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| Cleveland agrees to strict new rules on its police department |
| 2015-05-27 |
| [WASHINGTONPOST] The city of Cleveland, kept in touch with the world by Obamaphone, ...was ruled by a Democrat machine from 1942 through 1971. After the river caught fire during the administration of Carl Stokes they tried a Republican, then went back to being Democrats when the party hacked up Dennis Kucinich ... has agreed to have its police department overseen by an independent monitor and subject its officers to strict and explicit new rules on the use of force, under a settlement with the Justice Department that was announced Tuesday. Meaning the administration has caved without the impetus of a few days of riots... The agreement, which follows the Justice Department's finding that Cleveland police engaged in unnecessary and excessive use of force, imposes some of the toughest standards in the nation on the department. It lays out an array of prohibitions in an effort to reduce violent encounters between the police and the community -- particularly its minorities -- and ingrain "bias-free policing principles" throughout the department. The police department, according to the agreement, is now expected to "deliver police services with the goal of ensuring that they are equitable, respectful, and free of unlawful bias, in a manner that promotes broad community engagement and confidence." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 "promotes broad community engagement and confidence" Unfortunately this pre-supposes a community capable of being engaged and confident. Not sure if there is enough of that capability in Cleveland. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2015-05-27 14:44 |
| #7 Rural western, Midwest and Texas cops probably were raised with guns in the house. Probably learned how to shoot at an early age, too. Probably paid for ammunition out of their paper route or other childhood work earnings. Probably learned how to not waste ammo. Eastern cops, not so much. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2015-05-27 08:58 |
| #6 Notice how these Eastern cops don't spend as much time on the range as Texas cops (who shot infrequently, but apparently have smart |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-05-27 08:31 |
| #5 137 rounds fired. They needs some rules about spending a little more time on the range. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2015-05-27 08:25 |
| #4 Let me take a stab at the prohibitions... Tho shall not arrest a member of a protected class, ever! In a disagreement between a member of a protected class ans a nonmember, the protected class person is always right. Even when they are both members of a protected class, it's Whitey's fault! Everything against a protected person is the result of RACISM!!! Protected people can never be racist....EVER! (Taken from the statements and actions of former Atty General Eric Holder.) |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2015-05-27 08:16 |
| #3 I hope that the police, that don't quit, pull the old "work to rule" maneuver so beloved in the unions. Basically that means don't do diddiiy squat and let the chips fall were they will. (see also David Clarke) |
| Posted by: AlanC 2015-05-27 08:11 |
| #2 the . . .department, . . . is now expected to "deliver police services with the goal of ensuring that they are equitable, respectful, and free of unlawful bias, in a manner that promotes broad community engagement and confidence." You keep using those words. I do not think they mean what you think they mean. |
| Posted by: GORT 2015-05-27 07:08 |
| #1 My sincerest condolences to Citizens (if there any left) of Cleveland---you're now barbarians' meat. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-05-27 02:15 |