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I'm shocked

Police are not primarily crime fighters, according to the data | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/police-are-not-primarily-crime-fighters-according-data-2022-11-02/

> A new report adds to a growing line of research showing that police departments don’t solve serious or violent crimes with any regularity, and in fact, spend very little time on crime control, in contrast to popular narratives.

Police are not primarily crime fighters, according to the data

A new report adds to a growing line of research showing that police departments don’t solve serious or violent crimes with any regularity, and in fact, spend very little time on crime control, in contrast to popular narratives.

Reuters

US officer who put handcuffed woman in car hit by freight train found guilty

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/29/colorado-police-officer-car-freight-train

> Jordan Steinke convicted on misdemeanour charges but found not guilty of more serious charges over 2022 crash in Colorado

US officer who put handcuffed woman in car hit by freight train found guilty

Jordan Steinke convicted on misdemeanour charges but found not guilty of more serious charges over 2022 crash in Colorado

The Guardian

Man, this sure is weird. It's almost like police just somehow keep becoming racist, like, everywhere...
How does this keep happening
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NSW police use force against Indigenous Australians at drastically disproportionate levels, data shows

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/31/nsw-police-use-force-against-indigenous-australians-at-drastically-disproportionate-levels-data-shows

> Exclusive: Redfern Legal Centre obtained records which show First Nations people were involved in about 45% of the incidents

NSW police use force against Indigenous Australians at drastically disproportionate levels, data shows

Exclusive: Redfern Legal Centre obtained records which show First Nations people were involved in about 45% of the incidents

The Guardian

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US border agents habitually abuse human rights, report reveals

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/02/us-mexico-border-human-rights-abuses

> Report shows ‘lack of accountability’ for misuse of lethal force, intimidation, sexual harassment and falsifying documents

US border agents habitually abuse human rights, report reveals

Report shows ‘lack of accountability’ for misuse of lethal force, intimidation, sexual harassment and falsifying documents

The Guardian
@BigAngBlack Been saying for years: turn the entirety of CBP and ICE over to the hague.