In the aftermath of Wednesday s siege of the U.S. Capitol, attention is turning to the nation s police: How many sympathized with what happened?
Around the country, police departments are following up on reports of off-duty officers spotted in Washington, D.C. The Seattle Police Department has put two officers on paid leave as their presence in D.C. is investigated. Officers, like anyone else, should be allowed to and
areallowed to attend rallies, says Andrew Myerberg, director of the department s Office of Police Accountability. The question with the rally here, though, is did it go over the line of just being a political rally, to supporting insurrection or supporting a violation of the U.S. Constitution or the laws of a jurisdiction? Myerberg asks.
Former Atlanta police chief to lead Louisville Metro Police Department in the wake of Breonna Taylor shooting death
Former Atlanta police chief Erika Shields, who stepped down after an officer shot and killed a man following a struggle in a Wendy’s parking lot, will now lead the Louisville Metro Police Department, which is still under the spotlight almost a year after the shooting death of Breonna Taylor.
At a news conference announcing her selection, Shields faced questions about Brooks and Taylor.
“It does an injustice to Breonna Taylor to say that they’re similar instances. They’re not,” Shields said. “Every situation is different. The public is not going to take the time to differentiate. They’re just going to see police heavy handedness. In saying that, though, I would ask people to look at my body of work.”
Delayed AG pick raises pressure on Biden to field a diverse leadership team at Justice Department
The longer that President-elect Joe Biden takes to select his pick for US attorney general, the more pressure builds on him to staff his Justice Department with a diverse leadership team.
What Biden had initially anticipated would be announced by Christmas Day, has stretched into the new year. That breaks with recent norms for an incoming president to make attorney general among his first Cabinet picks. It’s also heightened the calls for Biden to address issues of diversity and racial injustice through his selection to lead the department.