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The 1975 Supreme Court decision O'Connor v. Donaldson limited involuntary psychiatric hospitalization to those who posed a danger to themselves or others. Many states passed legislation following the ruling, including New York, which passed its Mental Hygiene Law in 1978, allowing involuntary hospitalization of people with mental illness if they were considered a danger to themselves or others.
NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on an altercation between a New York City police officer and homeless men (all times local):
The Hofstadter Committee, also known as the Seabury investigations, was a joint legislative committee formed by the New York State Legislature to probe police and judicial corruption in New York City in 1931. Prompted by allegations of corruption in police and court systems, the Hofstadter Committee heard testimony from a thousand citizens ...
Adrian Schoolcraft (born 1976) is a former New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer who secretly recorded police conversations from 2008 to 2009. He brought these tapes to NYPD investigators in October 2009 as evidence of corruption and wrongdoing within the department.
Anthony Barberan, a fired Hispanic police officer in the town of Eastchester, New York, filed a federal lawsuit claiming he was targeted and terminated for blowing the whistle on ticket quotas.
New York City Police Department (New York) Liang was patrolling a stairwell in a public-housing development in Brooklyn when he fired one round at 28-year-old Akai Gurley, killing him. Liang claimed that he was startled and had fired accidentally. [88] [89] 20 October 2014: Jason Van Dyke 5 October 2018: Chicago Police Department (Illinois)
New York police officers respond to the scene of Neely's death on a subway train on Monday, May 1, 2023, in New York. - Paul Martinka/AP Penny is a veteran who served in the US Marines, according ...
New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch stated that the immolation was "one of the most depraved crimes one person could possibly commit against another human being." [ 39 ] Tom Homan , who was the incoming border czar at the time of the attack, criticized Eric Adams and Kathy Hochul , governor of New York , for making New York City a ...