law enforcement
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PublishedAugust 2, 2020
Maine Voices: There is a nonviolent solution to federal snatch-and-grab teams, dehumanized law enforcement
A half-century of militarization has created police forces without connection to the communities they serve.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2020
Our View: Maine’s racial profiling law won’t work without data
If police don’t record the perceived race of the people they stop, there’s no way to tell if bias plays a role.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2020
Maine Voices: Central to creation of DHS, Collins is silent as agency abuses power
The unconstitutional tactics used in Portland, Ore., and elsewhere are the result of the post-9/11 militarization of the government.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2020
The View From Here: Post-9/11 policing is being used on us
From a federal crackdown in Oregon to a secretive police intelligence unit in Maine, we are seeing counterterrorism tactics turned on the public.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2020
Portland police chief: ‘The police are the public and the public are the police’
This concept represents the basic relationship between our police officers and our communities. We stand with you because we are you.
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PublishedJuly 3, 2020
Sen. Cyrway: Maine’s school resource officers are too valuable to lose
Abolishing the program will affect safety and eliminate a tool for breaking down barriers between young people and law enforcement.
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PublishedJune 26, 2020
Our View: Hearing on Maine fusion center fails to provide answers
The Legislature has no choice but to order an investigation into the secretive unit.
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PublishedJune 24, 2020
Our View: South Portland panel would investigate bias
With a proposed local human rights commission, the city is confronting a deep and complex problem.
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PublishedJune 23, 2020
Milestone Recovery president: Homeless outreach effort shows how ‘defunding’ can work
Portland’s HOME Team responds to a need that it is better equipped to handle, using money that would otherwise go to the police.
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PublishedJune 21, 2020
Jim Fossel: Bipartisan consensus possible on police reform
But as long as the Maine Legislature is not in session, no laws can pass here.
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