THE POLICE PROBLEM
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@lemmy.worldhttps://www.propublica.org/article/nypd-tossed-out-police-misconduct-discipline-cases-edward-caban
The department has killed more than 400 cases of alleged misconduct this year that an oversight board had investigated and substantiated. It’s part of a lax attitude toward discipline under the current police commissioner, Edward Caban, critics say.
https://www.ncsl.org/state-legislatures-news/details/recent-state-laws-strengthen-rights-of-juveniles-during-interrogations
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/wife-of-california-inmate-wins-5-6-million-in-settlement-for-strip-search/
California’s state prison agency will pay millions to the wife of a inmate who was subjected to an invasive search of her body by prison law enforcement and others when she arrived for a visit with her inmate husband.
https://www.techdirt.com/2024/09/09/fifth-circuit-rejects-dog-killing-cops-pleas-for-qualified-immunity/
Well, well, well. Is the Fifth Circuit finally going to start redeeming itself? Just recently, the Fifth Circuit Appeals Court bucked the appellate trend (well, what there was of it…) by decl…
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/sep/09/tyreek-hill-miami-dolphins-police-handcuffs-traffic-stop
A police officer dragged Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill out of his car and then forced him face first on to the ground during a traffic stop
https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2024/09/07/riverside-sheriff-investigating-incident-depicted-in-viral-video/75122042007/
The Riverside County Sheriff's Office is investigating the circumstances that led to the arrest of a French Valley woman in the early hours of July 4.
https://theintercept.com/2024/09/05/sean-grayson-sonya-massey-false-drug-arrests/
Sean Grayson had a history of credibility issues. It didn’t stop him from being hired at police departments in Central Illinois.
https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/police-determined-teen-was-at-risk-before-fatally-shooting-him-asirt-1.7026680
Police officers who shot and killed a teenage boy in Wetaskiwin last week believed the boy was at risk, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) said on Thursday.
https://www.mywabashvalley.com/news/local-news/thpd-begins-walkabout-wednesday/
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