"After Mass Arrests, New Criticism of Oakland Police"

[Terry Bain]

"The large number of arrests is renewing criticism of how Oakland police have responded to Occupy demonstrations....Two weeks ago, court-appointed monitors wrote in their quarterly report that the police response to Occupy Oakland protests this fall raised 'serious concerns' about the department's ability to 'hold true to the best practices in American policing,' and promised a thorough investigation of the matter. And last week, a judge moved the police department closer to a federal takeover, writing that he was in 'disbelief' that the department had yet to finish a series of court-ordered reforms."

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The large number of arrests is renewing criticism of how Oakland police have responded to Occupy demonstrations.

Source: The Bay Citizen (http://s.tt/15t9M)