You d be naïve to think it s limited to two or three instances. That s why you re seeing this audit, which is a substantial undertaking by any agency, said Rafael Goyeneche, a former prosecutor who is president of the Metropolitan Crime Commission, a New Orleans-based watchdog group. They ve got to identify these people and remove them from the organization.
Other than the federal civil rights investigation into Greene s death, the state police panel is the only known inquiry into possible systemic abuse and racism by its troopers.
Its seven members, drawn from officials from across the State Police, are not only scouring the videos for signs of excessive force, the people told the AP, but also examining whether troopers showed racist tendencies in their traffic stops and pursuits, and whether they mislabeled body-camera videos, turned off their cameras or used other means to hide evidence from internal investigators.
Republicans have increasingly elevated conspiracy theorists and fringe figures, including to testify in front of supposedly august legislative committees.
The panel, whose existence was confirmed to The AP by four people familiar with it, was set up in response to Ronald Greene’s death as well as three other violent stops of Black men.
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ICBA honors 50 carbon black sites for safety performance
ICBA honors 50 carbon black sites for safety performance
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Print NEW ORLEANS The International Carbon Black Association has recognized 50 global carbon black production and research facilities for meeting benchmarks in safety performance.
The New Orleans-based group said in a news release that the achievements were even more impressive because of dealing with the challenges associated with the COVID-19 global pandemic. I would like to congratulate the ICBA Safety Award recipients for their continued focus on safety of our employees globally, ICBA President Wesley Wampler said in the release. It takes significant effort, persistence and dedication, in spite of the current challenges, to achieve these results.