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Louisville Metro Police Department uses ‘excessive force’ and ‘unlawfully discriminates against Black people,’ DOJ report says
KTVZ ^ | March 8, 2023 | Hannah Rabinowitz

Posted on 03/08/2023 11:49:49 AM PST by nickcarraway

The Justice Department issued a scathing critique Wednesday on the Louisville Metro Police Department after a nearly two-year review it launched into the force following the botched raid that killed Breonna Taylor.

The review, looking at whether the Louisville Metro Police Department used excessive force, found that officers use unreasonable tactics including unjustified neck restraints, police dogs and tasers. The report also found that the police department executes search warrants without knocking and announcing.

“For years, LMPD has practiced an aggressive style of policing that it deploys selectively, especially against Black people, but also against vulnerable people throughout the city,” the report said.

(Excerpt) Read more at ktvz.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Kentucky
KEYWORDS: kentucky; police

1 posted on 03/08/2023 11:49:49 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

How dare they go after people who commit crimes!


2 posted on 03/08/2023 11:51:20 AM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: nickcarraway

They do not bother to mention the people they go after are PRONE to be violent and use weapons.


3 posted on 03/08/2023 11:52:03 AM PST by Skwor
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To: nickcarraway

“Black people” = Drug Dealers

That’s essentially what the DOJ is saying.


4 posted on 03/08/2023 11:53:01 AM PST by fwdude (Society has been fully polarized now, and you have to decide on which pole you want to be found.)
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To: nickcarraway
Wokedom is going to bring back the not-so-good old days of racism in America.

In fact, already Woke politics has created a vast chasm between black and white racism. Case in point was what Scott Adams Tweeted just last week that millions of people agreed with (i.e., why live around people who hate you just because of the color of your skin?--I paraphrase).

5 posted on 03/08/2023 11:57:47 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: nickcarraway

I am confident that this was a fair, unbiased investigation, and that all members of Ben Crump’s legal team were interviewed!!


6 posted on 03/08/2023 12:03:35 PM PST by bort
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To: fwdude

If the sub 10% habitual criminals out of all of black people didn’t do crimes the crime rate in the country would plummet.

And black people who don’t commit crimes would be the main statistical beneficiaries.


7 posted on 03/08/2023 12:16:32 PM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Rurudyne

Force happens when what part of stop resisting or hault warnings ae ignored.


8 posted on 03/08/2023 12:26:29 PM PST by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
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To: nickcarraway

As part of reparations, Blacks should not be charged with crimes.


9 posted on 03/08/2023 12:27:17 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: nickcarraway

“...especially against Black people, but also against vulnerable people throughout the city,” the report said.”

Mark my words, “especially” against black people is only owing to the fact that it happens more often to black people due to the vastly greater number of crimes committed by black people.


10 posted on 03/08/2023 12:30:35 PM PST by traderrob6
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To: nickcarraway

Louisville has been a lib stronghold as far back as I can remember (originally from Louisville, we live a short drive south from Louisville now) and they’ve been through at LEAST 5 police chiefs since 2020. Oddly enough, Breonna died March 2020 but the protests/riots didn’t start till AFTER George Floyd. Weird, huh? Everything bad is because of that eeeevil LMPD, is that right?


11 posted on 03/08/2023 12:36:19 PM PST by Severa (I can't take this stress anymore...quick, get me a marker to sniff....)
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To: nickcarraway

Louisville is a crime ridden hole.


12 posted on 03/08/2023 12:41:15 PM PST by OpusatFR
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To: nickcarraway

Justice Department = Oxymoron

For another 2 more years


13 posted on 03/08/2023 12:41:35 PM PST by Vaduz (LAWYERS )
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To: dragnet2

That is where we seem to be headed


14 posted on 03/08/2023 12:44:41 PM PST by goodnesswins (The Chinese are teaching calculus to their 3rd graders wh to sile ours are trying to pick a pronoun.)
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To: caww

If only people (in general, really) would watch Chris Rock’s how not to get your ass kicked by the police video and would take it to heart. A lot of these things wouldn’t happen.


15 posted on 03/08/2023 12:45:24 PM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: OpusatFR

I had some business at Ft. Knox some years ago. Spent some time in Louisville...Even back then, the vibes I got was the the blacks seemed hostile. Fortunately, I never went back.


16 posted on 03/08/2023 12:58:09 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: nickcarraway

The cotton wasn’t worth it.


17 posted on 03/08/2023 2:06:36 PM PST by tomkat (SOTU = FUBAR)
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To: nickcarraway

Every cop should wuit and let nature take its course.


18 posted on 03/08/2023 2:11:42 PM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: nickcarraway

DOJ aka DOI aka Department of Injustice


19 posted on 03/08/2023 2:47:56 PM PST by antidemoncrat
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To: nickcarraway

Says the federal department that uses excessive force and discriminates against people.


20 posted on 03/08/2023 2:49:36 PM PST by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It ( )
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