LITTLE ROCK WAS WELL-INFORMED ABOUT POLICE CORRUPTION:
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Justice Department: Albuquerque police use of force is unconstitutional Report says police in New Mexico capital 'too frequently' use force against the mentally ill and people in crisis April 10, 2014 2:53PM ET http://corruptionsucks.blogspot.com/2014/06/justice-department-albuquerque-police.html A U.S. Justice Department report said Thursday that Albuquerque police "too frequently" use excessive force against people who pose a minimal threat, and that officers who do so are in breach of the Constitution. The report comes after the New Mexican capital’s police last month fatally shot James Boyd , a 38-year-old homeless man armed with a knife. Boyd's death — captured on video and widely circulated on the Internet — was the Albuquerque Police Department's second fatal shooting in two weeks. It prompted a demonstration by hundreds of people who blocked traffic in the city on March 30. The same day, hacktivist group Anonymous took down the APD's website