A little fun for a late Halloween with a thought hatched after watching the video:
The thought – this video is about the symptoms, not the disease.
Speak now, shout it out, or forever hold your peace.
And You Thought an Ebola Halloween Was Scary
Police Misconduct- Looking Beyond Racist Police Officers August 11, 2017This week I made my debut at In Justice Today, a blog founded by the Fair Punishment Project at Harvard Law School. My first post warns reformers not to focus solely on individual racist officers because color-blind policies can also have terrible impacts on communities of color: While it is entirely fair to say that […]
- Statement on President Trump’s Call for Police Brutality on Long Island July 28, 2017In a speech about criminal gangs before police officers on Long Island, New York today, the President of the United States openly encouraged police officers to abuse people they arrest and take into custody. Daniel Dale of the Toronto Star tweeted that President Trump explained that didn’t want officers to protect suspects’ heads when putting […]
- Daily Feed on Hiatus July 27, 2017Dearest NPMRP readers, I wanted to take a moment to say that the daily feed is on indefinite hiatus. We’re not shutting the site down, we’re just taking stock of what we are and what we’re trying to do. Although we are not currently publishing the daily feed, we are continuing to collect misconduct stories. […]
- National Police Misconduct Newsfeed Daily Recap 7/12/17 July 13, 2017Here are the nine reports of police misconduct tracked for Wednesday, July 12, 2017: Bexar County, Texas: An officer was arrested for family violence. ow.ly/RzB730dzcFf Update: Orlando, Florida (First reported 8/23/16): One of two officers fired last August was rehired to avoid an arbitration loss. He has been re-assigned to airport duty, given 25 public complaints […]
- National Police Misconduct Newsfeed Daily Recap 7/11/17 July 12, 2017Here are the eight reports of police misconduct tracked for Tuesday, July 11, 2017: Update: Baton Rouge, Louisiana: The City faces another federal lawsuit filed by protesters who were arrested following the Alton Sterling shooting ow.ly/RDNJ30dxltO St. Johns County, Florida: A deputy was arrested for domestic battery for allegedly punching a woman in the face. ow.ly/iqx330dxqr3 Update: […]
- National Police Misconduct Newsfeed Daily Recap 7/10/17 July 11, 2017Here are the nine reports of police misconduct tracked for Monday, July 10, 2017: Fall River, Massachusetts: An officer was arrested for assaulting a female family member and also charged with six counts of improper storage of firearms ow.ly/o0Ws30dtXJW Update: Horry County, South Carolina (First reported 4/6/16): A detective will reject proposed plea deal for sexually […]
- National Police Misconduct Newsfeed Daily Recap 7/7/17 July 10, 2017Here are the nine reports of police misconduct tracked for Friday, July 7, 2017: Update: Newcomerstown, Ohio (First reported 4/19/17): A now-former officer was indicted for lying about being shot in the line of duty and forging documents for benefits. ow.ly/sFkS30dqZgA Dallas, Texas: The officer who fatally shot Genevive Dawes was among three officers fired for […]
- National Police Misconduct Newsfeed Daily Recap 7/6/17 July 7, 2017Here are the eight reports of police misconduct tracked for Thursday, July 6, 2017: Update: Utah Department of Public Safety: A now-former officer pled guilty to impaired driving. The weapon and open container charges were dropped. He was fied $1,500. ow.ly/Oak030dotvc Cherokee County, Georgia: A deputy was arrested for DUI. ow.ly/wDEN30dou5M St. Johnsbury, Vermont: The chief resigned […]
- National Police Misconduct Newsfeed Daily Recap 7/5/17 July 6, 2017Here are the nine reports of police misconduct tracked for Wednesday, July 5, 2017: Update: Atlanta, Georgia (First reported 6/28/17): The officer who was captured on Black Lives Matter video punching a man in the face during an arrest was suspended 20 days. ow.ly/Fi4A30dlJ54 Boston, Massachusetts: An officer was suspended for a year, though will serve […]
- National Police Misconduct Newsfeed Daily Recap 7/3/17 July 5, 2017Here are the ten reports of police misconduct tracked for Monday, July 3, 2017: Update: Baltimore, Maryland (First reported 3/1/17): A now-former detective has agreed to plead guilty to charges related to racketeering, falsifying time cards, theft. The alleged conspiracy involves at least six BPD officers. The formal arraignment is scheduled for July 24. ow.ly/1X4m30dgjx4 Kern […]
- Looking Beyond Racist Police Officers August 11, 2017
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