Sentences with phrase «failed police accountability»
Not exact matches
Just about any time a mayor tried to pay police less than they thought they deserved or impose a new form of oversight or accountability, the vitriol flew — and no clash between mayors and police was quite as bitter as what the city witnessed 22 years ago, when Mr. de Blasio's old boss, Mr. Dinkins, failed to tame an actual police riot.
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De Blasio championed transparency and police accountability as a candidate, but now that he's in office, finds himself accused of failing to deliver on his promises.
Indeed while it might fare well in a comparison with the unproductive House of Commons, the effectiveness over accountability argument is failing in other areas of public life which is why we now have elected Mayors and Police Commissioners.