Exclusive | Assaults on NYPD officers soar to ‘unprecedented levels’ — with cops giving potential reasons behind disturbing trend

Assaults on NYPD cops have skyrocketed to “unprecedented levels” in 2024 — 41% so far over the same period last and 60% since 2019, data obtained by The Post show.
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Biden DOJ Sues Police Department For Not Making Its Application Process Easy Enough For Women, Minorities

The Biden-Harris administration is accusing another jurisdiction of discriminating against women and African Americans by creating law enforcement examinations that are too hard for them.
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Center For Policing Equity Publishes Report On Anti-Black Racial Disparities In Police Stops – Black Star News

The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) announces the publication of a new white paper titled “Compounding Anti-Black Racial Disparities in Police Stops.” This paper provides an overview of racial disparities in the multiple decisions police officers make when interacting with the public during vehicle stops. More specifically, the white paper maps how racial disparities during traffic stops increase the risks of harm for Black drivers at subsequent decision points throughout the encounter and that these traffic stops serve no public safety or crime reduction purpose.
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Model Legislation to Modernize Anti-KKK Masking Laws for Intimidating Protesters | Manhattan Institute

Just as Ku Klux Klan members used white hoods to conceal their identities and terrorize their targets, modern activists are using keffiyehs, Guy Fawkes masks, balaclavas, and other inherently intimidating face coverings. Indeed, face-masking is pervasive among participants in demonstrations that are growing in frequency and disruptiveness. Most recently, the pro-Hamas “protests” that have proliferated […]
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Federal prosecutors file new indictment against ex-Louisville police officers – ABC News

Federal prosecutors filed a new indictment against two former Louisville officers accused of falsifying a warrant that led police to Breonna Taylor’s door before they fatally shot her
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