U.S. attorney general pushes to stop suing local police

[progree]

Source: Reuters

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Tuesday that the federal government should stop spending money to sue local police departments, signaling a sharp departure from the previous administration's policy toward law enforcement exhibiting patterns of racism or excessive force.

In his speech to the National Association of Attorneys General in Washington, Sessions said the Justice Department should instead use its resources to help police figure out the best way to fight crime.

He announced the formation of a Justice Department task force to look at deficiencies in current practices to combat crime and propose new legislation.

The Justice Department is still weighing whether it should impose reforms on the Chicago Police Department, which was the subject of a critical report by the Obama administration.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-attorney-general-pushes-stop-suing-local-police-142754111.html

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Of course, it is about the only way to hold them accountable. Fascists run things now.

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. A police state is a state run for the benefit of the police

and when they're accountable to no one, that's what you'll get.

[dalton99a]

3. Just as expected.

[safeinOhio]

4. That does not stop civil lawsuits and

ACLU.

[Hortensis]

10. Nov. 9 we renewed our membership in the ACLU's

national organization, long lapsed, and set up a recurring donation. Figured it'd be needed.

And you're right, of course.

[gopiscrap]

5. figures all those trump humpers

are a bunch of pig fuckers

[MountCleaners]

8. It is the opposite of patriotism

These "Blue Lives Matter" folk like to imply that distrust of the police is tantamount to treason. Like it's unpatriotic to criticize police.

[hibbing]

6. Coming to your local police soon

More tanks and hummers and god knows what else, I guess more drones, probably weaponized ones.

Peace

[turbinetree]

7. Sessions your so full of racist shit it is amazing

Deficiencies:

"He announced the formation of a Justice Department task force to look at deficiencies in current practices to combat crime and propose new legislation."

The police have military vehicles, are you and them that fucking paranoid, lets take a look back on how the fucking training in the police departs, sheriffs, militia, state highway patrol and every here else is shoot first and ask fucking questions later.

[Historic NY]

9. In other words let them have a free rein...

some place need oversight, especially those with dismal community and racial relations.

[uponit7771]

11. Sessions is such a piece of shit