Connecticut’s mainly peaceful protests continued Sunday as looting and rioting became more prevalent in other states .
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Body cameras are a benefit to all Connecticut
Cell phone or closed circuit video give hints, conflicting testimony often raises doubts, and the ensuing debate often leaves the public’s confidence in law enforcement severely shaken. For all our benefit, we should have a neutral account of police encounters in Connecticut. The new Connecticut state law that will provide funding for the implementation and use of body cameras by every police officer in Connecticut is beneficial not only for the general public, but for law enforcement as well.
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Police violence cases spurring CT proposals for body cameras
WASHINGTON — A rash of cases involving police violence against young black men — most recently including the death of a Baltimore man in police custody — has bolstered the case for body-worn police video cameras both in Connecticut and Washington. Several Connecticut departments are exploring the idea, and the U.S. Senate will hold a hearing on the issue this week.
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Op-Ed: The two-party duopoly has corrupted our government
From Ferguson, to New York, to Guantanamo Bay, we have witnessed systematic brutality, oppression, and murder by our government — a government that is unwilling to hold itself accountable. The only way to correct this failure is by breaking the duopoly of the two-party system.
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The two-party duopoly has corrupted our government
From Ferguson, to New York, to Guantanamo Bay, we have witnessed systematic brutality, oppression, and murder by our government — a government that is unwilling to hold itself accountable. The only way to correct this failure is by breaking the duopoly of the two-party system.
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Connecticut police struggle to hire more minority officers
Despite ongoing efforts to recruit more minority officers, there continue to be large discrepancies between the ethnic makeups of the state’s largest cities and towns and the police forces that serve them, a Connecticut Mirror analysis shows.
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Blumenthal says he’d rather be a senator than the nation’s top cop
WASHINGTON – Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Friday he’s honored by speculation he’d be considered to replace retiring Attorney General Eric Holder, “but I’m even more honored to serve as senator for the people of Connecticut.”
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State to review CT police use of military equipment
WASHINGTON – Connecticut’s police chiefs assured the state’s U.S. senators that the abuses of police authority that occurred in Ferguson, Mo., would likely not happen in Connecticut. But it’s likely Connecticut cops’ use of military equipment to fight crime is soon coming under review.
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Grenade launchers and other war-fighting equipment militarizes CT police
WASHINGTON – Images of Ferguson police dressed in riot gear, riding in massive armored vehicles and using high-power rifles like those used by the U.S .military has touched off a debate on the wisdom of militarizing police forces across the nation, including those in Connecticut, by giving them cast off Pentagon equipment.
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Op-Ed: There are nonviolent ways to defend against racism
There are things — nonviolent things — people can do to address the issues raised by the racial disturbances in Watts in 1965 and Hartford in 1967-1970, and this week in Ferguson, Mo.
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Op-Ed: There are nonviolent ways to defend against racism
There are things — nonviolent things — people can do to address the issues raised by the racial disturbances in Watts in 1965 and Hartford in 1967-1970, and this week in Ferguson, Mo.