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A new database on police use of force and misconduct in California makes public 1.5 million pages of once-secret police records (journalism.berkeley.edu)
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Hackernews.

The database — the first of its kind in the nation — will vastly expand public access to internal affairs records that disclose how law enforcement agencies throughout the state handle misconduct allegations as well as uses of police force that result in death or serious injury. The database, funded by the State of California, currently has records from nearly 12,000 cases, including thousands involving police shootings. Every record in the database was released by a law enforcement agency after being redacted in compliance with California’s public records laws. As a result, journalists and members of the public will now be able to search statewide for particular types of misconduct and use-of-force. Police chiefs will be able to use the data to aid in hiring decisions. Researchers will be able to identify trends and patterns.

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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 2 points 19 hours ago

Well well well, this should be interesting...

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Police chiefs will be able to use the data to aid in hiring decisions.

"This guy has only beaten up three minorities and has never even shot someone. Next."

[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago

This is just California AND what they've found to make public. Imagine all the shit they haven't released yet and that is so for everywhere else.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 44 points 3 days ago (2 children)

If Trump "wins" another election I can seriously see California secede.

[–] lmdnw@lemmy.world 36 points 3 days ago (2 children)

If Trump is allowed to run again, there should be violent insurrection. If there isn’t, this country is lost.

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 26 points 3 days ago (2 children)

We're already lost. Trump is a symptom, not the disease

[–] Sprocketfree@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

I'm sick of this expression. Because we sure as fuck can cure ourselves with that fuck head around.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If Trump is not allowed to run again, we certainly will see another violent insurrection.

This is assuming we will have a honest and fair election which, by all accounts, is looking less and less likely

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

an honest and fair election

Trump hasn't won one of these yet.

[–] ebolapie@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

We couldn't even GOTV to slow this process down, what makes you think we'll do a revolution?

[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 34 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Canada would gladly welcome California.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 20 points 3 days ago (2 children)

More trouble than it's worth; Canada welcomes the sovereign New California Republic as a close trading partner

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 days ago

Hopefully we change our flag:

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 days ago

Throw in Oregon and Washington as well so we're all connected!

[–] HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Fuck that, BC, WA, Oregon and Cali break off and form the nation of Cascadia.

[–] Pandasdontfly@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago

Yes, but not all of California just was consists of the actual cascadian bioregion the rest of cali can be their own and can be good partner probably open border

[–] TheDoozer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

BC seems like it has more in common with the rest of the west coast than Alberta.

[–] HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago

Cuz it's easier to go south than east, the time it takes you to get over the Rockies you can drive down to California from BC.

[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

Yeah, Alberta is kinda the Texas/Florida of the North… We’d gladly disavow them…

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 5 points 3 days ago

Why wouldn't they just be their own country?