The police accountability train wreck | News, Sports, Jobs - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Guest Commentary Since 1871 the Civil Rights Act has held state and local officials — including police officers — legally liable for damages if their actions violate a citizen’s constitutional rights. That’s until the Supreme Court punched a huge hole in the law, making it now nearly impossible to hold police officers accountable — even for acts that clearly violate the rights of citizens. Such actions multiplied massively under the war on drugs. As part of that “war,” state and local police departments in the 1970s ramped up their acquisition of military equipment and adopt...
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