Federal Judge Threatens Oakland Police Department With Court Takeover Over Ongoing Abuses

[kpete]

Federal Judge Threatens Oakland Police Department With Court Takeover Over Ongoing Abuses
Submitted by mark karlin on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 4:10am. EditorBlog
MARK KARLIN, EDITOR FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT

Due to past law enforcement abuses, the Oakland Police Department (OPD) has been operating under the monitoring of a federal judge overseeing a consent decree since 2003.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/criminal-justice/the-oakland-police-departments-troubled-history/

Although it is difficult to set aside the deplorable record of the OPD in dealing with protesters for a moment - including Occupy Oakland advocates last Tuesday - it has a history of using excessive force on a daily basis. This includes the unnecessary drawing of guns, extortion and framing arrested individuals that is so egregious that the department may be put into receivership by the federal courts.

According to a September 11, 2011 article in the Bay Citizen, just a little over a month prior to the infamous Tuesday assault on Occupy Oakland, the federal judge overseeing the police department lambasted their conduct:

In a hearing that exposed the breadth of the problems facing Oakland, a federal judge blasted the Oakland Police Department Thursday for failing to make court-ordered changes designed to reduce police misconduct and abuse.

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& MORE - VERY INTERESTING, More:
http://blog.buzzflash.com/node/13115

[elleng]

1. Thanks. Would have been good to know this earlier,

just for curiousity if nothing else.

[Fire Walk With Me]

2. Good. K&R!

[northoftheborder]

3. What is the current health status of the young man hurt in Oakland? Previous thread?

[northoftheborder]

4. What is the current health status of the young man hurt in Oakland? Previous thread?

[shraby]

5. Last I heard is he communicates by writing but can't talk yet.

[AnotherDreamWeaver]

11. I got a note from Veterans For Peace, saying he is being moved

to an undisclosed location per family request. Mail can still be sent to Scott Olsen, c/o Highland Hospital, 1411 East 31st Street, Oakland CA 94602.

[Matariki]

6. Oh, and they're trying to blame the Mayor.

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. Gets worst, from her POV, they won't follow

Call it a sneaky. That letter is huge.

[libertypirate]

7. Yeah very interesting indeed. /nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. Your honor was not amused

As predicted.

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. Kick