Re: RAT Cheese it, the Fuzz!

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In a message dated 12/6/99 4:30:13 PM EST, mmcgivern@stlnet.com writes:

>  According to the Human Rights Watch,the use of excessive force persist[s] 
in large part  because the accountability systems are defective. Recruit 
screening
>  often disregards flags ...Probationers are seldom evaluated daily;... 
Brutality complaint
>  processes are cumbersome. The process isn't transparent. Civilians are
>  excluded ...Proceedings  aren't public; hearings and determinations aren't 
published. >Municipal attorneys, unions, arbitration processes, and even 
government
>  prosecutors frequently shield police violators from penalties.
>  
>  We want transparency.
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Hear, hear, MaryAnn.  And African American mayors, chiefs, attorneys, etc 
civic
leaders are really given a hard time if they asssert civil control over
the police especially if this entails allocating police protection according 
to size of population rather than wealth to protect.