How many city employees / law enforcement officers does it take to screw someone over and NOT be considered a isolated incident? Apparently more than four :-( -- Judge: City failed to train warrant clerks -- I find that a violation of federal rights was a highly predictable or plainly obvious consequence of Denver’s failure to train and inaction, as Denver failed to train [sheriffs department] packing clerks in specific skills needed to handle recurring situations where conflicting information was received in a warrant, the judge wrote. This presents an obvious potential for constitutional violations as a warrant could be changed at the discretion of a packing clerk and without any double-checks in a manner that results in the wrong person being arrested and detained. As a result of the Robinson arrest fiasco, the sheriffs department changed its policy to prohibit employees from changing the State Identification Number on warrants. The accusations in the Robinson case echo what the ACLU has been saying about its five-year crusade to get Denver law enforcement agencies to strengthen procedures to prevent mistaken ID arrests.
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 02:40:52 +0000
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