THE POLICE PROBLEM

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EleventhHour@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago

NYPD is hiring "Homeless Services Police" and ramping up "enforcement" against the unhoused. Just got this email from NYC HRA.

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NYPD is hiring "Homeless Services Police" and ramping up "enforcement" against the unhoused. Just got this email from NYC HRA.

EleventhHour@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago

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Five@slrpnk.netEnglish · 5 days ago

THE GREATEST BRIEF EVER FILED - Legal Eagle

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THE GREATEST BRIEF EVER FILED - Legal Eagle

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Five@slrpnk.netEnglish · 5 days ago

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TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.comEnglish · 6 days ago

Citizens urge reform after Galveston ex-cop indicted eight times

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Citizens urge reform after Galveston ex-cop indicted eight times

TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.comEnglish · 6 days ago

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jordanlund@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 7 days ago

Oregon police department invites people to play ‘Hide & Seek With a Cop.’ The response was swift

www.oregonlive.com

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Oregon police department invites people to play ‘Hide & Seek With a Cop.’ The response was swift

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jordanlund@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 7 days ago

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blindbunny@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 days ago

Police identifies man killed by officers, release lapel video from shooting

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Police identifies man killed by officers, release lapel video from shooting

blindbunny@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 days ago

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BrikoX@lemmy.zipEnglish · 13 days ago

Footage of Arizona police punching and tasering deaf Black man sparks outcry

www.theguardian.com

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Footage of Arizona police punching and tasering deaf Black man sparks outcry

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BrikoX@lemmy.zipEnglish · 13 days ago

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ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.netEnglish · 14 days ago

The Police Solution: Former Indiana Sheriff Jamey Noel gets 12 years for spending funds on travel and gifts

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The Police Solution: Former Indiana Sheriff Jamey Noel gets 12 years for spending funds on travel and gifts

ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.netEnglish · 14 days ago

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Hikermick@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days ago

Former Indiana sheriff Jamey Noel sentenced to 15 years in prison as part of plea deal

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Former Indiana sheriff Jamey Noel sentenced to 15 years in prison as part of plea deal

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Hikermick@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days ago

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ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.netEnglish · 16 days ago

Sheriff Craig Owens Sr calls for backup over wrong Burger King order

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Sheriff Craig Owens Sr calls for backup over wrong Burger King order

ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.netEnglish · 16 days ago

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reallykindasorta@slrpnk.netEnglish · 16 days ago

Police publication suggests that racist bias in pretrial risk assessment tools might not be bias but rather a reflection of reality

www.lawenforcementtoday.com

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Police publication suggests that racist bias in pretrial risk assessment tools might not be bias but rather a reflection of reality

www.lawenforcementtoday.com

reallykindasorta@slrpnk.netEnglish · 16 days ago

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ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.netEnglish · 18 days ago

Officer Rodney Vicknair helped a 14yo assault victim by raping her twice. He died from a brain tumor in prison only serving one year.

slatereport.com

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Officer Rodney Vicknair helped a 14yo assault victim by raping her twice. He died from a brain tumor in prison only serving one year.

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ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.netEnglish · 18 days ago

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ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.netEnglish · 22 days ago

"Officer of the Year" Atlanta police officer Aubree Horton was killed while attempting to rob a Douglas County home under the influence of narcotics.

www.fox5atlanta.com

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"Officer of the Year" Atlanta police officer Aubree Horton was killed while attempting to rob a Douglas County home under the influence of narcotics.

www.fox5atlanta.com

ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.netEnglish · 22 days ago

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irreticent@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 days ago

How hundreds of California police officers have kept past misconduct confidential

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How hundreds of California police officers have kept past misconduct confidential

irreticent@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 days ago

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ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.netEnglish · 24 days ago

Former Rochester Police officer, Shawn Jordan, gets 10 weekends in jail for rape of 13-year-old

slatereport.com

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Former Rochester Police officer, Shawn Jordan, gets 10 weekends in jail for rape of 13-year-old

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ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.netEnglish · 24 days ago

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Jo Miran@lemmy.mlEnglish · 24 days ago

Austin police officer Christopher Taylor convicted of deadly conduct

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Austin police officer Christopher Taylor convicted of deadly conduct

Jo Miran@lemmy.mlEnglish · 24 days ago

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Doug Holland@lemmy.worldEnglish · 25 days ago

APD ‘Investigator of the Year’ shot, killed after breaking into Douglas County home, DCSO says

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APD ‘Investigator of the Year’ shot, killed after breaking into Douglas County home, DCSO says

Doug Holland@lemmy.worldEnglish · 25 days ago

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BrikoX@lemmy.zipEnglish · 25 days ago

Detroit Cops Misused ALPR Tech To Seize An Innocent Person’s Car For Three Weeks

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Detroit Cops Misused ALPR Tech To Seize An Innocent Person’s Car For Three Weeks

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BrikoX@lemmy.zipEnglish · 25 days ago

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ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.netEnglish · 25 days ago

A "Blue Alert" at 4:53am

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A "Blue Alert" at 4:53am

ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.netEnglish · 25 days ago

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s38b35M5@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days ago

Appeals Court Reminds Law Enforcement That ‘No-Fly’ Doesn’t Mean ‘No Drive’

www.techdirt.com

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Appeals Court Reminds Law Enforcement That ‘No-Fly’ Doesn’t Mean ‘No Drive’

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s38b35M5@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days ago

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THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.world

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The police problem is that police are policed by the police. Cops are accountable only to other cops, which is no accountability at all.

99.9999% of police brutality, corruption, and misconduct is never investigated, never punished, never makes the news, so it’s not on this page.

When cops are caught breaking the law, they’re investigated by other cops. Details are kept quiet, the officers’ names are withheld from public knowledge, and what info is eventually released is only what police choose to release — often nothing at all.

When police are fired — which is all too rare — they leave with ‘law enforcement experience’ and can easily find work in another police department nearby. It’s called “Wandering Cops.”

When police testify under oath, they lie so frequently that cops themselves have a joking term for it: “testilying.” Yet it’s almost unheard of for police to be punished or prosecuted for perjury.

Cops can and do get away with lawlessness, because cops protect other cops. If they don’t, they aren’t cops for long.

The legal doctrine of “qualified immunity” renders police officers invulnerable to lawsuits for almost anything they do. In practice, getting past ‘qualified immunity’ is so unlikely, it makes headlines when it happens.

All this is a path to a police state.

In a free society, police must always be under serious and skeptical public oversight, with non-cops and non-cronies in charge, issuing genuine punishment when warranted.

Police who break the law must be prosecuted like anyone else, promptly fired if guilty, and barred from ever working in law-enforcement again.

That’s the solution.

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Our definition of ‘cops’ is broad, and includes prison guards, probation officers, shitty DAs and judges, etc — anyone who has the authority to fuck over people’s lives, with minimal or no oversight.

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RULES

① Real-life decorum is expected. Please don’t say things only a child or a jackass would say in person.

② If you’re here to support the police, you’re trolling. Please exercise your right to remain silent.

③ Saying ~~cops~~ ANYONE should be killed lowers the IQ in any conversation. They’re about killing people; we’re not.

④ Please don’t dox or post calls for harassment, vigilantism, tar & feather attacks, etc.

Please also abide by the instance rules.

It you’ve been banned but don’t know why, check the moderator’s log. If you feel you didn’t deserve it, hey, I’m new at this and maybe you’re right. Send a cordial PM, for a second chance.

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ALLIES

• [email protected]

• [email protected]

• r/BadCopNoDonut/

• Randy Balko

• The Civil Rights Lawyer

• The Honest Courtesan

• Identity Project

• MirandaWarning.org

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INFO

• A demonstrator’s guide to understanding riot munitions

• Adultification

• Cops aren’t supposed to be smart

• Don’t talk to the police.

• Killings by law enforcement in Canada

• Killings by law enforcement in the United Kingdom

• Killings by law enforcement in the United States

• Know your rights: Filming the police

• Three words. 70 cases. The tragic history of ‘I can’t breathe’ (as of 2020)

• Police aren’t primarily about helping you or solving crimes.

• Police lie under oath, a lot

• Police spin: An object lesson in Copspeak

• Police unions and arbitrators keep abusive cops on the street

• Shielded from Justice: Police Brutality and Accountability in the United States

• So you wanna be a cop?

• When the police knock on your door

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ORGANIZATIONS

• Black Lives Matter

• Campaign Zero

• Innocence Project

• The Marshall Project

• Movement Law Lab

• National Police Accountability Project

• Say Their Names

• Vera: Ending Mass Incarceration

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