Sentences with phrase «police reform protests»

The 19 - member caucus — which includes many of the mayor's top allies — blasted the city's top cop for saying police reform protests «led» to the shooting deaths of Detectives Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos last year.

The NYC Council's Progressive Caucus, which includes many of the mayor's top allies, blasted NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton for saying police reform protests «led» to the shooting deaths of Detectives Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos last year.

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The incident sparked weeks of protests and calls for police reform, including a proposition from California lawmakers to replace «reasonable force» terminology with a «necessary force» standard.

Earlier today, Bratton's opposition to Cuomo's plan was criticized by Russell Simmons, the hip - hop mogul and social activist who is a longtime friend and supporter of Cuomo, and by the Justice League NYC, a coalition group that led some of the protests following the Eric Garner decision, and met with Mayor Bill de Blasio to discuss police reform issues.

The case, along with a police shooting in Missouri of teenager Michael Brown that led to no charges of a local police officer there, led to a series of protests in cities around the country and a debate over police tactics as well as calls to reform the criminal justice system.

The Senate also held hearings on the issue of criminal justice reforms following the death of Eric Garner, the Staten Island man whose death in police custody led to protests in New York and around the country.

The three have been at odds over the past few months, as the Council has protested police brutality and pushed ahead with proposed reforms, even after Lynch accused City Hall of having «blood» on its hands, and Bratton suggested members focus on showing «additional support» instead.

Last month, dozens of council members, including Mark - Viverito, protested a grand jury's decision not to an indict an officer in the death of an unarmed black man on Staten Island, and members have continued to push for police reforms opposed by both Bratton and Lynch.

One reason: Dozens of demonstrators protesting criminal justice reform and police brutality shouted down Sanders and former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, who was also running for president at the time, during their speeches last year.

But in her spare time, Packnett also manages to be both a writer and activist and is one of the Black Lives Matter movement's most well - known faces, thanks to her work coordinating the Ferguson protests and cofounding the police reform effort Campaign Zero.

The most current guide to protest law available covers this list of legislation, case law and more: • Austin v UK, ECtHR Grand Chamber, Judgment 15th March 2012 • Police Reform and Social Responsibilities Act 2011, ss141 - 149 • Police (Conduct) Regulations 2008 • R v Jones and others (2007) 1 AC 136 • R (LaPorte) v Chief Constable of Gloucestershire (2007) 2 AC 105 • Police (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2004 • Police Reform Act 2002 • Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 • Public Order Act 1986 • Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 • European Convention on Human Rights