A new database on police use of force and misconduct in California makes public 1.5 million pages of once-secret police records (journalism.berkeley.edu)
from Pro@mander.xyz to technology@lemmy.world on 05 Aug 10:23
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The database — the first of its kind in the nation — will vastly expand public access to internal affairs records that disclose how law enforcement agencies throughout the state handle misconduct allegations as well as uses of police force that result in death or serious injury. The database, funded by the State of California, currently has records from nearly 12,000 cases, including thousands involving police shootings. Every record in the database was released by a law enforcement agency after being redacted in compliance with California’s public records laws. As a result, journalists and members of the public will now be able to search statewide for particular types of misconduct and use-of-force. Police chiefs will be able to use the data to aid in hiring decisions. Researchers will be able to identify trends and patterns.

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A_norny_mousse@feddit.org on 05 Aug 11:08 next collapse

If Trump “wins” another election I can seriously see California secede.

MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca on 05 Aug 11:27 next collapse

Canada would gladly welcome California.

A_norny_mousse@feddit.org on 05 Aug 12:09 next collapse

Why wouldn’t they just be their own country?

Revan343@lemmy.ca on 05 Aug 12:36 next collapse

More trouble than it’s worth; Canada welcomes the sovereign New California Republic as a close trading partner

A_norny_mousse@feddit.org on 05 Aug 12:57 next collapse

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samus12345@sh.itjust.works on 05 Aug 13:12 collapse
samus12345@sh.itjust.works on 05 Aug 13:14 next collapse

Throw in Oregon and Washington as well so we’re all connected!

HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 05 Aug 16:04 collapse

Fuck that, BC, WA, Oregon and Cali break off and form the nation of Cascadia.

TheDoozer@lemmy.world on 05 Aug 20:25 next collapse

BC seems like it has more in common with the rest of the west coast than Alberta.

MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca on 05 Aug 23:40 next collapse

Yeah, Alberta is kinda the Texas/Florida of the North… We’d gladly disavow them…

HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 07 Aug 01:50 collapse

Cuz it’s easier to go south than east, the time it takes you to get over the Rockies you can drive down to California from BC.

Pandasdontfly@slrpnk.net on 07 Aug 10:04 collapse

Yes, but not all of California just was consists of the actual cascadian bioregion the rest of cali can be their own and can be good partner probably open border

lmdnw@lemmy.world on 05 Aug 14:27 collapse

If Trump is allowed to run again, there should be violent insurrection. If there isn’t, this country is lost.

FenrirIII@lemmy.world on 05 Aug 14:50 next collapse

We’re already lost. Trump is a symptom, not the disease

CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 05 Aug 16:00 next collapse

If Trump is not allowed to run again, we certainly will see another violent insurrection.

This is assuming we will have a honest and fair election which, by all accounts, is looking less and less likely

ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world on 06 Aug 09:59 collapse

an honest and fair election

Trump hasn’t won one of these yet.

Sprocketfree@sh.itjust.works on 06 Aug 00:08 collapse

I’m sick of this expression. Because we sure as fuck can cure ourselves with that fuck head around.

ebolapie@lemmy.world on 05 Aug 15:54 collapse

We couldn’t even GOTV to slow this process down, what makes you think we’ll do a revolution?

thatradomguy@lemmy.world on 05 Aug 23:52 next collapse

This is just California AND what they’ve found to make public. Imagine all the shit they haven’t released yet and that is so for everywhere else.

ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world on 06 Aug 09:58 next collapse

Police chiefs will be able to use the data to aid in hiring decisions.

“This guy has only beaten up three minorities and has never even shot someone. Next.”

phoenixz@lemmy.ca on 07 Aug 20:05 collapse

Well well well, this should be interesting…