Tag Archives: George Floyd

Seattle sees 525 percent increase in crime thanks to CHOP: Mayor Durkan

Seattle saw a staggering 525 percent increase in crime as a result of violence that spread through the Capitol Hill-occupied protest zone, according to Mayor Jenny Durkan. Durkan’s emergency order initiating protesters from the six-block police free zone makes mention of “narcotic use and violent crime, including rape, robbery, assault, …

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How the momentum of police reforms meets powerful police unions

After the murder of George Floyd in Minnesota, advocates of police reform called for the police to be removed, banned from strangleholds, and more effectively punished officers who abuse their power or display racial bias. Before any of those proposed reforms can take effect, lawmakers and department heads would first …

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De Blasio agrees to cut $ 1 billion from New York police budget

Mayor of New York City Bill de BlasioBill de BlasioMore than 15 New York correctional officers will be disciplined after the death of a trans inmate on Riker’s Island Hundreds attend the ‘Occupy City Hall’ protest in New York to advocate for police department budget cuts Sometimes it makes sense …

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