Sentences with phrase «law during the riots»

With the exception of a few brave politicians who stood up to protest against them, very little was said about some of the incredibly harsh punishments being handed down to those convicted of breaking the law during the riots.

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During our conversation, he spent more time decrying rioting and calling for calm and prayer than lamenting the modern - day lynching by law enforcement of innocent black bodies that are piling up across the nation.

NEW YORK CITY — NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton dusted off the city's Conflict of Interest rule book during a summit with top police brass to read them the riot act about laws that govern accepting gifts and gratuities from the public and people doing business with the city, DNAinfo New York has learned.

Last year, racial tension was tackled in the 1960s - set drama Detroit as riots unfolded in the Michigan city, sparking a confrontation between citizens and the law during a time of great turmoil.

Recent examples of our work in discrimination law include suing an immigration detention centre for racial discrimination, challenging the police for stopping and searching people based on race, challenging discriminatory bail conditions applied to people wrongly arrested during the London riots, failing to protect a homosexual prisoner from assault by homophobic inmates and persuading a school to apologise and train relevant staff after it excluded a pupil with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.