Sentences with phrase «police powers over»

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We tend to forget that secret police, whether they want to or not, often end up wielding ultimate power over the careers of political figures.

Obviously that millions of innocent people died because simple - minded men are in power and yield control over groups of other simple - minded men who do their bidding... see Hitler and the Nazis, Stalin and the Soviet police, etc...

There are men who have power — there are mayors over cities, police commissioners, United States marshals, governors; there are legislators, both in the Senate and Congress; there are members of various courts and cabinets.

The political, military, police intelligence and information network of governments; the economic information network of transnational corporate powers; the global media; and the religious - cultural networks of world religions wield powerful influence over information and communication throughout the world.

Indeed, we have arrived here because, moments after the Akufo - Addo - led administration took over power, at the seat of government, the Flagstaff House, members of the Invisible Forces were caught on camera assaulting a police officer, one ASP Nanka Bruce.

Spitzer (AKA the steamroller) was hardly a shrinking violet during his brief stint as governor, and according to a report by Cuomo — who was AG at the time, having followed Spitzer into that office — he misused his executive power over the State Police in a botched attempt to smear his top political rival, then Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno.

Schneiderman, in a letter to legislative leaders in the Senate and Assembly and Cuomo, describes the proposed post as one that would essentially have policing and law enforcement powers over procurement procedure.

High - February 5th: Powersharing breakthrough - Deadlock over the devolution of policing and justice powers finally ended as Sinn Fein and the Democratic Unionist Party cut a deal.

«How can it be,» asks Max in that soft, urbane style, «that a foreigner sitting in New York can exert such power over British police and successive prime ministers?»

A state Supreme Court justice has thrown out a petition by Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel E. Abelove that sought to undo the state attorney general's power to take over cases in which unarmed civilians are killed by police.

Not just New Labour's overwhelming desire to amass all sorts of information about the individual and New Labour's managerial model of how to govern but also, in particular, a steady shift away from «justice» and towards «control»: towards the arbitrary, unconstrained use of power through the regular invocation of states of exception (terror legislation and Iceland is in this category); the creation of catch - all legislation whose operational interpretation is at the whim of the police (photography, questioning individual police officers); government attempts to constrain the judiciary through tick - the - box sentencing guidelines, and at an individual level examples such as David Milliband's quite disgraceful prevarication over torture allegations.

Freeman noted that the police and correction officers are government employees «who have the most power over people's lives but are the least accountable.

CADA believes that over the years it is the EC's neglect to supervise the Police activities during electoral processes that has fuelled the perception that influential politicians and those in power do take advantage to manipulate the electoral process, the police and expose it to public ridPolice activities during electoral processes that has fuelled the perception that influential politicians and those in power do take advantage to manipulate the electoral process, the police and expose it to public ridpolice and expose it to public ridicule.

Newly - elected police commissioners have been given far too much power over chief constables, an influential committee of MPs has found.

Labour leader Ed Miliband has promised a Welsh parliament with sweeping new powers over ports, energy and a «greater say» over policing, at the Welsh Labour Conference in Swansea.

Labour leader Ed Miliband has promised a Welsh parliament with sweeping new powers over ports, energy and a greater say over policing.

The power of the press barons over political parties, politicians and the police.

The police unions have been fighting this issue since New York's top court, the Court of Appeals, in 2006 unanimously affirmed a police commissioner's power over disciplinary matters.

Back in August, Soares» office had asked Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to take over the investigation into Ivy's death, based on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's executive order giving Schneiderman special prosecutor powers in police - involved civilian deaths.

«Welsh Liberal Democrats still don't believe that power over our police forces should be concentrated in the hands of one person, and we remain committed to our vision of directly - elected police boards

Speaking on the recent renouncement of cultism in the state by over 500 suspected cultists, the CP expressed happiness that the Bayelsa State government through the House of Assembly amended the anti - cultism law which gave the police certain powers in collaboration with the magistrate to make sure people who are involved in cultism, secret society and those who harbour them are brought to book.

Negotiations over the devolution of policing and justice powers, as well as the management of contentious parades, have failed to result in a deal so far.

Significant powers over health and social care and housing and policing are also being given to Manchester.

A 26 - year - old instructor and two teenagers were flying in a small plane when it lost power and made an emergency landing on an oceanfront beach, flipping over as its nose hit the sand, the police said.

High - February 5th: Powersharing breakthrough - Deadlock over the devolution of policing and justice powers finally ended as the DUP and Sinn Fein cut a deal.

So I can announce today that we will now legislate to give the police new powers to require foreign nationals to hand over their passports, and make them declare their nationality in court.

Three former officials of the John Mahama government whose homes were raided in search of documents on the AMERI power agreement have been questioned by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service over the involvement in the agreement.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman huddled with minority lawmakers at the governor's Midtown office Monday over his recent executive order giving Schneiderman special prosecutor powers in certain police - involved deaths of civilians.

Cuomo says medical professionals and state personnel have been sent to the island, in addition to ``... over 60 National Guard soldiers, 70 Port Authority personnel to help them get the airports up and running and the shipping ports operational, 50 troopers to supplement police activity, 20 engineers in power grid reconstruction.»

«There has been a dark cloud hovering over government for several years now as a result of federal investigations into abuse of power and corruption,» said the county executive, in an indirect reference to the corruption convictions of former Suffolk police Chief James Burke and former Suffolk Conservative Party chairman Edward Walsh.

«Advocates for police reform have every right to expect a seat at the table... but no advocate should ever have veto power over the legislative agenda of the New York City Council,» Torres continued.

The collapse of talks between Sinn Fein and the DUP over the devolution of policing and justice powers prompted Ulster Unionist leader Sir Reg Empey to warn that fresh assembly elections could come in a matter of weeks.

Even among many of the most elite enclaves of blackness today, power is uniquely vulnerable and fragile, and there are as of yet no suits of any cost that will stop black youth from the ravages of police brutality the world over.

Ford's EcoBoost - powered Interceptor has already won favor with some police departments thanks to its improved fuel economy compared to other squad cars with V - 8 engines; however, AN claims that police agencies generally prefer rear - wheel drive configurations, giving the Caprice a leg up over the front - or all - wheel - drive Ford Interceptor.

After the discontinuation of the Chevrolet Caprice, the Ford Motor Company held a near - monopoly on the market for police cruisers in the United States and Canada for over a decade, because the conventional rear - wheel drive, V8 power, and body - on - frame construction are advantageous for police use.

Yakuza 4 was a joy to play — a tale of four individuals whose paths intertwined in the city of Kamurocho, as police and Yakuza groups tussled over money and power.

During its celebratory opening days, the museum showcased five performances from its collection, acquired over the past decade — among them, Tania Bruguera's iconic meditation on state power Tatlin's Whisper # 5 (2008), in which two police officers on horseback ride through the gallery (in the Tate's case, the vast Turbine Hall), performing pointless crowd - control exercises.

The power station will provide the equivalent electricity needs of all of the State's schools, hospitals, police stations, and government buildings over a full year.

Reflective of the tensions involved are the practical and constitutional arguments pressed with great vigor on both sides of the public debate over the power of the police to «stop and frisk» — as it is sometimes euphemistically termed — suspicious persons.

In the digital era, as more & more of our information is handed over to corporations in order to participate in the necessities of life, I worry that these corporations, and not judges, will serve as the check on abuse of police power.

The court will hear three appeals, two of which challenge British Columbia's drunk - driving laws and the power of police officers to impose penalties at roadside stops, and another involving the paramountcy of the federal Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act over conflicting provincial statutes.

Human rights violations are always most likely to occur when no one is watching over the police, soldiers and guards who have the power and potential to commit abuses.

The barrister and former solicitor general does not share the concerns of the Bar Council over the lack of measures to protect the safety and confidentiality of sources and whistle - blowers or those seeking legal representation, in the bill dubbed the Snoopers» Charter, which gives greater powers of surveillance to the police and security services.

While the States, vested as they are with general police power, require no specific grant of authority in the Federal Constitution to legislate with respect to matters traditionally within the scope of the police power, the broad sweep of the Twenty - first Amendment has been recognized as conferring something more than the normal state authority over public health, welfare, and morals.

Police officers were given power under the new rules to decide whether to file criminal charges or levy administrative sanctions against individuals who blew over the limit.

Whether you're a citizen, foreign national or stateless, the state assumes jurisdiction over you, and all people and property in its geographical area of influence, under its recognized constitutional police power.

A B.C. law firm is claiming victory in a battle over the power of police to hand out 24 - hour driving prohibitions to impaired drivers.

Chapter ten, Addressing racism, shines a light on themes that need to be discussed openly and honestly: institutional racism, power and privilege, human rights abuses, historical contributors to current inequities, and concerns over discriminatory practices in policing and law.