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CA: California progressive politicians turning away campaign cash from cops

·June 10, 2020
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[cbs8.com - 6/9/20] As the wave of protests over incidents of police brutality and racist policing enters its second week, progressive California politicians are rethinking their financial relationship with the…

General News

CA: Sex crimes by cops an outgrowth of their ‘power and coercive authority,’ expert says

·November 12, 2019
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[ocregister.com - 11/12/19] LAPD officers who took advantage of their power imbalance to commit sexual assaults fit national trends, says prominent criminologist. LAPD officers Luis Valenzuela and James C. Nichols…

General News

The Police Who Prey on Victims [opinion]

·November 26, 2017
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[cato.org] Although much of the press has been focused, of late, on the incidents of sexual assault in the entertainment and media industries, it is also among the most pernicious…

California

END State Sanctioned Sexual Assault, Rape Culture and Law Enforcement Impunity

·February 27, 2014
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The San Diego police department’s scandal involving officers accused of preying on women who they came in contact with while in uniform and on duty. ... We deserve to be safe.…

National

NY: Mount Pleasant police chief faces child-porn charges

·January 24, 2014
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Mount Pleasant Police Chief ____ ____, accused Thursday of possessing child pornography, told federal investigators his alleged habit began when he was researching material for school classes he was teaching…