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dc_dux · 12-28-2007, 08:45 AM

Of course its gone on for decades. That is why Congress, in the early 90s, saw a need to expand the oversight responsibilities of the DoJ to investigate civil rights violations by police rather than rely solely on the long-standing practice of leaving such investigations to the internal affairs division of the police department in question.

The majority of career attorneys in the Civil Rights Division of the DoJ would disagree with you and that the change in direction and emphasis of the Division mandated by Bush, through his AGs, have weakened its capacity to perform its lawful functions of protecting civil rights.

loquitor.....Do you think the federal government should have a role in investigating police misconduct, particularly if there is a pattern existing over time within a department? Evidently, the Bush DoJ does not.

I believe police and prosecutorial misconduct is a serious problem..and part of the solution is to let the DoJ do its job in a non-politicized manner.

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dc_dux Location: Washington DC	Of course its gone on for decades. That is why Congress, in the early 90s, saw a need to expand the oversight responsibilities of the DoJ to investigate civil rights violations by police rather than rely solely on the long-standing practice of leaving such investigations to the internal affairs division of the police department in question. The majority of career attorneys in the Civil Rights Division of the DoJ would disagree with you and that the change in direction and emphasis of the Division mandated by Bush, through his AGs, have weakened its capacity to perform its lawful functions of protecting civil rights. loquitor.....Do you think the federal government should have a role in investigating police misconduct, particularly if there is a pattern existing over time within a department? Evidently, the Bush DoJ does not. I believe police and prosecutorial misconduct is a serious problem..and part of the solution is to let the DoJ do its job in a non-politicized manner. __________________ "The perfect is the enemy of the good." ~ Voltaire Last edited by dc_dux; 12-28-2007 at 09:09 AM..