Cleveland Police Cited for Abuse by Justice Department
CLEVELAND ��� The Justice Department announced on Thursday that a nearly two-year civil rights investigation into the Cleveland Police Department had found a pattern of ���unreasonable and unnecessary use of force��� that resulted in dangerous and reckless.
Ferguson and the Department of Justice - Daily Kos
After Attorney General Eric Holder traveled to the St. Louis suburb on Wednesday, he vowed that the Justice Department would stay involved to help heal the relationship between the police department and the public. [.. examination of the Ferguson Police Departments use of force, its conduct in searches, surveillance and making arrests (including allegations of racial profiling and other bias) and its procedures for training, supervising and disciplining officers.
Report: The Justice Department is preparing to sue.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) ��� The U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to sue the Ferguson, Missouri, police department over allegations of racially discriminatory practices unless the police force agrees to make changes, CNN. The network, citing sources, said the Justice Department would not charge the white Ferguson police officer involved in the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown last August but was expected to outline allegations of��.
Danforth cites political bullying in Schweich eulogy
(AP) - Former U.S. Sen. John Danforth denounced the ugly nature of American politics Tuesday while eulogizing Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich, suggesting that political bullying and an anti-Semitic whisper campaign led his friend to kill himself.
Justice Department Close To Clearing Darren Wilson Of Civil Rights Charges.
If views differ so much from Police to Regular citizens its quite obvious that something procedural is amiss. Lets get bad rules and training out of the way FIRST, because otherwise the water is way too muddy for anyone to do anything but blame and.
Michael Browns family mulls lawsuit against Darren Wilson.
The family of Michael Brown, the unarmed teen killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri this summer, is considering suing the police officer who shot him, as well as the police department, for wrongful death.. would have had to come forward and said that this was an intentional shooting based on race, that the shooting took place, the officer knew he shouldnt have shot this individual, but he shot him anyway because he had some level of racial bias.
Face The Nation Transcripts: February 15, 2015: McDonough, Corker, Lewis
John Lewis, Kimberly Strassel, Jeffrey Goldberg, Sherrilyn Ifill, Peter Baker and Jan Crawford. BOB SCHIEFFER: Im Bob Schieffer. And today on FACE THE NATION, a shaky cease-fire in Ukraine, a rare terror attack in Denmark. And in Congress, the return.
Ferguson Police chief clarifies comments about Darren Wilson
. Ferguson police, the Department of Justice currently has an open civil rights investigation into Browns death and a much broader probe into the entire Ferguson Police Department focusing on allegations of racially biased policing.. Police and witnesses have said Brown and Wilson engaged in a physical struggle through the window of the officers SUV shortly before the teens death.. The US Capitol is seen at dusk as the US Congress struggles to find a solution��.
A Quiet Wedding for Darren Wilson
Several days later, Officer Wilson married Barbara Spradling, a fellow officer in the Ferguson Police Department, public records show. The couple obtained their marriage license in Clayton, Mo., outside St. Louis, in the recorder of deeds office on the.
No gift wrap, please: Ferguson demonstrators set up.
Protesters awaiting the grand jurys announcement regarding Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson have been collecting supplies for quite a while. Supporters can drop off supplies in person and also send cash to protest��.
Exactly How Often Do Police Shoot Unarmed Black Men.
Previous attempts to analyze racial bias in police shootings have arrived at similar conclusions.. In Oakland, California, the NAACP reported that out of 45 officer-involved shootings in the city between 2004 and 2008, 37 of those shot were black.. UPDATE (8/15/14): USA Today reported that on average there were 96 cases of a white police officer killing a black person each year between 2006 and 2012, based on justifiable homicides reported to the FBI by local��.
Washington - Justice Dept. Threatens To Sue Ferguson.
Washington - The U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to sue the Ferguson, Missouri, police department over allegations of racially discriminatory practices unless the police force agrees to make changes, CNN reported on Wednesday. The network, citing sources, said the Justice Department would not charge the white Ferguson police officer involved in the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown last August but was expected to outline��.
Civil rights charges unlikely in Ferguson, Mo. case
WASHINGTON ��� Justice Department lawyers will recommend that no civil rights charges be brought against the police officer involved in the fatal shooting of an unarmed teenager in Ferguson, Mo., law enforecment officials said Wednesday.
Ferguson Decision ��� The High Probability Decision Zone.
The Community Relations Service is known as the U.S. Department of Justices ���Peacemaker��� and is neither a law enforcement agency nor a prosecutorial authority.. 125 Responses to Ferguson Decision ��� The High Probability Decision Zone Starts Today���.. The actions of the police department and the local prosecutor come against the backdrop of deep racial divisions in the community and a history of racial bias in the Ferguson Police Department. While the��.
Turning Ferguson Into a Federal Case Wont Be Easy
The grand jurys decision shifts the focus to the U.S. Justice Department, which is likely several weeks away from deciding whether to file federal civil rights charges against the Ferguson police officer, according to officials. Legal observers say.
223 Arrested as Protesters, Police Clash in New York City Over Eric Garner.
New York City Police arrested 223 people in overnight protests, the second consecutive night of demonstrations in opposition to a grand jurys decision not to indict officers in the choke hold death of Staten Island man Eric Garner. Many of the arrests.
Police Gave Boy No Aid After Shooting in Cleveland
The two Cleveland police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old boy who was carrying a pellet gun, stood by without rendering medical aid as the boy lay wounded next to their patrol car, a newly released extended.
End Police Terror: Sustained Protests Begin at U.S. Justice.
Its time for the President or the Attorney General to declare a state of emergency: not because of what the citizens of Ferguson may do, but rather, based on the demonstrated assault the police department has waged against Ferguson citizens for. A comprehensive review of systemic abuses by local police departments, including publication of data on racially biased policing and the development of best practices.. Make a one-time donation in any amount today.
Ferguson News Guide: No charges expected for policeman
Six months after 18-year-old Michael Brown died in the street in Ferguson, Missouri, the Justice Department is close to announcing its findings in the racially charged police shooting that launched hands up, dont shoot protests across the nation.
Press Release [UPDATED 12/15/14 12:10pm PT] | Bay Area.
For beautiful photos (hi-resolution) check out our Flickr FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Protestors Shut Down Oakland Police Department Headquarters: Demand an End to Police Aggression Against Black People Black. Protestors proudly sustained their action for 4 hours and 28 minutes: 4 hours for the time Michael Browns body lay in the street in Ferguson and 28 minutes to represent the fact that every 28 hours in the US a Black person is killed by police, military,��.
FED MOVES IN: Dems Asking Federal Government to Begin.
First, the St. Louis County Police Department may not be the most objective or credible body to investigate civil rights matters involving law enforcement given evidence of racial profiling by that department in the recent past, which. including 42 U.S.C. �� 14141, which makes it unlawful for State or local law enforcement officers to engage in a pattern or practice of conduct that deprives persons of rights protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States.
Violence will not be tolerated: Gov. Jay Nixon announces.
Jay Nixon held a press conference Tuesday afternoon to announce security plans for Ferguson, Mo., in light of the upcoming grand jury announcement on whether to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, who shot an unarmed Michael Brown. Last week, a group of demonstrators presented police with their own list of 19 demands or rules of engagement, including a demand that police avoid riot gear and ���wear only the attire minimally required for their safety.
Trust in the legal system must be regained
IN THE wake of the recent grand jury decisions in Ferguson and Staten Island, outrage and despair are reverberating across the nation, including at the law schools where we teach. Many of. of sufficiently resourced state-level agencies empowered to.
Was This Racist Post Written by the Cop Who Arrested an.
Today, after reading this story about Seattle police officer Cynthia Whitlatchs interaction with an elderly black man���in which she yelled at him to drop his golf club, which he was using as a cane, and then arrested him���Seattle resident Brian Davis. Davis calls this Cynthia Whitlatchs Ferguson screed.. I think what she wrote revealed a dangerous racial bias (especially coming from an Officer on a police force that is being monitored by the DOJ), Davis explained.
Pasco, Wash. braces for its Ferguson moment after.
A Hispanic leader in Pasco, Washington has called for the US DOJ to investigate the fatal police shooting of an unarmed Mexican national chased by cops and reportedly tossing rocks at cars.. Ryan Flanagan, one of the officers involved in the latest shooting, was accused in 2009 of racially profiling and using excessive force against then-30-year-old Maria Davila-Marquez. The officers, seeking a teenage girl, could not match Davila-Marquez to the suspect, yet��.
Albuquerque Officers Are Charged With Murder in Death of Homeless Man
In a Justice Department inquiry into the Albuquerque Police Department released in April, investigators noted a pattern of excessive force used by the department, which played a role in the deaths of 23 civilians over four years. In October, the city.
Official: US report finds racial bias in Ferguson police - The.
A Justice Department investigation will allege sweeping patterns of discrimination within the Ferguson, Missouri, police department and at the municipal jail and court, a law enforcement official familiar with the report said��.
Protesters shut down Oakland Police Department for almost.
15, 2014 ��� At approximately 7:30 this morning, the Oakland Police Department Headquarters was blockaded by protesters demanding an end to racist violence against the Black community.. sustained their action for four hours and 28 minutes: 4 hours for the time Michael Browns body lay in the street in Ferguson and an additional 28 minutes to call attention to the fact that every 28 hours in the U.S. a Black person is killed by police, military, security or vigilantes.
How Police Training Contributes to Avoidable Deaths
Having served as an officer at a large municipal police department, and now as a scholar who researches policing, I am intimately familiar with police training... Although it may be impossible to completely eliminate every aspect of unconscious bias.
Justice Department to investigate Ferguson police department
JUDY WOODRUFF: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced today that the Department of Justice is launching a full-blown federal civil rights investigation of the entire police department in Ferguson, Missouri, following the fatal shooting of a black.
Justice Department Probe Of Ferguson Police Could Spur Broad Change
WASHINGTON (AP) ��� As local authorities in Missouri near the end of their investigation in the Ferguson shooting, a broader federal civil rights review could hold a greater potential to refashion the police department and bring long-lasting change.
DOJ: Ferguson PD engaged in racially biased policing
WASHINGTON ��� A Justice Department review has found that Missouris troubled Ferguson Police Department engaged in a broad pattern of racially biased enforcement that permeated the citys justice system, including the use of unreasonable force against .