Police Militarization and Use of Force

Twitterstorm the NYPD Out of CUNY!
December 11, 2015 –
After revelations that an undercover NYP
Proposed SFPD Body Camera Policy Remains Flawed
December 4, 2015 –
Grassroots partners continued their figh
Urban Warfare and Surveillance in Berkeley
December 1, 2015 –
Tonight, the Berkeley City Council will decide whether to approve secret agreements between BPD and external law enforcement agencies including the NCRIC (Northern California Regional Intelligence Center) and UASI (Urban Areas Security Initiative). The City Council should refuse.
Current Body Camera Guidelines for Police Insufficient
November 30, 2015 –
Police body worn cameras (BWCs) are perceived to deter police misconduct and force departments to be more transparent. Unfortunately, while police BWCs may have their uses, they are also tools that expand the reach of the surveillance state. BORDC/DDF is working to highlight these concerns, and ensure comprehensive guidelines are in place to protect civil liberties wherever body cameras are in use.
“War on Police” Hearing Devolves into War on Reality
November 20, 2015 –
Read our report from Sen. Ted Cruz’s hearing addressing the “War on Police,” a narrative rejected by police chiefs across the country. Legal Fellow Chip Gibbons concludes that rather than a war on police, the hearing illustrated a war on reality, waged by politicians looking for any chance to bloviate before the C-SPAN cameras, as well as by those who wish to discredit the Black Lives Matter movement.
Berkeley Police Commission Reviews Police Response to Black Lives Matter Protests
November 2, 2015 –
On December 6, 2014 frustrated with the
NC Families of Victims Killed By Police Join Protest in NYC
October 30, 2015 –
BORDC grassroots partners in North Carol
Take Pride in Police Transparency
October 26, 2015 –
Chances are good that you have heard of
Free Speech Doesn’t Kill People
September 6, 2015 –
Just hours after Deputy Darren Goforth w
Thousands Rally for Civilian Police Accountability Council in Chicago
August 31, 2015 –
Thousands of people took to the streets
Protesters Demand Prosecution Of ‘Beat Up Squad’
August 28, 2015 –
Poughkeepsie, NY – On Thursday, August 2
Activists seek civilian oversight to improve police accountability
August 26, 2015 –
In the year since protests rocked Fergus
In Effort to Stifle Dissent, St. Louis County Charges At Least 100 Protesters One Year Later
August 21, 2015 –
FERGUSON, MO.— In a surprise move, just
Today Show Suppresses Singer’s Police Brutality Speech
August 17, 2015 –
The Today Show on Friday, August 15th f
Testimony on Police Violence in Cleveland
August 17, 2015 –
Testimony on police violence in Clevelan

December 11, 2015

Published by Chip Gibbons at December 11, 2015

Twitterstorm the NYPD Out of CUNY!

After revelations that an undercover NYPD officer attended meetings of a Muslim student group at the City University of New York (CUNY), students and faculty were outraged. In 1992 CUNY and the NYPD signed a memorandum of understanding forbidding the

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