Meaghan Ybos

@meaghanybos
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How sad that his mother had to investigate her son’s death after MPD apparently wouldn’t.

It’s another reflection of the city’s most powerful constituents, who demand the police/mayor “reduce crime.” MPD does that by misclassifying, under-investigating https://www.actionnews5.com/2023/04/11/mans-death-declared-homicide-after-mothers-private-investigating-crimestoppers-posts-5000-reward-information/

Memphis man’s death declared homicide after mother’s private investigating; CrimeStoppers posts $5,000 reward for information

CrimeStoppers of Memphis and Shelby County has posted a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest in a 2022 East Memphis murder case after a mother’s private investigating resulted in her son’s death being declared a homicide.

Action News 5
One thing I would like to see as part of a #classaction is #memphis publicizing that people who were victims of rape and had rape kits collected between the 1970s and 2013 may be eligible to join a #negligence #lawsuit against the city
Massive win in a negligence lawsuit against the city of #memphis for mishandling thousands of rape kits. The judge denied the city’s motion for summary judgment, lifted restrictions on discovery, and certified the lawsuit as a #classaction I’ve been involved in this lawsuit since almost 10 years ago…. https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/local/2023/03/22/judge-rules-memphis-rape-kit-lawsuit-move-forward-class-action/70037941007/
Shelby County judge rules 'rape kit lawsuit' can move forward as class-action suit

A Shelby County judge has ruled the Memphis "rape kit lawsuit" can move forward as a class-action suit.

The Commercial Appeal

There have been a series of school districts (Seattle, Mesa, Bucks County) who have filed silly lawsuits against social media for "harming kids" arguing it's a "public nuisance."

But last week, San Mateo schools (in the heart of Silicon Valley), the board of education who oversees MY KIDS' schools filed by far the dumbest of these lawsuits, claiming social media is engaged in RICO!

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/03/21/silicon-valley-school-district-files-laughable-vexatious-rico-claims-against-big-social-media-except-meta/

Silicon Valley School District Files Laughable, Vexatious RICO Claims Against Big Social Media… But Not Facebook Or Instagram

Back in January, we wrote about the Seattle public school district filing an absolutely laughable lawsuit against basically all of big social media, based on a bunch of misread and misunderstood st…

Techdirt
After #memphis #police officers in the SCORPION Unit allegedly beat Tyre Nichols to death, MPD transferred Michael Hardy, the deputy chief of special operations, who oversaw the unit containing SCORPION. Taking his place is Stephen Chandler, who…… supervised Tim Reynolds, the cop who created the “Bob Smith” Facebook account to spy on activists. #tyrenichols https://www.psrmemphis.org/shakeup-at-mpd-follows-tyre-nichols-death/
Shakeup at MPD Follows Tyre Nichols Death

As City Council prepares to vote on six police reform measures, management changes come to MPD

“MPD ‘s decision to disband SCORPION sounds more like a face-saving PR stunt than a recognition of any problems or need to change,’’ said Meaghan Ybos, executive director of People for the Enforcement of Rape Laws…

MPD moved SCORPION unit members within the unit it was part of, the Organized Crime Unit, which has always used the tactics now associated with SCORPION #TyreNichols #ProactivePolicing #memphis https://www.psrmemphis.org/disbanded-former-scorpion-officers-reappear-in-similar-unit/

Disbanded? Former SCORPION Officers Reappear In Similar Unit

Police reform advocates say MPD's disbanding of SCORPION unit is a 'PR Stunt'

Attorneys Expect Mass Dismissals of SCORPION Cases

Beatings, high-speed chases in unmarked police cars among emerging concerns