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Report Finds Patterns Of New Orleans PD Misconduct
A 150-page report from the U.S. Justice Department says the New Orleans police have engaged in "patterns of misconduct that violate the Constitution and federal law."

The report was released Thursday morning, following a comprehensive investigation at the invitation of NOPD Superintendent Ronal Serpas.

Serpas asked the Justice Department to thoroughly investigate NOPD shortly after he took over the department early last year.

The report says federal officials reviewed NOPD practices and engaged members of the community as part of the probe. It states that it found vi... Read more

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FBI probe police brutality vid

Footage showing a US police officer repeatedly hitting a suspect in the head is to be investigated by the FBI.

The amateur video appears to show the police officer's knee on William Cardenas's throat as he shouts: "I can't breathe".

This incident occurred on a Hollywood street and LA Police chiefs have admitted the video is disturbing.

Lawyer Kwaku Duren, who is representing Mr Cardenas, said: "Here's a man with a police officer's knee directly on his throat and he's saying 'I can't breathe, I can't breathe'."

'"So when a person can't breathe, the person will naturally try to remove whatever it is that's keeping him from breathing."

Mr Duren said he had read the police report but insisted that it was not an accurate account.
 

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