Tag: Protest

A Decade of Ignorance: Ferguson Inaugurated Ten Years of Lies About Race in America | The Heritage Foundation

This month marks the tenth anniversary of events that changed the trajectory of this country, and not for the better. On August 9, 2014, Darren Wilson fatally shot Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Riots erupted the next day and continued for months nationwide. Black Lives Matter exploited the mayhem it had helped cause, helping it swell into a malign global force. The activist model pioneered at Ferguson has had a lasting impact on American politics, as this year’s pro-Hamas demonstrations prove.
— Read on www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/decade-ignorance-ferguson-inaugurated-ten-years-lies-about-race-america

UC unveils steep cost of handling campus protests: $29 million, with most for policing – Los Angeles Times

The University of California shelled out an estimated $29 million to handle this spring’s protests over the Israel-Hamas war, with 90% of the costs going toward law enforcement.
— Read on www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-07-18/uc-unveils-price-tag-for-this-springs-campus-unrest

Rethinking the Crime of Rioting lawreview – Minnesota Law Review

By Nick Robinson. Full Text. The fear of riots has long loomed large in the public imagination. This fear is at least partly justified. Riots can present unique challenges, both in the harm they can cause and in the government’s ability to control them. However, from the American colonies to the Civil Rights era, there lawreview – Minnesota Law Review
— Read on minnesotalawreview.org/article/rethinking-the-crime-of-rioting/

Follow-up Inquiry on the Chicago Police Department’s Preparedness for Mass Gatherings – Chicago Office of Inspector General

Chicago Inspector General follow-up report: Is the Chicago Police Department prepared to respond to mass gatherings, protest, and unrest?
— Read on igchicago.org/publications/follow-up-on-cpd-preparedness-for-mass-gatherings/

The Chicago PD new draft policy for protests.

https://news.wttw.com/2024/06/24/chicago-police-department-revises-plan-handle-protests-around-dnc-after-reform-groups

Black Lives Matter, other protesters vulnerable to liability suits after appeals court ruling | Reuters

A federal appeals court in Louisiana decided last week that a cop can sue a protest organizer for injuries caused by another person during a demonstration, ratifying a novel legal theory that threatens to further suppress protests and First Amendment rights more broadly.
— Read on www.reuters.com/legal/government/black-lives-matter-other-protesters-vulnerable-liability-suits-after-appeals-2023-06-23/

Get the court case HERE

Just a Dozen of 89 NYPD Officers Responsible for Serious Misconduct During 2020 BLM Protests Have Been Disciplined – THE CITY

More than two and a half years after the NYPD’s at times violent response to the 2020 George Floyd protests, just 12 of 89 officers charged with significant misconduct by a civilian oversight board have been disciplined, according to a new report.

The Civilian Complaint Review Board released dozens of its investigative recommendations for officer discipline in a 590-page review made public Monday, which says the agency fielded over 750 complaints containing more than 2,000 allegations regarding police misconduct during the weeks of protest.

CCRB investigators fully probed 321 of those complaints and substantiated allegations of serious misconduct against 89 police officers and supervisors, many for improper use of force. 

Of them, 62 are still winding through the NYPD’s internal disciplinary process, which may include an administrative trial overseen by the police department and ultimately concludes when the NYPD commissioner decides on the outcome.
— Read on www.thecity.nyc/2023/2/6/23587637/nypd-misconduct-blm-george-floyd