NYPD Lawyer Who Oversaw Violent Arrests of Legal Observers Should Be Disciplined, Watchdog Says
15 October 2021
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15 October 2021
THE WATCHDOG AGENCY that oversees misconduct by the New York Police Department has recommended that disciplinary charges be brought against the NYPD lawyer who directed police to arrest impartial legal observers during a protest in the Bronx in the summer of 2020. The Civilian Complaint Review Board substantiated 12 allegations against Sgt. Kenneth Rice of the NYPD Legal Bureau stemming from those arrests, finding that he had abused his authority. Rice was captured on video saying that “legal observers can be arrested.” The board listed its findings in a letter sent to the legal observers earlier this month, noting that ...
NYPD Lawyer Who Oversaw Violent Arrests of Legal Observers Should Be Disciplined, Watchdog Says
It’s the first time the Civilian Complaint Review Board has recommended discipline against an NYPD lawyer for conduct at a protest.
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