New York’s Civilian Complaint Review Board exposed as accomplice of NYPD
More than nine months after New York City protests in the immediate aftermath of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota met with a brutal police response, including scores of injuries and mass arrests, ProPublica reports that the city’s Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) has released no reports from investigations into the hundreds of complaints lodged over police abuse in connection with those demonstrations and later ones in the course of the year.
The investigative journalism project begins its report on the lack of response this week by citing the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) rampage against peaceful protesters in the Bronx on June 4, reported at that time by the WSWS.
New NYPD Database Offers Narrow Glimpse At Police Disciplinary Records
arrow NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea and Mayor Bill de Blasio at a press conference in February. John Minchillo/AP/Shutterstock
The NYPD released its first set of internal police disciplinary records on Monday, publishing an online database that critics say falls short of the sweeping transparency initiative that Mayor Bill de Blasio promised last year.
The release comes almost nine months after racial justice protests pushed state lawmakers to repeal a controversial statute, known as 50-a, that had for decades allowed police departments across New York to shield misconduct records from public view.
Will Ferrell Sets off to Crush Electric Vehicle Loving Norwegians in GM Super Bowl Spot
The No Way, Norway film is the latest in GM s new Everybody In campaign promoting an electric future.
General Motors’ Super Bowl spot has launched days before the big game. The film by McCann Detroit/McCann Worldgroup, stars Will Ferrell who becomes understandably irate upon learning that the Norwegians are far outpacing Americans in terms of E.V per capita.
In order to take down those pesky Norwegians or as Ferrell says “crush those lugers,” he hops in his new GM Ultium battery-powered electric SUV and heads out to enlist his friends. That would of course be Keenan Thompson dressed as a pirate for his daughter’s birthday and Awkwafina.