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NYPD Detective Who Verbally Abused Uber Driver Placed on Modified Assignment
By Elaine Magliaro Patrick Cherry, a New York police detective assigned to the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force with top-secret security clearance, has reportedly been stripped of his badge and his gun and placed on modified assignment after verbally abusing … Continue reading
“Capital New York” Catches NYPD Editing Wikipedia Entries About Eric Garner and Other Police Brutality Victims
By Elaine Magliaro Kerry Weill of Capital New York reported early yesterday morning that computers operating on the New York Police Department’s computer network at its 1 Police Plaza headquarters had “been used to alter Wikipedia pages containing details of alleged … Continue reading
Posted in Government Propaganda, Law Enforcement, Media, Propaganda, United States
Tagged Eric Garner, NYPD, police, Sean Bell, Wikipedia
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New York City Department of Investigation Releases Report on Police Use of Chokeholds
By Elaine Magliaro On Monday, New York City’s Department of Investigation released a 45-page report titled Observations on Accountability and Transparency in Ten NYPD Chokehold Cases. This investigation from New York City’s police inspector general found that “in several cases … Continue reading
Is the NYPD Work Slowdown a Bad Thing…Or a Good Thing?
By Elaine Magliaro On December 31, 2014, Matt Taibbi published an article at Rolling Stone titled The NYPD’s ‘Work Stoppage’ Is Surreal. The reason for the “virtual work stoppage”—or slowdown—is the anger that many NYPD officers feel toward the mayor … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Law, Civil Liberties, Conservatives, Crime, Democracy, Equal Rights, Government, Justice, Law Enforcement, Liberals, Local Government, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Society, United States
Tagged Matt Taibbi, Mayor Bill de Blasio, NYPD, NYPD Work Slowdown, police
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On the Subject of Chokeholds and the NYPD: The Story of Anthony Ramon Baez, a Bronx Man Who Died in Police Custody in 1994
By Elaine Magliaro On December 20, 1994, The New York Times reported the death of a twenty-nine-year-old Bronx man named Anthony Ramon Baez. The article’s headline read: “Clash Over a Football Ends With a Death in Police Custody.” Clifford Krauss, … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Society, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged Anthony Ramon Baez, Bill Bratton, Chokeholds, Eric Garner, Law Enforcement, New York City, NYPD, police
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Frank Serpico Tells How Some Police Are “Still Out of Control” in Recent Politico Article
By Elaine Magliaro NOTE: I want to thank Michael Beaton for calling my attention to the Politico article titled The Police Are Still Out of Control, which was written by police whistleblower Frank Serpico. ABOUT FRANK SERPICO Frank Serpico–born on … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Media, Society, United States
Tagged Blue Wall, Ferguson (MO), Ferguson Police, Frank Serpico, Knapp Commission, NYPD, police, Police Corruption, Police Departments, Serpico
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