Video – Philly’s New Mayor on his New Police Commish – Nutter and Ramsey’s ’07 Presser
Mayor-Elect Michael Nutter and Charles Ramsey at a 2007 press conference. By Kenneth Lipp 8 and one-half years ago…
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Mayoral Update with the Spirit Newspaper – The Candidates on Police-Community Relations
Editors’ note: this article first appeared in the Spirit Newspapers on March 11, 2015. The text here differs slightly from…
More Than Half of Philly Police “Frisks” Conducted without Reasonable Suspicion- ACLU Monitor
By Kenneth Lipp The Philadelphia Police Department has again been delinquent in its obligations under a 4 year old Consent…
What Philly’s Mayor Won’t Tell You About the Law to Decriminalize Marijuana
By Christopher “Flood the Drummer®” Norris (PhillyinFocus) 10.1.14: Philadelphia – (Politics): Mayor Michael A. Nutter today sounded like Mr. Hackey…
African American Lawyers Launch Public Records Offensive in Philly, and Nationwide, on Police Misconduct
By Dustin Slaughter In the wake of public outrage over Ferguson – and a long line of police shootings involving…
ICYMI: Philly pot arrest maps: black people in black neighborhoods
By Daniel Denvir (City Paper) Originally published on August 14th, 2014 by City Paper. Eighty-three percent of the 4,314 marijuana-possession…
Two Sentences Speak Volumes About Race and Pot Arrests in Philly
At the last public hearing of the Philadelphia City Council regarding the now tabled bill 140001-A, a measure sponsored by…
Pressure from the Community Builds as Teen Alleging Assault Against PPD Appears in Family Court
by Kenneth Lipp Commissioner Charles Ramsey is facing increased pressure from the community and from advocacy organizations to scrutinize and…
The Philly Declaration 