[Deputy Inspector James Francis Kobel]
Ritchie Torres: “The virulent bigotry of Deputy Inspector James Francis Kobel has no place in the NYPD, much less in the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity. The shocking nature of the misconduct revealed in this report would call for nothing less than termination.”
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New York City Council
City Council Report Exposes Bigoted NYPD Inspector Francis “Clouseau” Kobel
Staffers at NYC Public Advocate’s Office Announce Unionization
[Unionization]
Ivie Bien-Aime: “Public Advocate Williams has an opportunity to show his commitment to these principles and set an example for all New York employers by promptly recognizing our union.”
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NYC Public Advocate: Urgent Action Needed to Address Anti-Trans Violence
[Transgender Violence]
Williams: “We are in a state of crisis – we need to meet it with urgency, clarity, and resolve. Trans women, particularly trans women of more color, are being killed with impunity, and it is past time to meet that emergency with real change that can end this epidemic of violence.”
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Demonstrators to Protest Proposed Change to NYC Chokehold Ban Law
[Chokehold Ban Proposal]
The proposed amendment to the law will insert “reckless” in regards to diaphragm compression and gives the police a way out.
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NYC Leaders Engage in “Budget Tricks” to Protect NYPD Funding
[NYPD Budget\NYC Council]
Roberts: “Mayor De Blasio and the New York City Council’s “cuts” to the NYPD’s budget are a publicity stunt masquerading as reform…last night’s vote does not defund the police; it protects them with convoluted budget tricks.”
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BARRONS: CCRB MUST BE GIVEN INDEPENDENT POWER TO POLICE THE POLICE
[Police Brutality\CCRB]
New York City Council to replace the present Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) with an Elected Civilian Review Board, with the power to gather information, investigate, hold hearings and issue binding disciplinary actions.
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