Police Need Civilian Oversight

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“The decedent (Carey) did violate some traffic laws, but such does not give police justification for using lethal force.”
Valerie Carey told WND, “As an officer, you have to ask yourself, ‘What is going on here?’ No one is firing a weapon at you, so why are you firing?”
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The day after Sanders held a press conference announcing he was calling for the Justice Department to look into the death of Miriam Carey, the attorney was arrested.
The New York Post reported Sanders was arrested after a judge had decided the attorney had missed too many payments owed to a former employee.
When WND asked Sanders if he felt his arrest was an attempt to either silence or intimidate him, the attorney laughed aloud.
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Hentoff and Whitehead both firmly believe the case is an example of a growing “shoot first, ask questions later” mentality spreading across the nation among law enforcement agencies. They argue it is directly related to a change in training and a militarization of police departments across the country.
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“They shoot when told to,” said the attorney. “They’re not acting like peace officers anymore. They’re not questioning authority at all. They operate like an army. There’s a mentality now that they’re the bosses because they have the guns.”
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“The average American, if you mention the Fourth Amendment, a huge question mark forms in their brain,” Whitehead said. “Then they go watch TV.”
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Hentoff worried that if stories like this are allowed to die, the danger of becoming a true police state will only increase. That is why he believes it is such an important story.

http://www.wnd.com/2013/12/legal-experts-from-left-to-right-d-c-cops-murdered-woman/

LEGAL EXPERTS: D.C. COPS MURDERED WOMAN
'Strong' evidence officers killed mother of 2-year-old 'recklessly'
Garth Kant
December 16, 2013