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The findings are contrary to messaging from the Ithaca Police Department and its labor union, the Ithaca Police Benevolent Association.
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The Rochester police served the officer with departmental charges, but it was not specific about what kinds of charges were filed.
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Organizers say the governor's executive order to reform police last year didn’t go far enough in curbing discriminatory policing against Black New Yorkers.
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The move is part of the police accountability law passed by the General Assembly last July in response to the murder of George Floyd by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
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This comes as opioid overdoses and gun violence surge across the state.
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“Ending qualified immunity is about accountability for police and justice for the victims whose rights have been violated."
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“All we’re doing is asking the officials of the state of New York, in their capacity, is to serve and protect, and not harm and kill."
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"This has rekindled a flame of righteousness, and righteous indignation that has been smoldering for centuries. We are in the midst of a racial reckoning in this country."
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The Critical Incident Committee will look at police shootings. Another, called the Use of Force Committee, will review incidents when police hurt or killed someone and a gun wasn’t involved.
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“(M)y opinion is that none of the officers, their impact, individually or collectively, would have caused or contributed to that cardiac arrest."