Posts Tagged ‘police officers’
Why Police indictments remain rare in the US?
Because keeping the cohesion in the Police Force is the main key factor for maintaining the status quo for any political/economic system, stupid.
Changing the training ideology in treating all citizens equally does not benefit any system in power.
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Police indictments remain rare in the US, researchers say
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Few police officers face criminal charges after killing someone in the United States. Even fewer are convicted.
“If the jury is sitting there thinking, ‘Oh my God. A split-second decision like that? What would I have done? Would I have shot the guy?’ you’re not going to get an indictment.”
Stinson, a former police officer, suggested that indictments of police by grand juries are extremely rare. In New York, 9 police officers have been indicted in four shooting deaths since 1999.
Twelve people have been killed by on-duty NYPD officers so far this year.
Updated Yesterday at 5:25 pm
The high-profile shooting deaths of African-Americans in Ferguson, Missouri, Oakland, Cleveland, as well as the death of a Staten Island resident after a police officer placed him in an illegal chokehold, have raised questions about the utility of grand juries in ascertaining possible racial dimensions behind deaths caused by officers.
Convictions tend to occur when officers are seen as instigating physical confrontation for personal reasons, such as retribution.
In the 2009 shooting death of Oscar Grant in Oakland, officer Johannes Mehserle was convicted of involuntarily manslaughter and sentenced to two years in prison.
Updated Yesterday at 5:33 pm
Staten Island resident Eric Garner, 43, died on July 17 after being placed in a chokehold by a police officer and falling unconscious. In a video of the incident, Garner can be heard saying “I can’t breathe!” eleven times as his face is pushed into a sidewalk.
Police say he was selling untaxed cigarettes. The NYPD has been banned from using chokeholds since 1993.
Updated Jul 19 at 12:28 am
The grand jury investigating the shooting death of Michael Brown decided on Nov. 24 not to indict police officer Darren Wilson. Protests, some violent, broke out in Ferguson, Missouri, and other cities around the U.S.
Updated Nov 25 at 4:09 am
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Kelly Bans Choke Holds By Officers
http://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/24/nyregion/kelly-bans-choke-holds-by-officers.html
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Staten Island man dies after NYPD cop puts him in chokehold — SEE THE VIDEO
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/staten-island-man-dies-puts-choke-hold-article-1.1871486
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Live updates: Ferguson grand jury decision
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/liveblog-live/liveblog/live-updates-ferguson-
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