The literature also removes the minimum officer requirements within the new community safety department, and says the council will be responsible for “adequately funding” the replacement department.
The woman continued to follow him as he approached the check-out line, and she eventually caught the attention of other shoppers as she let them know he was one of the officers charged for Floyd’s death.
She begins the video by explaining that she didn’t understand why it wasn’t ready since she used the McDonald’s app to order her food ahead of time. What followed was a bizarre and tearful breakdown.
Thankfully, the incident didn’t have fatal results but that was certainly the fear of the bystanders who pleaded with the officers to let the teens go.
The reform comes after over nearly three weeks of protests nationwide, including in New York, calling for an end to systemic racism and police brutality.
Cops have been injured and/or killed in the line of duty ever since there was a need for law enforcement. If criminals willingly surrendered officers would have lollipops in their holsters instead of guns.
Shady actions by individuals in the Chicago Police Department have prompted probing. Cover-ups and a lack of information release are the basis of the Justice Department's involvement. Is this a start for something better?
Baltimore residents and city officials hold their breaths as the first of the officers indicted in the murder of Freddie Gray goes on trial. Officer William Porter is the first to go on trial and faces charges of Reckless Endangerment, Involuntary Manslaughter, Second-Degree Assault and Misconduct in Office. He has plead guilty and is out on $350,00 bond.
Baltimore's children need a purpose. "The Crash Pad", an initiative launched by Tami Sylverain, hopes to bring that purpose to them through various mentoring and training programs.