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NYPD orders cops to run criminal checks on domestic violence victims
TweetWhat the actual fuck? The NY Post reports: Women who report domestic violence are exposing themselves to arrest under a new NYPD directive that orders cops to run criminal checks on the accused and the accuser, The Post has learned. The memo by Chief of Detectives Phil Pulaski requires detectives to look at open warrants, complaint histories [...]
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“Rape cop” juror sells story of his experience
TweetPatrick Kirkland, a juror on the NYPD “rape cop” case, is selling his story on the blog Gothamist. It’s not atypical for jurors to speak out after high-profile cases– in fact, a feminist-identified juror did just that in a Women’s E-News feature back in June– but something about this excerpt strikes me as odd: The [...]
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NYC “rape cops” allegedly harassed another young woman
TweetLet’s talk about credibility, ok? Yesterday, the Village Voice reported that the NYC “rape cops,” whose acquittal last month outraged many New Yorkers, had previously harassed an intoxicated young woman while on duty. In the August incident, Mata and Moreno were accused of being verbally abusive to a woman, calling her a “cunt” and a [...]
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This Tuesday, Rally in NYC to Demand That Our Leaders Take Rape Seriously
Tweet We’ve written previously about the infuriating acquittal of two New York City police officers for rape. You can read more information about the case here, and about the protest here. This Tuesday June 28th, we are holding a follow up rally at the Manhattan Supreme Court, where the sentencing of ex-NYPD Officers Moreno and [...]
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For queer and trans people of color, the NYPD is the literal fashion police