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Illinois Man Sues Police, Prosecutor For False Murder Conviction
#PoliceMisconduct #ConfessionCoercion #MurderCharge #FalseConviction #Exoneration
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Illinois Man Sues Police, Prosecutor For False Murder Conviction
Frank Drew says Evanston, Ill., police framed him and beat him into making a false murder confession that landed him in prison for 24 years.weketchum (NewsOne)
'It's not who I am': B.C. RCMP officer defends allegedly offensive chat messages at hearing
#SexistComments #VentingOfficers #PoliceMisconduct #BCRCMP #RacistComments
Police 'acted reasonably' in journalist Allison Pearson case, report finds
#PressFreedom #ReasonableForceDebated #TheTelegraph #JournalistRights #PoliceMisconduct
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Essex Police cleared in Allison Pearson case
The Telegraph journalist claims she was "bullied and threatened" when police called at her home.Laura Devlin (BBC News)
Officers charged in 'gladiator fights' at California youth detention centre
#GladiatorFights #PoliceMisconduct #CaliforniaNews #InmateRights #JuvenileJustice
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Officers charged in 'Gladiator fights' in youth detention centre
Prosecutors accuse some officers at the youth detention centre of acting as 'referees' as dozens of fights ensued.Brandon Drenon (BBC News)
California charges 30 officers over 'gladiator fights' at juvenile facility
#LosPadrinosJuvenileHall #StaffMistreatment #CriminalCharges #PoliceMisconduct #YouthDetainees
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California charges 30 officers over ‘gladiator fights’ at juvenile facility
Staff at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall alleged to have allowed or encouraged nearly 70 fights involving young detaineesGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
'Open for corruption': Conservative slams MAGA policies as recipe for 'fraud, bribery and graft'
#OpenForCorruption #MAGAPolicies #ForeignElectionInterference #PoliceMisconduct #TrumpEraCorruption
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'Open for corruption': Conservative slams MAGA policies as recipe for 'fraud, bribery and graft'
President Donald Trump’s second term is defined by a sharp increase in corruption, Mona Charen, policy editor at the Bulwark, writes in a piece published Thursday.Naomi LaChance (Alternet.org)
Florida sheriff puts seven cops on leave after bungled domestic violence response end in triple homicide: 'P*** poor'
#PoliceMisconduct #DomesticViolence #BrowardSheriff #LawEnforcementFail #FailedResponse
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Florida sheriff puts seven cops on leave after bungled domestic violence response ends in triple homicide: ‘P*** poor’
‘We had a chance to save your loved one’s life and we failed,’ the Broward County sheriff saidKatie Hawkinson (The Independent)
Trump administration shuts down national database documenting police misconduct
#NLEAD #TrumpAdministration #PolicingReform #LawEnforcementAccountability #PoliceMisconduct
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Trump administration shuts down national database documenting police misconduct
Database, first proposed by Trump in 2020 and created by Biden administration in 2023, is now offlineGloria Oladipo (The Guardian)
Black Man Sues Phoenix Police After He Was Arrested For Asking Questions
#BlackLivesMatter #WilliamKitchen #FreeSpeech #PoliceBrutality #PoliceMisconduct
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Black Man Sues Phoenix Police After He Was Arrested For Asking Questions
William Kitchen is suing the Phoenix Police Department after its officers arrested him for asking questions about why he was stopped.Zack Linly (NewsOne)
RCMP Racism Exposed
#Colonialism #WetsuwetenStrong #SystemicRacism #PoliceMisconduct #IndigenousRights #cdnpoli
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RCMP Racism Exposed
Welcome back! Today, we're talkin' about some disturbing news that's got our attention. We've got not one, but two articles that highlight the same crappy behavior from the RCMP. So, what's the...Bytegeist Media
Court rules against Metropolitan police crackdown on officers
#OfficerReinstatement #VettingStatusWithdrawn #PoliceMisconduct #AllegationsOfSexualAssault #ScotlandYard
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Court rules against Metropolitan police crackdown on officers
Force faces having to reinstate officers and staff removed under scheme launched in wake of Sarah Everard caseVikram Dodd (The Guardian)
Essex police officer sacked after admitting 'tragedy chanting' at Anfield
#SackedOfficer #PublicOrderOffence #PoliceMisconduct #TylerCoppin #AnfieldIncident
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Essex police officer sacked after admitting ‘tragedy chanting’ at Anfield
Misconduct hearing found Tyler Coppin had breached standards of professional behaviour over offenceDonna Ferguson (The Guardian)
Police officer posed as gas man to visit woman, court hears
#PoliceMisconduct #FalsePretense #GasManSham #CatRescueStory #Impersonation
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Gwent PC in gas man sham asked woman about sex - court
A jury heard Luke Silver told her he worked for housing provider Pobl.Colette Hume (BBC News)
Judge hammers Ottawa cops for lying under oath, misleading court in searing decision
#DrugSquad #OttawaPolice #SevereCriticism #ArrestWithoutGrounds #PoliceMisconduct
DA: Former NY State Trooper Staged His Own Shooting And Blamed Imaginary 'Black Or Dark Skinned Man'
#FakeShooting #NYStateTrooper #FalseReporting #PoliceMisconduct #ThomasMascia
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DA: Former NY State Trooper Staged His Own Shooting And Blamed Imaginary ‘Black Or Dark-Skinned Man’
Former New York State Trooper Thomas Mascia is accused of staging his own shooting and conjuring an imaginary Black man to blame for it.Zack Linly (NewsOne)
PSNI officer 'did not act with sensitivity' during Sean Graham memorial
#NorthernIrelandConflict #PSNI #PoliceMisconduct #LackOfSensitivity #PoliceOmbudsmanFinding
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Sean Graham: Officer 'did not act sensitively' during memorial
The Police Ombudsman finds an officer did not act with "sensitivity" when he intervened at a Troubles memorial event.Julian O’Neill (BBC News)
Florida cop accused of dealing drugs and trying to smuggle them onto a cruise to sell in Skittle packets
#AccusedCop #Smuggling #PoliceMisconduct #DrugTrafficking #CruiseShip
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Florida cop accused of dealing drugs and trying to smuggle them onto a cruise to sell in Skittle packets
The suspect reportedly ran from local reporters when they confronted him about the accusationsAlex Lang (The Independent)
Metropolitan police officer convicted of 'abhorrent' rape
#RapeConviction #AbhorrentCrime #PoliceMisconduct #CriminalJustice #London
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Metropolitan police officer convicted of ‘abhorrent’ rape
PC Samuel McGregor, formerly attached to the central north command unit, will be sentenced on 10 MarchGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
Police handcuff and fine son for visiting mom in LTC home, after breaking 'unlawful' ban
#FamilyRights #LongTermCareHome #PoliceTrainingNeeded #PoliceMisconduct #HolidayVisit
'Not how you handle children': Sheriff under fire after 11 year-old girl put in handcuffs
#PoliceMisconduct #NYCLUConcern #CommunityDialogueNeeded #RacialBiasInLawEnforcement #ImplicitBiasInPolicing
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'Not how you handle children': Sheriff under fire after 11 year-old girl put in handcuffs
One county sheriff in upstate New York is now battling criticism from his community after defending deputies who handcuffed an 11 year-old girl after mistaking her for a suspect.Carl Gibson (Alternet.org)
Police chief suspended for alleged gross misconduct
#ThamesValleyPolice #SuspendedChief #EnglandPoliceForce #PoliceMisconduct #GrossMisconductAllegations
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Thames Valley Police chief suspended for alleged gross misconduct
Thames Valley Police Chief Constable Jason Hogg leads England's largest non-metropolitan force.Ethan Gudge (BBC News)
Woman Who Faced Felony Charge for Miscarriage Sues Hospital, Police
#PoliceMisconduct #MiscarriageCharge #LegalAction #WomenRights #BrittanyWatts