Tag Archives: police brutality

Cops: why they have problems with us and we with them

However, [Lennart Kollberg] couldn’t shake off the feeling that it was important to get hold of them [two witnesses] as quickly as possible. Why? It’s only the policeman’s occupational disease creeping up on you, he thought gloomily. A total wreck … Continue reading

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“Cases and controversies: Racial disparities in law enforcement practices”

From SCOTUS blog, more and deeper judicial exegeses on police excessive use of force and the apparent disparity on how different races are treated by the police. The sentence that will blow you away: What these cases show is that, … Continue reading

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Why sue? A current civil rights lawsuit bringing back old painful memories

The March 5, 2011 NYT’s headline reads, “Policing in Public Housing Leads City to Pay Plaintiffs.” But wait. Wasn’t I once peripherally involved in a similar case? Many years ago, I was chosen as a juror for a civil rights … Continue reading

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