Tag: ACLU: Page 2

Patrol
Arizona Police Association Blasts ACLU Over Remarks about "Reckless" Police Shootings
The Phoenix Law Enforcement Association posted a lengthy statement on its website in response to statements made by Alessandra Soler, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona.
August 30, 2018
The Phoenix Law Enforcement Association posted a lengthy statement on its website in response to statements made by Alessandra Soler, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona. Image courtesy of PLEA.
Patrol
Activists Want Chicago Officers to Call Supervisors Before Arresting Resisting Suspects
For a number of offenses, a supervisor would need to approve the arrest “unless not practicable under the circumstances.” Those crimes range from gambling and prostitution offenses to obstructing, resisting or assaulting a police officer.
August 15, 2018
Gangs
Shooting Up Chicago
A court granted the ACLU of Illinois and Black Lives Matter Chicago permission to intervene in the consent decree negotiations.
August 7, 2018
Careers
How Protesters and Politicians Helped Increase Baltimore's Violent Crime
De-policing is an outcome — it is the direct result of protesters, politicians, and the press applying enormous pressure on police to do less policing — in which the obvious end state is an increase in violent crime.
July 20, 2018
Screen grab of citizen dash-cam video of a man with a gun in Baltimore. Image courtesy of the Baltimore Sun.
Patrol
Florida Department Extends Test of Amazon's Facial Recognition Software
The Orlando Police Department plans to continue its test of Amazon's controversial "Rekognition" facial recognition software, despite opposition from civil rights groups and even company employees and investors.
July 9, 2018
Surveillance
Technology
ACLU Demands Amazon Stop Providing Facial Recognition Tool to Law Enforcement
In Oregon, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office is using the program to look for matches within its own database of booking mug shots, said Deputy Jeff Talbot. The department also confirms each match made through the Rekognition software by another method, he said.
May 23, 2018
Patrol
Bills to Protect Police Introduced in Both Houses of Congress
Legislation to impose federal penalties on people who deliberately target law enforcement officers for attack was introduced in both the House and Senate today.
May 8, 2018
Patrol
Police Association Files FOIA Requests on Chicago's Plan to Include the ACLU and BLM in Police Oversight
The FOIA request seeks, among other documents, any communications that the City of Chicago has had regarding the qualifications and possible ramifications of these activist groups being placed in an oversight capacity of the safety of Chicago police officers.
April 30, 2018
Patrol
Anti-Police Activists Get Say in Chicago Police Reforms
Under the agreement, the community groups can provide input as the city and the attorney general’s office continue to negotiate the terms of the consent decree. And once the decree is in place, they can object if it is inadequate or push for enforcement if the Police Department fails to follow through on its commitments.
March 26, 2018
Patrol
Proposed St. Louis Law would Limit Police Use of Chemical Agents During Disorder
A bill proposed by a St. Louis alderman would restrict when police could use pepper spray and other chemical agents to disperse crowds.
October 4, 2017
Patrol
ACLU Sues St. Louis Over Police Actions During Stockley Verdict Protests
The ACLU has filed suit against the city of St. Louis for what it calls "unlawful and unconstitutional" actions by police during protests of the Stockley verdict.
September 22, 2017
2017 09 22 1732
Patrol
ACLU Asks OK Agency to Stop Posting Religious Messages on Facebook
The American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma is asking the Mounds (OK) Police Department to stop making religious statements on the department’s Facebook page.
September 15, 2017
Previous Page
Page 2 of 8
Next Page