Persistent Institutional Failures in Addressing Police Racism and Misconduct

The article highlights ongoing issues of police racism and the institutional failure to ensure accountability within UK police forces, with a focus on the Metropolitan Police. It cites repeated exposés at Charing Cross police station, revealing that discriminatory practices persist without repercuss... [More info]

Hamilton police constable suspended after posting content from extremist groups, following CBC investigation | CBC News

Hamilton police suspended a longtime officer with pay after CBC Hamilton informed them he had re-shared extremist content on social media and posted that police and military should stage a coup.

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"... Police now prosecute more Māori than non-Māori for cannabis offences. Despite being 15 or 18 percent of the population."
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Marijuana Media Thanks to The Hempstore: October 24, 2024

This week on Marijuana Media, Chris joins Milly and Slave with Fat Freddy's Drop to talk all things green. It's a special one. Thanks to The Hempstore!

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“Tragic Beyond Proportions”: Attorney Ben Crump on Sonya Massey’s Killing and Police Cover-Up

The family of Sonya Massey is demanding justice after they say authorities tried to cover up her fatal shooting by a sheriff’s deputy in Springfield, Illinois, by initially claiming it was “self-inflicted.” Police body-camera footage showed this was a lie. The 36-year-old mother of two was shot dead in her own home on July 6 after she called 911 for help. “This is the worst police shooting video that I’ve seen. It is so senseless,” says Ben Crump, a civil rights attorney representing the family. “[Massey] needed a helping hand. She did not need a bullet to the face.”

Democracy Now!
“Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied”: Video Shows Hotel Guards Kill D’Vontaye Mitchell, Yet No Arrests

D’Vontaye Mitchell died last month in Milwaukee after he was violently pinned to the ground by four security guards outside the Hyatt Regency Hotel, just a few minutes from where the Republican National Convention would take place. Ben Crump, a civil rights attorney who is representing the family, says that the killing is “just inexplicable,” with nobody charged for Mitchell’s death so far. “You have a video of a man being killed. You have witnesses who have given statements. But yet you’re saying you still have to investigate? Why is it different when it’s a Black victim laying dead on the ground?”

Democracy Now!

#Met detective sacked for #racism has been #reinstated and sent on leadership course

#Police discipline panel dismissed #NeilBuckmaster in 2021 over ‘offensive and utterly unacceptable’ behaviour
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/26/met-detective-police-sacked-racism
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Met detective sacked for racism has been reinstated and sent on leadership course

Police discipline panel dismissed Neil Buckmaster in 2021 over ‘offensive and utterly unacceptable’ behaviour

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#Police officers allegedly holidayed with suspects arrested over #RacistAttack

Exclusive: New claims come on 25th anniversary of death of #JayAbatan, who was assaulted in #Brighton in 1999
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/28/police-officers-allegedly-holidayed-with-suspects-arrested-over-racist-attack
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Police officer allegedly holidayed with suspects arrested over racist attack

Exclusive: New claims come on 25th anniversary of death of Jay Abatan, who was assaulted in Brighton in 1999

The Guardian