Facebook posts

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An oversight agency for the Chicago Police Department has cited a veteran officer for more than 60 rule violations, including openly adv...
Wednesday, April 05, 2017

Sen. Cory Booker Statement on Department of Justice Review of Consent Decrees

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Washington, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement after the Department of Justice announced a review of f...
Friday, January 13, 2017

DOJ unveils police reforms in Baltimore

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Nearly two years after Freddie Gray's death in police custody led to protests, Baltimore and the US Justice Department agreed ...
Saturday, October 15, 2016

Ben & Jerry's issues statement in support of Black Lives Matter

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Ice cream maker Ben & Jerry's has released the following statement in support of Black Lives Matter: Why Black lives matter. ...
Friday, July 08, 2016

Black Lives Matter doesn't make black people dislike cops, bad cops do.

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By George L. Cook III [ EMAIL ] After the tragic shooting in Dallas of 11 police officers, 5 of whom dead there were those who jumpe...
Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Federal grand jury indicts Michael Slager in shooting of Walter Scott

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A federal grand jury this week indicted former North Charleston officer Michael Slager on charges of violating a civil rights law and m...
Monday, May 09, 2016

Ferguson swears in first African American police chief

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The city of Ferguson, Missouri, swore in Delrish Moss as its first African-American police chief on Monday.
Friday, April 15, 2016

7 stark findings on Chicago police treatment of blacks and Latinos

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The report of a Chicago task force investigation into the culture and practices Chicago Police Department contains some disturbing reve...
Tuesday, December 22, 2015

No indictment in Sandra Bland case

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A grand jury has decided not to indict anyone in the case of Sandra Bland, whose death in police custody raised questions of excessive f...
Sunday, June 14, 2015

Georgia cop speaks out against bad cops and speaks up for the good ones

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Billy Ray Fields, an African American police officer in Georgia has posted a video doing something that can quickly ease tensions bet...
Tuesday, June 02, 2015

Sen. Booker wants police departments to track shootings after Ferguson and Baltimore

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Police departments would be required to report to the Justice Department any time law enforcement officers are involved in shootings or ...
Saturday, December 06, 2014

Body cameras protect both civilians and the police.

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First let me say that I have a deep respect for most of the people that police our neighborhoods and understand that they perform a ne...