Tag: Law Enforcement Accountability
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Rising Violence Concerns as Federal Immigration Agents Face Scrutiny Over Tactics
Growing Alarm Over Use of Force by Federal Immigration Agents Across the United States, footage and reports have raised alarm about the conduct of federal immigration officers. Episodes ranging from tense arrests to alleged discharges of pepper spray or pepper balls, and even gunfire, are fueling a national debate about law enforcement tactics in immigrant…
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Senior Garda Cleared of Assault but Found Guilty of Public Order Offence
Introduction A recent courtroom decision has stirred attention as a senior Garda Superintendent, Gavin O’Reilly, 41, from Cavan, has been cleared of assaulting a bar manager and racially abusing a bouncer at a well-known Dublin bar. However, he was found guilty of a lesser public order offence. This case highlights the complexities surrounding public conduct,…