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No charges will be filed against three Des Plaines police officers accused of using excessive force 14 months ago while trying to subdue an autistic man who died while in handcuffs, authorities said Wednesday.
Hansel Cunningham, 30, died Nov. 20, 2005, after police responded to a call that he had attacked and bitten a caretaker at a home for autistic and mentally disabled people.
Cunningham broke free from police inside the group home and ran into the back yard, where officers used pepper spray and a stun gun in an attempt to subdue him. When he continued to resist, they ... Read more
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Bangkok Post - Thailand
10 July 2007
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Police reform needs support
Despite strong protests by former and active police officers, Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont must continue to support the two police reform bills that were approved by the cabinet last week.
The bills call for drastic changes in the current structure of the Royal Thai Police , now headed by the national police commissioner who answers directly to the prime minister.
Under the reform plan, the national police force will come under the Justice Ministry. Much authority will be channelled away from the Royal Thai Police headquarters in Bangkok to regional police director-generals. An independent commission will be set up to investigate public complaints about police misconduct. Non-commissioned policemen will get higher salaries and better welfare, and more opportunities to further their studies.
The two bills are the result of a study done by an independent commission headed by former deputy police commissioner Vasit Dejkunjorn. The panel was set up by Prime Minister Surayud soon after he was appointed to Government House after last September's coup.
Meeting in Bangkok last Friday, former national police director-generals attacked the two draft bills, saying they were designed to reduce the role and power of the police force. But we beg to differ. The reform plan is exactly what the people have been demanding for a long time. The proposed decentralisation of administrative power, better pay and welfare for low-ranking policemen as well as a stronger check-and-balance system are good for the police, the public and the country as a whole.
Constructive criticism is better than hysterical attacks on proposals for change.
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