Cities
Murders and non-fatal shootings have been soaring in cities across the United States. One reason is a phenomenon that police refer to as “ping pong murders” a cycle of retaliatory violence that can spiral out of control. Before that happens, public officials must take quick and decisive action to cut the cycle off.
Ping pong murders are a deadly serious phenomenon. Imagine that two gangs in a city occupy territory in adjoining neighborhoods. A member of Gang A kills a member of Gang B over drugs, money, a territorial dispute, an old grudge, or a passing insult. If the murderer is quickly arrested, incarcerated, and prosecuted, the score on the streets will be roughly even. But if the murderer runs free, Gang B will take matters into its own hands by killing a member of Gang A. Hence the ping pong metaphor: they take a shot, we take a shot, they take a shot, we take a shot.
N.Y. Bill Targets Privacy Issues Around Criminal DNA Profiles
Municipal DNA identification indexes in New York have raised privacy concerns after a report showed they’re widely unregulated. One state lawmaker proposes to shut down these databases and create a single state-run index.
May 18, 2021 •
Shutterstock Under a recently proposed New York bill, municipalities would no longer have access to individual DNA identification indexes because of questions about security, privacy and a lack of regulations from state lawmakers.
DNA identification indexes consist of DNA profiles acquired from evidence samples of convicted offenders who committed either a penal law felony or a felony offense.
Why This N.Y.P.D. Detective Is Suing a Protester
In an unusual move, Detective Vincent Cheung is suing a man who hurled racist insults at him. The lawsuit raises thorny questions about free speech.
Protesters who filled the streets after George Floyd’s murder last May were at times met with violent treatment by the police. The police say some protesters were verbally abusive.Credit.Gabriela Bhaskar for The New York Times
April 29, 2021
When demonstrations against racism and brutality in policing filled New York’s streets last summer, the police confronted protesters with tactics so aggressive and at times violent that a remorseful Mayor Bill de Blasio later issued a public apology.
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The conviction of Derek Chauvin for the cold, calculated murder of George Floyd was about as simple and straightforward as a court case of its kind could be. But of course the case was about more than just one killing.