Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Mayor Nominates New Names To Toothless Baltimore Police Civilian Review Board

In Act Of Shameful Symbolism, Mayor Pretends To Push Reform

Original story by Justin Fenton, Baltimore Sun

For years, the civilian review board has had four vacancies out of nine positions, indicative of the erosion of interest in the once-controversial board by city officials and police. Baltimore's board sometimes gets misconduct complaints from police after the cases have already been closed, and the panel's recommendations - which are not made public - are very rarely followed.
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