A large number of people in the US state of New Mexico have taken to the streets to demand an end to police brutality.
Orwellian UK Banned Press TV: The protesters, including some who brought children with themselves, marched in New Mexico's most populous city of Albuquerque on Saturday.
They were carrying signs and makeshift coffins inscribed with names of people killed by police in recent years.
The demonstrators accused the city's police chief Gorden Eden of failing to stop his officers from using excessive force, demanding his trial and drastic changes within the police.
David Correia, one of the organizers of Saturday’s demonstration, said Eden has failed to stop his officers from using excessive force.
"He has to answer to these charges," Correia said. "They'll all be read before the public."
The US Justice Department has accused the Albuquerque Police Department of a “pattern or practice of use of excessive force” against citizens.
Since 2010, police officers in Albuquerque have responded to 37 threats with bullets, killing 23 people and wounding 14 others, The New York Times reported in April.
The Justice Department said the use of excessive force routinely violated people’s constitutional rights. It said police officers, in many cases, kicked, punched and violently restrained nonthreatening people.
Many of the victims suffered from mental illnesses, and some were disabled or elderly, a 16-month investigation concluded.
Numerous human rights observers have raised concerns about increased police brutality in the United States in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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Orwellian UK Banned Press TV: The protesters, including some who brought children with themselves, marched in New Mexico's most populous city of Albuquerque on Saturday.They were carrying signs and makeshift coffins inscribed with names of people killed by police in recent years.
The demonstrators accused the city's police chief Gorden Eden of failing to stop his officers from using excessive force, demanding his trial and drastic changes within the police.
David Correia, one of the organizers of Saturday’s demonstration, said Eden has failed to stop his officers from using excessive force.
"He has to answer to these charges," Correia said. "They'll all be read before the public."
The US Justice Department has accused the Albuquerque Police Department of a “pattern or practice of use of excessive force” against citizens.
Since 2010, police officers in Albuquerque have responded to 37 threats with bullets, killing 23 people and wounding 14 others, The New York Times reported in April.
The Justice Department said the use of excessive force routinely violated people’s constitutional rights. It said police officers, in many cases, kicked, punched and violently restrained nonthreatening people.
Many of the victims suffered from mental illnesses, and some were disabled or elderly, a 16-month investigation concluded.
Numerous human rights observers have raised concerns about increased police brutality in the United States in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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