CHARLOTTE â A lawsuit over a violent Charlotte-Mecklenburg police ambush of protesters last year in uptown has been settled, with attorneys claiming that reforms of department tactics will better protect the public, limit the use of chemical munitions and hold officers more accountable for their actions.
âPeople should not be brutalized when they are exercising their right to protest,â Kristie Puckett-Williams, statewide manager of the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolinaâs Campaign for Smart Justice, said in a statement Friday announcing the settlement.
âThis agreement is a step in the right direction, but itâs insufficient to reckon with the violence and trauma protesters endured at the hands of police across the state last year.â
Settlement reached over 2020 police clash with protesters
July 24, 2021 GMT
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Civil rights groups in North Carolina have reached a settlement with the city of Charlotte and its police department in a lawsuit filed last year after officers surrounded and gassed demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd.
The terms of the agreement include extensive revisions to police directives, including a ban on the use of CS tear gas during protests, the ACLU of North Carolina said in a news release Friday. Police will also be banned from using chemical weapons to “kettle” or trap protesters under the agreement, which also says crowd dispersal orders must be communicated clearly and repeatedly in English and Spanish, allowing protesters reasonable time to disperse.
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July 23, 2021
CHARLOTTE, NC. A candid CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings didn’t hold back during an exclusive interview Friday. WCCB Charlotte’s Alexandra Elich asked him directly if Charlotte has a gang issue:
“I think any gangs that we have in Charlotte, I think that is an issue. I’m definitely not going to say that we’re immune to any of the gang problems that you see across the country because we do have identified gangs in Charlotte,” Chief Jennings says.
Historically, leaders in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department have not admitted there is a gang problem in Charlotte because saying there’s a gang problem decreases Charlotte’s desirability, according to crime analyst Shannon Reid.
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