Cop Accountability

https://nypost.com/2021/10/24/judicial-inquiry-into-eric-garner-arrest-to-begin-monday/

Judicial inquiry into Eric Garner’s fatal arrest to begin Monday A judicial inquiry is set to begin Monday over allegations by Eric Garner’s family that city officials, including by Mayor Bill de Blasio and former police commissioners, neglected their duti…

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/da-wants-dismiss-90-convictions-tied-ex-nypd-detective-accused-n1263325

DA wants to dismiss 90 convictions tied to ex-NYPD detective accused of perjury “Knowingly and repeatedly framing innocent people obliterates the credibility of any police officer," Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/25/nyregion/nyc-qualified-immunity-police-reform.html

It May Soon Be Easier to Sue the N.Y.P.D. for Misconduct A year after nationwide protests against police brutality, the City Council passed a bill limiting qualified immunity, a longstanding legal protection officers had against lawsuits.

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-nypd-cops-disciplinary-records-released-online-20210304-pinesvb4gzh7tl26yul4sr4hly-story.html

Disciplinary histories of 83,000 NYPD cops made public online after court battle The records, going back to Jan. 1, 2000, have long been shrouded in of secrecy, which critics say provided cover for misbehaving cops and department brass who too often looked the other way or let them off with a slap on the wrist.

https://abc7ny.com/nypd-reform-plan-laid-out-by-mayor-de-blasio/6236070/

NYPD reform plan laid out by Mayor de Blasio Mayor Bill de Blasio laid out the next wave of police reforms on Sunday, including shifting funds from the NYPD to youth and social services, in the aftermath of days of protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.