Across the country, reports have shown similar failures.
In New York, more than 2,000 people were arrested during demonstrations and enforcement in the first week of the city during the height of the protests, according to a highly critical report released by the state’s attorney general, who said people of color were overly aggressive and disproportionately affected. , Latia James. He said his office had received more than 1,300 complaints of police misconduct since the first week of protests in New York City.
Portland, re., Justice Department attorneys wrote last month that the city’s police department does not comply with the 2014 settlement agreement, which focused on how officers use force. The Justice Department wrote in court that the Portland Police Bureau used force more than 6,000 times in six months during a protest last year to deviate from the policy.
In Seattle, the city’s Inspector General’s Office is working on a review of last year’s protests. The office said there were more than 120 separate protest occasions and more than 19,000 complaints about how they were handled were submitted to the Account Fees of Police Accountability.
In Chicago, the city’s Inspector General report found that senior leadership of the police department failed to conduct public and rank-and-file officers in conducting strong protests. Like Los Angeles, the department failed to properly prosecute mass arrests, the report said, adding that some people are charged more and others are charged. Officers obscured their badge numbers and name plates, and many did not wear body cameras, making it difficult to hold officers accountable for misconduct.
All of this happened as Chicago officials spread their own footage of people with suspicious tactics, the report said. The report said the city and police department would have “significantly returned to their long-running, deeply challenging efforts to build trust with community members.”
The Dallas Police Department is also under close investigation into how it handles the protest. A Dallas Morning News report found that police fired indiscriminately at protesters. A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order preventing officers from using chemical agents, flash-bang grenades and other less lethal weapons against opponents. The police chief resigned at the time, although he said it was for reasons other than criticism of the protests.
Mr. Chelef, who at one time was former Chief William J. The Breton presidency served as the Los Angeles Police Department’s special assistant for constitutional police action under the leadership of the New York Police Department, noting that Thursday’s report was primarily concerned with institutional response, not with anyone. A special case of police misconduct, this is an indication that the police gave “less violence” than in the past.
“I think progress has been made,” he said. “But you have to be prepared for what comes your way, and you have to have elected and appointed leadership who understand what is needed and create a culture for the kind of answers that are needed.”
Contributed by the report Mike Baker, Manny Fernandez, Shawn Hubbler And Ali Watkins.
