Interesting: Federal investigators descended Tuesday on the Lower Manhattan headquarters of the NYPD’s Sergeants Benevolent Association, the union headed by fiery and controversial president Ed Mullins, the Daily News has learned. While the details of the probe remained under wraps, an FBI spokeswoman confirmed to The News that the agency was “carrying out a law …
Shitty Cops
Friday Night Cop Dump Open Thread: Derek Chauvin Has Been Sentenced
The punishment handed out Friday fell short of the 30 years that prosecutors had requested. With good behavior, Chauvin, 45, could be paroled after serving two-thirds of his sentence, or about 15 years.https://t.co/TMHBe6casR — The Associated Press (@AP) June 25, 2021 Judge Peter Cahill's 22-page sentencing memo explaining why he gave Derek Chauvin 22.5 years …
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Concerning the Chauvin Verdict
Kamala Harris: "Black Americans, & black men in particular, have been treated throughout the course of our country as less than human. Black men are fathers & brothers & sons… their lives must be valued… We're all a part of George Floyd's legacy & our job now is to honor it." pic.twitter.com/x38UxWAMmS — Aaron Rupar …
All Day, Every Day
This post isn’t so much about George Floyd in particular, but the next George Floyd, and the one after that. And the person before George Floyd, and the person before that. Here are a couple of good reads related to police actions and hopes for police accountability. Once encouraging, one descriptive of the world that …
That Thin Blue Line Flag
The Police Department in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, where Daunte Wright was killed by an officer, has been flying a “Thin Blue Line” flag just below the American flag. The mayor of Brooklyn Center requested that the flag be taken down because it is inflammatory, and the police complied. Its use has been banned by the …
Potter Charged
Swift action in the shooting of Daunte Wright: The Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, after appearing to mistake her handgun for her Taser was arrested on Wednesday and charged with second-degree manslaughter following three nights of protests over the killing. The arrest of the officer, Kimberly A. Potter, …
It’s the Policies, Stupid
This morning I went off on an angry rant on the twitter machine when reading about the killing of Daunte Wright, and discovered that the cops pulled him over for fucking expired tags. Basically, it is my belief that cops who pull people over for shit like expired tags, not being able to see a …