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In reply to the discussion: Cop Slammed Emory Professor's Head Into Concrete, Then Charged Her With Battery [View all]Marcus IM
(2,291 posts)103. With Whom are Many U.S. Police Departments Training? With a Chronic Human Rights Violator - Israel
With Whom are Many U.S. Police Departments Training? With a Chronic Human Rights Violator Israel
When the U.S. Department of Justice published a report opens in a new tab Aug. 10 that documented widespread constitutional violations, discriminatory enforcement, and culture of retaliation within the Baltimore Police Department (BPD), there was rightly a general reaction of outrage.
But what hasnt received as much attention is where Baltimore police received training on crowd control, use of force and surveillance: Israels national police, military and intelligence services.
Baltimore law enforcement officials, along with hundreds of others from Florida opens in a new tab, New Jersey opens in a new tab, Pennsylvania, California opens in a new tab, Arizona opens in a new tab, Connecticut, New York opens in a new tab, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Georgia opens in a new tab, Washington state opens in a new tab as well as the DC Capitol police have all traveled to Israel for training. Thousands of others have received training from Israeli officials here in the U.S. opens in a new tab
Many of these trips are taxpayer funded while others are privately funded. Since 2002, the Anti-Defamation League, the American Jewish Committees Project Interchange and the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs have paid for police chiefs, assistant chiefs and captains to train in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT).
These trainings put Baltimore police and other U.S. law enforcement employees in the hands of military, security and police systems that have racked up documented human rights violations for years. Amnesty International opens in a new tab, other human rights organizations and even the U.S. Department of State opens in a new tab have cited Israeli police for carrying out extrajudicial executions opens in a new tab and other unlawful killings opens in a new tab, using ill treatment and torture opens in a new tab (even against children opens in a new tab), suppression of freedom of expression/association opens in a new tab including through government surveillance opens in a new tab, and excessive use of force against peaceful protesters.
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https://www.amnestyusa.org/updates/with-whom-are-many-u-s-police-departments-training-with-a-chronic-human-rights-violator-israel/
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Cop Slammed Emory Professor's Head Into Concrete, Then Charged Her With Battery [View all]
Jilly_in_VA
Apr 27
OP
Unfortunately, there likely is no training for "What to do if a cop approaches you during mass arrest events"
LeftInTX
Apr 27
#57
It is clear situational ethics when it comes to support or rationalisation, with a healthy dose of agitprop tossed in.
Celerity
Apr 28
#72
I definitely oppose the protestors viewpoints, but I applaud when someone steps in when cops are heavy handed.
Lucky Luciano
Apr 27
#13
Here's the issue - most people aren't familiar with the "laws " police operate with.
haele
Apr 27
#15
"Don't we the people still have a right to assemble and express our grievances?"
OldBaldy1701E
Apr 27
#50
DUers can't post examples. DU rules. They'll be alerted on and pulled for personal attack or stalking.
Marcus IM
Apr 28
#101
Ah. Thanks for mentioning it. I'll just have to take folks' word for it, I guess.
shrike3
Apr 28
#108
Examples? Granted, it was pretty late when I saw the post, and needed to turn in.
shrike3
Apr 28
#92
Woah... All -those- particular Nations as training models?! Yeeeesh!... Even the IDF...
electric_blue68
Apr 28
#112
I wonder if good cops feel their families would threatened if they spoke up. Or would they be ignored. No doubt some...
electric_blue68
Apr 27
#46
Not every cop is a "jack booted thug". But -Too Many- are!! Especially towards Black
electric_blue68
Apr 27
#43
That's a piece of info I haven't heard re: Internal Affairs and how they are viewed by a lot of other cops.
electric_blue68
Apr 28
#110
Well, the cop was protecting something(?)......but it sure as hell wasn't free speech.
Ping Tung
Apr 27
#9
The law enforcement mentality. Pile on and keep hitting until the person totally submits.
PatrickforB
Apr 27
#36
This was also the university where President Carter taught after his presidency
Rhiannon12866
Apr 27
#63
It looks like she was interfering with an arrest, but I don't see battery in the video.
gulliver
Apr 28
#95
With Whom are Many U.S. Police Departments Training? With a Chronic Human Rights Violator - Israel
Marcus IM
Apr 28
#103
N.Y. law enforcement leaders training in Israel safely evacuated after attacks
Marcus IM
Apr 28
#104
Psychiatric evaluations for all law enforcement applicants and if they make it, annual
cornball 24
Apr 28
#109