Sentences with phrase «fight against the police»

Jazz Hayden, founder of AllThingsHarlem.com, a group that fights against police brutality and films police misconduct, said Mark - Viverito's request for 1,000 more police officers when she first became speaker was a poor decision given the problems communities of color face with the police.

To help with this, I have said in the past that we will be relentless and unyielding in our fight against police bureaucracy, that we will push to free officer time to fight crime.

Not exact matches

There's Cyber Shangri - La (all the hackers unplug, pack up their laptops, and head home), Leviathan (governments lock down digital borders and impose state regulations), Clockwork Orange (ransacking runs rampant), and Independent (companies and other entities police the Internet and fight back against their tormentors).

The fight coincided with Trump's criticism of NFL players who kneel during the national anthem as a gesture of protest against police profiling of African - Americans.

Unions fought fiercely against the lay - off last year, the strike went on for three months and the workers were violently repressed by the police.

If Arsenal Fans can be united to fight against Spurs fans during a derby match, risking police arrests, injuries or possible jail terms, why didn't we get united and tell our manager who has been living in the past to quietly step down?

In Nigeria, for example, the fight against Boko Haram has been hampered by the poor strategy by the police, and the overreliance on the military.

And these campaigns were not just fought by religious groups — the campaign against the Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill in 2004 united Rowan Williams, the NSS and evangelicals like the Barnabas Fund in its opposition.

He also commended other enforcement agencies, especially the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigeria Customs Service for their collaborative roles in the commission's fight against piracy.

But section 60 is a key tool in the police's fight against knife crime.

Three Republican county legislators attacked Suffolk Police Commissioner Timothy Sini for reversing himself and running for district attorney, saying the fight against gangs and opioid abuse should be his priorities.

Three Republican county legislators Tuesday attacked Suffolk Police Commissioner Timothy Sini for reversing himself and running for district attorney, saying the fight against gangs and opioid abuse should be his priorities.

NYC might give landmark status to the famed Stonewall Inn, which often called the cradle of the gay rights movement since patrons in 1969 fought back against police raids targeting the bar based on the sexual orientation of its customers.

Police chiefs see the row over the riots as a good opportunity to fight back against government plans to cut the police bPolice chiefs see the row over the riots as a good opportunity to fight back against government plans to cut the police bpolice budget.

The Central Regional Police command has deployed about forty officers to one of Ghana's busiest and fastest growing towns, Kasoa, to complement the fight against the high crime rate in the area.

However, the Director of Public Affairs of the Ghana Police, DSP Cephas Arthur has dismissed the suggestions that the cents 50,000 may compromise them and dull the fight against illegal mining.

And like the mayor, he said that he will fight against Trump's pledge to institute more aggressive stop - and - frisk policing throughout the country as a federal policy.

The deployment of the joint police and military task - force came as a major boost to government's fight against illegal mining in the country, following news of its devastating effects on the country's land and water resources.

The main tasks of this diplomatic trip was the fight against the Islamic terrorism and the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean Sea; [189] with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, Renzi signed an agreement on enhancing co-operation between the Nigerian and Italian Polices.

If it is fighting against corruption, the questions are: Has the Nigeria Police Force stopped collecting of «tips» on the street?

ACP Faderin who described PCRC as non-uniformed police said the roles being played by the members of the organization can never be undermined as they have really assisted the command in its fight against crimes and other related offences.

He therefore called on Nigerians to join hands in keeping the society free from any act capable of undermining the existing peace, integrity of police or tarnishing their competence in fighting against anti-human behaviours in the state.

Also at 11:30 a.m., Schneiderman joins Rep. Brian Higgins to announce the latest action in his ongoing fight against smartphone theft, Town of Tonawanda Police Department, 1835 Sheridan Dr., Kenmore.

Fighting off police from occupied houses, as well as violent protests against nuclear plants led to the development of the Black Bloc tactics.

Our coalition will continue to fight back against these sorts of draconian polices that seek to punish states like New York that embrace and celebrate our diversity.»

Police officers are preparing to lobby ministers for extensive new powers to dispense summary justice in the fight against anti-social behaviour and crime.

Graham Allen, the chairman of the city's local strategic partnership between police, councillors and the probation service, insisted a new study by independent think tank Reform was «lazy stereotyping» and would do little to help the fight against crime.

Magu Assumes Office as EFCC Boss, Pledges to Uplift the Fight against Corruption The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP, today assumed office with a charge to all staff of the Commission to brace up for fresh and...

The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP, has promised to raise the bar in the fight against corruption in the country.

Amidst a rash of recent overdoses in the village of Mamaroneck, the mayor, Police Department, schools and concerned residents have begun to galvanize in an attempt to fight back against a sweeping opiate epidemic.

The Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris has called on Nigerians to support President Muhammadu Buhari's fight against corruption to put the country...

«The police will always play the central role in the fight against crime, yet the public still has a part to play,» author Ed Boyd said.

However, ACPO felt the cumulative impact of the cuts would «translate into fewer police officers», and Labour claimed the cuts would mean «thousands fewer police officers» which would «undermine the fight against crime..

Anti-corruption campaigner, Vitus Azeem, has described the promotion of ACP Maame Tiwaa Addo Danquah as the acting Director General of the Police Service's Criminal Investigations Department (CID), as a worrying development in the fight against corruption in the country.

Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has suggested that police officers need greater powers to help in the fight against extremism.

Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Benito Owusu who lead the team of police officers to make the arrest told journalists that the fight against galamsey is very difficult but the ministry will not give up.

The Nigeria Police Force will continue to sustain the tempo of the fight against armed banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery, car snatching, cattle rustling, unlawful possession of prohibited firearms and other violent crimes in the country and guarantee adequate protection of Lives and Property.

As part of efforts towards involving Nigerian Youths in the fight against criminality, drugs, cultism and kidnapping, the Nigerian Police leadership has inaugurated Nigerian music crooner and «I don get alert»...

The inauguration followed last week's visit to the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, by the Minister to solicit the support of the Police in the fight against piracy.

Responding, the stakeholders unanimously agreed for a definite collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force on a common front to fight the offence of gender - based violence and violence against persons; and to ensure that the public as well as security agencies appreciate the rights of persons.

She won election to the Hudson Valley 19th Congressional District in 2006 in a hard - fought battle against incumbent Republican John Sweeney, who had been tainted by a report that police were called to his home over spousal abuse.

CIVIC CENTER — The NYPD lauded Mayor Bill de Blasio's recent announcement that the city will begin to fight «frivolous» lawsuits against police.

He ha's also been a leader in fighting public corruption, especially Buffalo Police Department cases, and pushing hard against the opioid crisis in the area.

Twenty years ago, the young «Five Fingers» fought for the rural town of Marseilles, against brutal police oppression.

Kathleen Hepburn's Never Steady, Never Still, a meditative portrait of a mother's battle with Parkinson's while her son comes to terms with his identity, is nominated for Best Canadian Film along with two other exceptional first features: Cory Bowles» Black Cop, a timely satire about an African - Canadian police officer who fights back against entitled white citizens, and Antoine Bourges» Fail to Appear, a quiet and precise study of institutional systems of support available for those on parole.

, a timely satire about an African - Canadian police officer who fights back against entitled white citizens, and Antoine Bourges»

Bootleggers extraordinaire, the film follows the three of them and their «immortal», «invincible» ways as they fight to survive against the ATU (Alcohol Tax Unit) and police.

The continuation, through Warren, of the retribution against white brutality exacted by Django is offered as cathartic, and Tarantino's sincere commitment to fighting racism is welcome given the current tensions provoked by police killings of black citizens in the United States.

While Gordon plays bounty hunter, Gotham City Police Department's Bullock and Barnes remain on the frontline in Gotham, fighting against crime and destruction in the monster - ridden city.

You'd need to be a police officer to do so — and upon entering online mode, you'd supposedly get to decide whether you wanted a life of crime, or fighting against it.