New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito's decision to scuttle legislation that would have toughened guidelines
for police stops has exposed tensions on the council, with some lawmakers accusing her of being too accommodating to Mayor Bill de Blasio and the NYPD.
Not exact matches
The changes were made to
stop police bailing suspects
for very long periods of time, as previously there was no legal limit.
This includes «chronic, structural racial injustice — such as the persistent paucity of black faculty members and administrators at Yale, the common experience of being the only black student in some classes, and being disproportionately likely to be
stopped and asked
for ID — or worse — by campus
police officers.»
Under high alert,
police stopped a Moroccan man in front of the hall and asked him
for his ID, said a spokesman
for police in the northeastern region of Catalonia where Barcelona is located.
Justice Anthony Kennedy was the deciding vote in throwing out A) a requirement that
police try to determine the immigration status of people they
stop under suspicion of even minor crimes; B) a law that made it a crime
for an illegal immigrant to seek employment; and C) a law that let
police arrest a person without a warrant if they believed the person may have committed a crime that could lead to deportation.
Armed
police and paramilitary forces in Xinjiang, a territory in western China inhabited by the Uighur minority,
stop random pedestrians to check their phones and laptops
for banned apps and messages deemed dangerous to the Chinese Communist Party, BuzzFeed News reported.
Of those, God told one to steal a car and go to Minnesota to receive divine blessings (
stopped by
police on the way); another was «told» to spend all her money on a plane ticket as there was a grant waiting
for her in another state to go to college with (there wasn't, and she had to call relatives to rescue her); another was told to cut himself; another was told to harm people (but only avoided doing this because he called
police and was put inpatient).
A small group of California churches has pledged to
stop calling the
police for help in emergencies, saying they'll utilize a «more community - based» crime fighting system.
For example,
police might need to use violence in a situation when violence is the only way to
stop a particular mass murderer.
Why didn't the president stand up
for the children from the Christian private school who were «abruptly» ordered by a court
police officer to
stop praying outside the U.S. Supreme Court building?
We do allow
for any «belief» as long as that belief does not infringe on another persons rights, in other words,
stop trying to
police world, or at least other peoples bedrooms or doctors offices and maybe we can all live together peacefully.
We need to understand the legacy of lynching more honestly and carefully, we need to even revisit segregation and the legacy that it's created if we're going to make progress I think there is a continuing presumption of dangerousness and guilt that gets assigned to people of color, I think it would break Dr. King's heart to know that black youth in New York are getting
stopped and frisked, that this
police violence that has been such a problem
for over a century continues, that we haven't made the commitment to overcoming bigotry and race discrimination in the way we need to.
Or if the shooter had not told the
police that the flat was booby - trapped (before he clammed up and would help no further)-- again there would have been further serious loss of lives — Oh yes, God may not have been able to
stop all of the loss of life, and I appreciate that it does not make it any easier
for those who lost loved ones, but He was watching, and I believe he did all he could to make the losses much lower than they could have been, or were.
It will clear up our courts and our jails, it will allow
police to focus on real crime, it will allow it to be used
for medicinal reasons, it will reduce crime, it will
stop money from being wasted on the drug war, and it will bring in more tax revenue.
Okanagan Wineries Ask
for Stronger
Police Presence After Rash of Break - Ins: A group of winery owners in the South Okanagan says the province needs to do more to
stop thieves from stealing computers, equipment and wine...
Redfield, Coney, Stepherson, White and Williams were arrested Friday night in Fulton County (Indiana) after
police stopped them
for speeding.
Not pleased with the company Liston was keeping — one of his pals was 385 - pound Barney Baker, a reputed head - cracker
for the Teamsters — the St. Louis
police kept
stopping Liston, on sight and without cause, until, on May 5, 1956, 3 1/2 years after his release from prison, Liston assaulted a St. Louis policeman, took his gun, left the cop lying in an alley and hid the weapon at a sister's house.
One revealed that
police had
stopped him
for driving 108 mph on the Ben Franklin Bridge earlier that month.
And
stop with the grammar
police, no one cares, this is an Arsenal site
for fans, not a wordsmith site.
the real agenda should be better training
for cops and better understanding of the masses that if the
police tell you to
stop...
stop....
Though his alcohol level was.000, Woods failed other sobriety tests, exhibited «extremely slow and slurred speech,» was confused about where he was, and was arrested
for a DUI as well as improper parking in an illegal space (
stopped in the right lane), according to a
police report.
A Painesville, Ohio, judge ordered a man, who ran from
police after being
stopped for drinking in a car, to compete in a five - mile race; the faster his time in the event, the shorter his sentence will be.
A privately - chartered train with 750 Gladbach supporters on board was
stopped by
police in Hesse after the 19 - year - old woman called
for help.
And then you have to also watch out
for police because if they see that you are pumping, what they probably wouldn't... SUNNY GAULT: Well, I guess it depends if you
stopped at a light, or something like that.
For instance, in Washington D.C. if a
police officer
stops your teen and asks his name, he is required to tell the officer.
Every town we
stopped in had an AWESOME park that was intelligently designed, fenced,
policed by actual cops to keep vagrants and teenagers (sometimes the same thing...) out, sections
for big kids and little kids, all visually accessible from all points of the play area.
My buddy wears one in his right ear because it «s not seen by the
police if he «s
stopped for a traffic violation.
On Friday, the helicopter
stopped for 5 to 10 minutes, but because it never turned off its rotors,
police and park security officers were unable to get close enough to identify the pilot, officials said.
One reason the district sought to annex its properties into Orland Park was to
stop paying $ 24,000 annually
for police services at Sandburg, including traffic control and patrols of school property, Sibley said.
A Frankfurt airport
police spokesman confirmed that Ms Bose had been
stopped for checks and her breast pump checked as a possible suspected explosive.
CHICAGO — A Cook County judge Friday denied a request by the union that represents Chicago
police officers to
stop the city from using off - duty officers
for traffic control at Monday's Chicago Bears football game.
Wulff was driving her car near the intersection of Dunton and Euclid Avenues at about 2 p.m. when she failed to
stop for a red light, said Arlington Heights
police Lt. Michael Miljan.
Most child seat safety laws are primary, meaning
police may
stop vehicles solely
for child safety seat violations.
In other jurisdictions,
police must have some other reason to
stop a vehicle before citing an occupant
for failing to buckle up.
A Home Office spokesperson said: «The government wholly supports the powers of
stop and search and believes it to be a vital tool
for police officers in preventing, detecting and reducing crime, whether it be street robbery, gun crime, drug - dealing or terrorism.
US Senate candidate Wendy Long today announced her support
for the Bloomberg administration's «
Stop & Frisk» policy while denouncing the judicial overreach and political interference in
police work that threaten to put more New Yorkers in danger.
I believe this is the time
for Police to
stop the excessive intimidation and also instilling fear in the people,» he said.
In addition, the State
Police are now pulling over motorists in the five boroughs
for routine traffic
stops, which has typically been the domain on the NYPD.
The High Court, presided over by Court of Appeal judge, Justice Dominic Dennis Adjei, ruled that it was improper
for police officers desiring to
stop a street protest, to obtain an injunction from the Circuit Court.
Yesterday,
for example, during the City Council's vote to overturn Mayor Bloomberg's veto of the
stop - and - frisk and
police oversight bills, it was startling to hear Barron, following his customary sit - in during the Pledge of Allegiance, stand up and pay tribute to Viola Plummer, his former chief of staff: «There wouldn't be no today if it weren't
for Viola Plummer, the December 12th Movement, Rev. Herbert Daughtry, who put it on the line, to make this day history.»
Just after Democrats designated him to be their candidate this year, Shelley was quoted in the Syracuse New Times in an article about racial profiling that he thought it was okay
for police to
stop and ask someone who looked different how he was doing.
More than two years after the New York City
Police Department implemented new procedures
for stop - and - frisk encounters, officers continue to undercount street
stops, a court - appointed monitor said in a new report.
This usually crops up when young people of color are asked to empty their pockets by
police (yes, even now that the NYPD has reduced the frequency of
stop - and - frisks); in 2010, the state arrested more than 100,000 people
for marijuana possession, leaving more reactionary destinations like Texas in the dust.
Under the original version of Intro 182, the
police would have been required to inform Méndez of the reason
for the
stop, but not in the final version, which excludes traffic
stops.
Trump, who has called
for an increased use of
stop - and - frisk across the country, was a frequent defender of Kelly against critics of his
policing practices.
Also at 11 a.m., the Legal Aid Society, Coalition
For The Homeless, Picture the Homeless, Brooklyn Defender Services, Bronx Defenders, VOCAL - NY, Communities United for Police Reform, NYC Council members and others call on de Blasio and the NYPD to stop homeless shelter warrant sweeps, City Hall steps, Manhatt
For The Homeless, Picture the Homeless, Brooklyn Defender Services, Bronx Defenders, VOCAL - NY, Communities United
for Police Reform, NYC Council members and others call on de Blasio and the NYPD to stop homeless shelter warrant sweeps, City Hall steps, Manhatt
for Police Reform, NYC Council members and others call on de Blasio and the NYPD to
stop homeless shelter warrant sweeps, City Hall steps, Manhattan.
While we are reducing the amount of information recorded
for each
stop and search to reduce bureaucracy, the
police will still record the self - defined ethnicity of every person searched.
Even Theresa May's efforts to reform of the
police's power to
stop - and - search, which disgracefully has become something of a rite of passage
for black kids, have been held up by Downing Street.
«We shall not be moved, we shall not be harassed... beaten intimidated, brutalised and cowered by
police violence, to
stop our campaign
for a new voters register,» he vowed.
The findings of «
Stop and Think» made uncomfortable reading
for many
police authorities.