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Cleveland agrees to strict new rules on its police department
[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 2015-05-27 |
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