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Book in windows policy, the effect it has had on his nation. He served as your commissioner twice and had of the Police Department of los angeles and boston. Plus, we get an update on imprisoned Army Whistleblower Chelsea Manning just weeks after she attempted suicide. Authorities are threatening to punish her with indefinite solitary confinement and additional time in prison. We will speak to attorney chase strangio. Is only through public scrutiny we can ensure the government doesnt continue to abuse Chelsea Manning and people like her who are sent into solitary confinement and under horrible conditions. Amy did you know when you dial 911 wall street often answers . And next was a reveals how private equity firms have increasingly taken over Public Services like Emergency Care and firefighting, often with dire affects. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. New York Police Commissioner William Bratton has announced he is resigning next month. Over the past four decades, bratton has reshaped modern policing. He has served as the new York Police Commissioner twice, and as commissioner of the boston Police Department and chief of the los angeles Police Department. Bratton was a lead advocate of the socalled broken windows policy that calls for officers to crack down on minor infractions in an attempt to decrease violent crime. While new york city mayor bill de blasio calls them extraordinary, critics say it has unfairly targeted communities of color. In a statement, black lives matter cofounder opal tometi told democracy now William Bratton is the key architect of programs that have terrorized our communities for decades. Chief bratton and his policies have faced years of protests and opposition from activists. Well have more on his resignation after headlines. With less than 100 left before the november election, president obama offered his strongest criticisms of republican president ial nominee donald trump so far, urging Republican Leaders to withdraw their endorsements of his candidacy. In his remarks tuesday, obama referred to trumps recent attacks on khizr and ghazala khan, the parents of a u. S. Marine who died in iraq, which iraq. Pres. Obama this is where you have an episodic gap. This is daily. And weekly where they are distancing themselves from statements he is making. There has to be a point at which iu say, this is not somebody support for president of the united states. Even if he purports to be a member of my party. The fact that that has not yet happened makes some of these denunciations ring hollow. Amy donald trump attacked the khans after khizr khan spoke at the Democratic National convention in philadelphia thursday. Trump suggested in an interview that ghazala khan hadnt spoken because, as a muslim woman, she wasnt allowed to. Ghazala refuted trumps comments, saying she hadnt spoken because of her grief. This is ghazala speaking more about her son on msnbc. I was really worried and i all this,him about that this is a war. And i dont want you to go out or do something stupid and dont be a hero come up please, come back. Go safely. My prayers are with you. And be strong. Of the khans,re visiting the grave of their son, you can go to democracynow. Org. We played an excerpt of section 60 Arlington National cemetery. Meanwhile friction is increasing , between trump and top Republican Leaders. On monday, in an interview with the washington post, trump refused to endorse the reelection campaigns of arizona senator john mccain and wisconsin congressman paul ryan. Trump praised ryans opponent saying he was running a very good campaign. Ryans opponent has defended trumps remarks about the khans. Both ryan and mccain distanced themselves from trump over his comments. Meanwhile, billionaire businesswoman and Hewlett Packard Ceo Meg Whitman has said she will support and campaign for Hillary Clinton. Whitman an influential , republican fundraiser, called donald trump a dishonest demagogue and said she would raise money for clinton, even if she doesnt agree with her on some issues. Donald trump has continued to suggest he believes the november election may be rigged. Pointing to recent Court Decisions against restrictive voter id laws in North Carolina and wisconsin, trump said tuesday that the decisions increased the possibility of voter fraud. Trump said the voter id situation has turned out to be a very unfair development. We may have people vote 10 times. Studies of voter fraud in the u. S. Have concluded the type of fraud trump warned about is extremely rare. This comes after republican political operative and trump supporter roger stone warned of a bloodbath if trump doesnt win in november. Speaking with breitbarts milo yiannopoulos, stone said we will have a constitutional crisis, widespread civil disobedience, and the government will no longer be the government. It will be a bloodbath. Baltimore county Police Killed a 23yearold African American woman on monday after an armed standoff. Korryn gaines was livestreaming the standoff via facebook on monday before her account was shut down. Police say they attempted to negotiate with gaines before shooting her, and that she had pointed a shotgun at police. Her fiveyearold son was in the apartment with her and was injured by gunfire. Police were at gainess apartment to execute an arrest warrant related to a Traffic Violation earlier this year. Police also had a warrant for gainess boyfriend, who was arrested before the standoff began and later released. Police have not said who fired the shot that injured gainess son. The Delaware State Supreme Court ruled tuesday that the States Capital punishment law violates the constitution by allowing judges, but not always juries, to recommend the Death Penalty. Death penalty supporters can ask the states legislators to amend the laws language, but such a request would likely fail. The States Senate passed a bill to abolish the Death Penalty last year before it was narrowly defeated in the states house of representatives. In libya, a car bomb in ben ghazi killed at least 20 people today as libyan factions backed by the u. S. Continue their fight against isis. This comes as the u. S. Has launched at least five airstrikes in libya since the pentagon announced the beginning of an openended air camign there on monday. Turning now to venezuela, the opposition to president Nicolas Maduro has gained enough signatures this week to begin the process of a president ial recall referendum. But speaking yesterday on his Weekly Television program, president maduro appeared to preempt the idea that any recall would occur this year. I will say it. If the opposition legally obtained the signatures, we will go to elections next year and im sure the venezuelan people will hand us a victory for the country, a victory of peace. Im sure that next year in february, march come or april, we will win that referendum. I believe in the love of the people. I believe in history and im not here because i came down in a fair shoot. Im here because i must complete a mission, a mission given to me, one i will fulfill for many years. For a long time. Amy if a referendum takes place before the end of the year, a new president ial election would be held. If the referendum occurs after the end of the year, maduro could be forced to step down but his Vice President would finish his term, which ends in 2018. President maduros government is under increasing pressure from the opposition as venezuela faces economic turmoil, that has led to hyperinflation and shortages of basic goods. U. N. Secretary general ban kimoon has said he will continue to review whether to keep saudi arabias military on a u. N. Blacklist of militaries that kill children. The u. N. Placed saudi arabia on the list last month over its conduct in yemen. The saudis complained, and ban told them to provide evidence that they were taking steps to prevent child casualties. He defended the decision on tuesday. The content of the report extends, meager clear, the report may cause discomfort, but that is not the goal in itself. Our aim is to protect the children by ensuring concrete change. Amy the u. N. Says the u. S. Backed saudiled Bombing Campaign in yemen killed at least 500 children last year. Meanwhile, u. N. Secretary general ban kimoon is expected to propose reopening an inquiry into allegations that former u. N. Secretary general dag hammarskjold was assassinated by a South African Paramilitary Organization supported by the cia and british intelligence. Hammarskjold was the u. N. s second secretary general and died in a plane crash in 1961. The South African government has announced the recent discovery of decadesold intelligence documents detailing the alleged plot. The cia has denied involvement. And u. S. War resisters who went to canada to avoid serving in iraq and afghanistan are asking canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to allow them to remain in the country. Hundreds of u. S. War resisters moved to canada in the early 2000s but faced deportation after the election of the conservative harper government in 2006. Resisters still in canada say they are hoping Prime Minister Justin Trudeaus liberal government, elected last year, will make a final decision about their legal status in the country. Polls suggest a majority of canadians support allowing the vets to stay. And those are some of the headlines. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Juan and im juan gonzalez. Welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. New York Police Commissioner William Bratton has announced he is resigning next month, ending a fourdecade career where he helped reshape modern policing. Bratton was a lead advocate of the socalled broken windows theory that called for officers to crack down on minor infractions in an attempt to decrease more violent crime. On tuesday, new york mayor bill de blasio announced brattons resignation. , commissioner bill bratton whose contributions to our city and Law Enforcement not only here but across the nation, are literally inestimable and extraordinary. In september, commissioner bratton will retire from the nypd. Amy supporters of William Bratton credited him with lowering crimes rates, but critics said broken windows policing unfairly targeted communities of color. In a statement black lives , matter cofounder opal tometi told democracy now William Bratton is the key architect of programs that have terrorized our communities for decades. His implementation of broken windows theory has wreaked havoc on communities from los angeles to new york city and beyond. Over the past four decades, bratton has served as new York Police Commissioner twice as well as the head of the boston and los angeles Police Departments. Bratton resigned just one day after hundreds of activists gathered outside New York City Hall demanding the defunding of the new york Police Department as well as brattons firing. I am an organizer and we are here today to demand that bill bratton be immediately fired and broken windows policing ended, that all reparations are paid to those of police brutality, and the nypd is defunded and the money is reinvested into the community. amy this is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman with juan gonzalez. Coming up on todays broadcast, we will be looking at ivate equity and how it affects all of our lives and we will also be talking about what is happening to Chelsea Manning, who attempted suicide just a few weeks ago, as well as attempting suicide, she went the authorities are saying she faces solitary confinement. Juan protests against William Bratton have been escalating ever since the Police Killing of eric garner two years ago. Officers stopped garner for allegedly selling loose cigarettes in staten island. Garner, who was an africanamerican father of six, died after an officer pulled him to the ground in a chokehold. Officers then piled on top of garner as he said i cant breathe 11 times. Brattons resignation also comes at a time when the citys Largest Police union has been protesting mayor de blasio seeking a 34 pay hike. Bratton will be replaced by james oneill, nypds top uniformed officer and a 33year veteran of the department. Amy to talk more about the significance of brattons resignation, were joined now by three guests. Darius charney is senior staff attorney at the center for Constitutional Rights and lead counsel on ccrs landmark federal civil rights lawsuit that found nypds stopandfrisk practices unconstitutional. Nabil hassein is an organizer with millions march nyc. And joining us from chicopee, massachusetts, is Christina Heatherton is assistant professor of american studies at trinity college. Shes coeditor of policing the planet why the policing crisis led to black lives matter. We welcome you all to democracy now , it was quite astounding as they were calling for the firing of bratton that new York Police Commissioner bill bratton resigned. Do you think you had any effect. Definitely. This is a common nation of years of organizing at the new york city grassroots within the movement for black lives. There are more groups than i can possibly name that a been doing work against bill bratton and his broken windows policing. I think was best summarized by Frederick Douglas in 1845 when he said, the slaveowners plan was to theres no evidence this policy does anything to keep any community say. Juan i would like to ask Christina Heatherton, if you could assess the impact of bratton on american policing . Clearly, the broken windows theory was a key aspect of what he brought to the modern policing, but also his use of what is called constand, or data driven assessments that would in essence supposedly bring policing into the 21st century. Yes first, allow me to say on behalf of all of the communities that have been stopped, frisk, assaulted, terrorized, and cleo killed under broken window policing, i would like to say to the commissioner, good riddance. Bill bratton is credited with being americas top cop went, as you said, modernizing american policing with policies such as broken windows theory and comstat. This expanded Police Capacity from response to cranston. Instead of responding to crimes, police game a authorization to moderate and police individual behavior. This is an incredible expansion of Police Capacity. This is followed and enormous expansion of police a funding for Police Departments at state and local levels and while his supporters and attractors say he revolutionized american policing, we have to think about death of ericthe garner, the death of michael brown, the death of sean bell. The implementation of broken windows policing has enabled a new intimacy of policing across the country and around the world. Amy at tuesdays news conference, bill bratton enumerated the successes of the nypd under his leadership. No Police Department in america, any time in any of the history, has ever been as well funded or supported as we have. To vial of that equipment, to provide better training, to ensure our officers that we keep them as safe as we can and keep you safe as you need to be. We began that from top to bottom. That is new training on how to deescalate situations and reduced stop and frisk by phenomenal amounts. Said it could not be done. Weontinue to reduce crime at the same time. We are reduced our use of force, civilian complaints, and launched the most innovative and farreaching policing ogram new york is ever attempted. And it will succeed this time. Amy said that is your Police Commissioner and before that boston and los angeles Police Commissioner, bill bratton, enumerating his accomplishments. ,arius charney, youre a lawyer specifically involved in a major stop and frisk case. Can you talk about his evaluation of his tenure . I think his tenure has been complicated. When we talk about his tenure, were talking about not only the last three or four years, but his tenure here in the 1990s, which i think if you go back and look at the histor