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Lawsuit accuses Rochester police department of having a 'pervasive problem of racism'

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A lawsuit filed on Monday accuses the Rochester Police Department (RPD) in New York of having a "pervasive problem of racism" and a culture that encourages violence.As ...

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Federal lawsuit alleges brutality by Rochester police

A lawsuit filed Monday accuses Rochester officials of allowing a culture of police brutality against racial minorities to fester and asks a court to force reforms. The civil rights lawsuit was filed on behalf of potentially “hundreds, if not thousands” of people it claims have been victimized by officers over the last three years, including while protesting last year in the wake of the revelation of the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man who l…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Federal lawsuit alleges brutality by Rochester police

A lawsuit filed Monday accuses Rochester officials of allowing a culture of police brutality against racial minorities to fester and asks a court to force reforms.

3 years ago·United States

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USA Today

Sweeping lawsuit filed against Rochester police alleges decades of 'violent, racialized policing'

The lawsuit comes a little more than a year after the in-custody death of Black man Daniel Prude, which sparked protests in Rochester, New York.

3 years ago·United States

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Global News

More than 100 witnesses, dozens of victims come forward in Nygard class action lawsuit, lawyers say

More than 100 people, including dozens of victims, have come forward since a class action suit alleging rape, sexual assault and human trafficking against Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was filed last week.

3 years ago·Toronto, Canada

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Federal lawsuit alleges brutality by Rochester police

A lawsuit accuses Rochester officials of allowing a culture of police brutality against racial minorities to fester in the New York city and asks a court to force reforms

3 years ago·United States

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CNN

Class-action federal civil rights suit filed against Rochester police and city officials alleging racism and excessive force

A class-action civil lawsuit filed in federal court on Monday accuses the Rochester, New York, Police Department (RPD) of racist practices and a "pattern and practice of using excessive force."

3 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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