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Carolyn Kaster  North Caroline Gov. Roy Cooper speaks at Guilford Technical Community College, Monday, April 19, 2021, in Jamestown, N.C., about the Biden administration’s American Jobs Plan. If more North Carolinians get vaccinated, the state could end most pandemic restrictions by June 1, Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday, though the mask will likely remain. In order for that to happen, though, at least 67% of the state’s adults would have to have at least a first-dose of a COVID-19 v...

New Bedford Mayor Still Silent on Police Report [OPINION] Several members of the New Bedford City Council have expressed their support for the New Bedford Police Department following the release last week of a report suggesting local officers unfairly treat minority youth. Councilors Brian Gomes, Naomi Carney, and Ian Abreu reject the reports conclusions by the Boston-based Citizens for Juvenile Justice as unfounded. Gomes has filed a motion for Thursdays meeting, calling on his colleagues to s...

Film the police Another man has died under questionable circumstances in the US. A perfect opportunity to review the behaviour of police officers in Germany.  Melody Howse, Joe von Hutch, 19.4.2021 - 12:05 Uhr Artikel anhören Photo: privateA passerby filmed this alleged disproportionate use force by Berlin police officers during an arrest in Prenzlauer Berg in March. Berlin - If you follow the news closely, you might think we’re talking about the recent case of Daunte Wright, 20, wh...

Campaign & Petition Launch “Racial INJustice Matters” calling for an immediate independent inquiry into Institutional Racism and Racial Profiling by the Waikato Police. Where we live, work, play should be safe for everyone, no matter our ethnicity, what we wear, or who our friends are. Yet Police targeting and racial profiling is making people in the Waikato region feel unsafe. Tomorrow, Saturday 17 April, 11am at 17 Bandon Street, Frankton, Hamilton, community leaders and general members o...

Why Police Can Stop Motorists With Air Fresheners Hanging in Their Cars A majority of states have laws making it illegal to hang anything from a rearview mirror that obscures a driver’s view. But critics say the laws are often used as pretexts. Phil Colbert was pulled over by a sheriffs deputy for hanging an air freshener from his rearview mirror.Credit...Courtney Pedroza for The New York Times April 17, 2021, 3:00 a.m. ET Phil Colbert was on his way to meet his father for lunch before his sh...

Guts Up, Mayor Mitchell, and Stand With the Police [OPINION] Lets see some guts, Mayor Mitchell. The New Bedford Police Department is under attack by a left-wing collection of Boston-based social warriors. Will you stand with the police, or will you kneel? Boston Globe say the local police, primarily 10 officers, most of whom belong to the gang unit, focus unfairly on Black and Latino youth. CJJJ spokesman Leon Smith told the Globe, "There are clear and significant patterns of racial bias in ...

No Police, No Peace for New Bedford [PHIL-OSOPHY] Its a basic truth, that a lawful society is not possible without law enforcement. Ask your grandmother if she feels safe and secure walking home at night through her neighborhood, where shes lived most of her life and where she brought up your mom or dad. Does she have any old Kodak photos of what the area looked like in the 50s and 60s? Then take the conversation a little deeper, and ask her whats changed the most over the years? It might be a ...

New Bedford Police Union Denounces Racial Profiling Report The New Bedford Police Union has responded to a scathing report that alleges the department stopped, frisked or questioned Black people at significantly higher rates than white people, calling the reported “slanted” and “prejudiced.” The report, entitled "We Are the Prey: Racial Profiling and Policing of Youth in New Bedford," was compiled by a youth advocacy group, Citizens for Juvenile Justice. It used data gleaned from nearly...

Nothing could guarantee a peaceful outcome during a traffic stop in Windsor, which is why the bonds of trust between law enforcement and the public are broken.

Racial Profiling By New Bedford Police Alleged in New Report A new report from a youth advocacy group, Citizens for Juvenile Justice, alleges that New Bedford Police stopped, frisked, or questioned Black people at significantly higher rates than white people. The data was gleaned from almost 5,000 field incident reports compiled from 2015 to June 2020. The reports were obtained through a public records request. The report, entitled "We Are the Prey: Racial Profiling and Policing of Youth in New...