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Baltimore mayor seeks DOJ probe of police, promises body cameras
Baltimore Sun ^ | May 6, 2015 | Luke Broadwater

Posted on 05/06/2015 8:08:21 AM PDT by don-o

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake on Wednesday asked the U.S. Department of Justice to probe city police practices and said officers will have body cameras by 2016.

Rawlings-Blake, in a morning news conference, noted that complaints of police brutality have been down, and highlighted other improvements by the department.

"We have seen results from these efforts," she said. But she said more efforts must be made to build on reforms that have already been put into place.

"We have to get it right. Failure is not an option," she said. The mayor said the department of Justice will investigate what "systemic challenges exist in our department." At the end of the process, she said she will hold those accountable if changes are not made.

The announcement comes a day after a visit by Attorney General Loretta Lynch,

(Excerpt) Read more at baltimoresun.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: baltimore; riots
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To: don-o

Amazing, the Mayor does not call in the State of Maryland as the next higher level of authority in a federal system, but instead goes to the Federal level where there is both the Chief Executive and AGUS are similarly pigmented!

Can we say - RACISM?


21 posted on 05/06/2015 8:56:56 AM PDT by SES1066 (Quality, Speed or Economical - Any 2 of 3 except in government - 1 at best but never #3!)
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To: SES1066
Thug Privilege!......


22 posted on 05/06/2015 9:08:13 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: don-o

Body cameras are gong to cost the taxpayers a fortune because of all the FOIA type requests for the video.


23 posted on 05/06/2015 9:09:10 AM PDT by isthisnickcool (NO MORE IRS!)
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To: don-o

When LE body cams was brought up in the past, Mayor R-B expressed concern for residents’ privacy. She said at the time that officers would have to inform residents they were speaking with that the camera was “on” and turn it off if asked.


24 posted on 05/06/2015 9:12:42 AM PDT by GAgal
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To: GAgal

Mayor R-B on body cams back in February:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-body-camera-report-20150218-story.html


25 posted on 05/06/2015 9:15:49 AM PDT by GAgal
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To: don-o

Admittedly, all I know about this mayor is what I have seen or read in the media over the last two weeks. Given that, what I see is someone in way over her head.


26 posted on 05/06/2015 9:32:00 AM PDT by muglywump (Seven days without laughter makes one weak.)
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To: don-o

I think all body camera footage should be uploaded unedited to the net for all to see, in the interest of transparency.


27 posted on 05/06/2015 9:36:11 AM PDT by Trailerpark Badass (There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach, said one woman.)
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To: don-o

I despise these platitude spouting, witless libs.


28 posted on 05/06/2015 9:56:17 AM PDT by Lion Den Dan
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To: don-o
This happened on her watch. Why hasn't she done something about this already?
29 posted on 05/06/2015 11:36:27 AM PDT by JoeFromSidney ( book, RESISTANCE TO TYRANNY, available from Amazon)
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To: Dilbert San Diego
Whatever else people say about this, it’s hard to find any racism, because while they may say blacks are victims, the power structure overseeing Baltimore is run by blacks.

I know, yet they still claim racism. How is that? Always the victim.

30 posted on 05/06/2015 11:46:07 AM PDT by ozarkgirl
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To: don-o

The mayor needs to wear a body camera, too.


31 posted on 05/06/2015 1:50:11 PM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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