Crime Control Digest - Vol.23 No.39 - Senate Passes Amendment to Curb Police Brutality Against Nonviolent Protesters

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Crime Control Digest, Vol.23 No.39 (Oct. 2, 1989) reports that the U.S. Senate approved an amendment aimed at preventing police brutality against nonviolent civil rights protesters. The measure would require HUD grant applicants to certify enforcement of policies banning excessive force. The issue also highlights the “ice” methamphetamine problem in Hawaii, describing its deadly health effects, severe behavioral risks, and distribution patterns, alongside preparations and training for law enforcement to recognize and respond to the drug.

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Senate Passes Amendment to Curb Police Brutality Against Nonviolent Protesters

Warning! Ice Storm Is Coming

Health Effects and Lethality

Behavioral Violence and Use Consequences

Police Preparedness and Training

Distribution and Street-Level Details

Crime ControlDigest AComprohonslvoand Independent NewsSummary for theLaw Enforcomont Profosslonal Vol.23 No.39 Restricts U.S.Funds: # SENATE PASSES AMENDMENTTO CURB POLICE BRUTALITYAGAINST NONVIOLENT PROTESTERS No More“Pain Compliance”Holds The U.S.Senate on Sept.19 passed anamendment by Sen.Bill Armstrong(R-Colo.)toprotect nonviolent civil rights protesters frompolice brutality. The amendment,included as part of theDepartment of Veterans Affairs and Housing andUrban Development and Independent AgenciesBill for Fiscal Year 1990,would require com-munities,when applying for HUD CommunityPlanning and Development Grants,to certifythey have adopted and are enforcing a policyprohibiting the use of excessive force by lawenforcement,agencies against nonviolentdemonstrators. “Police breaking arms and ribs,kicking andbeating peaceful demonstrators,and using a tech-nique called‘pain compliance'to deliberatelyinflict pain and injury on civil rights protesters issomething we expect to hear about in Nicaragua orNazi Germany—but not in the United States ofAmerica,"Armstrong said. "The right to free speech and freedom fromunreasonable search and seizure are among thehighest American ideals,"he added."The violenttreatment of nonviolent protesters who are exercis-ing their civil rights under the Constitution is anabhorrent lapse in the practice of those ideals.” The Armstrong amendment“sends an unmis-takable message to the municipalities of this (See POLICE BRUTALITY,pagefive) ISSN 0011-1295 October 2.1989 Page 1 IN THIS ISSUE. POLICE BRUTALITY:Target OfCongress… …1ICE:Storm Coming From Hawaii… … ……1HONOLULU P.D.:Describes Crystal Meth …2ANTI-DRUG PLAN:Bill Sent To Congres… …4JOB LISTINGS… …… …6URBAN CRIME:Conference Coming Up… …7FB:Reports On Officer Deaths… ……7STAN MORRIS:Has Smooth Sailing… …8INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS:Training Scheduled.....DRUG WAR:More State/Local Help Needed………9FLORIDA:Initiates Gun Education Program………9NYCPD:Commissioner Ward Retires… … …10 Warning! ICE STORM IS COMING A deadly smokable crystalline form ofmethamphetamine,which is creating an epidemicin Hawaii,is hesded for the Mainland in a bigway,Honolulu police wan.Already the drug isturning up all along the West Coast and inArizona,Texas and Florida. Called"ice,"the crystal meth appears to bemore deadly than crack cocaine.It is highlyaddictive with practically the first smoke,said Dr.Joseph Giannasio,medical director of CastleMedical Center's Alcohol and Addictions Programin Honolulu,and can be fatal,leading to strokes,heart attacks and pulmonary edema,which causesvictims to drown in their own bodily fluids. (Continued on page two) CRIME CONTROL DIGEST But the worst news for police is that icecauses serious behavioral problems—similar toPCP-and users can become extremely violent. "This drug makes people bananas,"explainedHonolulu Medical Examiner Mary Flynn.“Peo-ple become violent,they kill themselves,drivecrazy,pick fights.And we just know about thevictims;who knows what the assailants were on?” Major Mike Carvalho of the Honolulu PoliceDepartment's Narcotics Division said his depart-ment feels a responsibility to warn Mainland lawenforcement agencies about ice and how torecognize it. "We need to alert law enforcement peopleeverywhere and prepare them to handle it,"hesaid.Maj.Carvalho said the Honolulu P.D.hasprepared slides on what the drug looks like,itseffects,what symptoms to look for,and how it'sbeing packaged and smoked.The Police Depart-ment has already participated in a rollcall videoconference training program with 600 policedepartments in Texas and is prepared to help otherMainland departments. According to Maj.Carvalho,the crystallineform of meth looks like rock salt or rock candy.Itis also known as“crystals”or “batu.”Most of theice in Hawaii comes from Asia.It surged to wide-spread use two years ago,and since 1985,therehave been 32 deaths in Ho

FAQs

What did the U.S. Senate pass regarding police brutality?

The U.S. Senate passed an amendment to protect nonviolent civil rights protesters from police brutality.

How would the amendment affect communities applying for HUD grants?

Communities applying for HUD Community Planning and Development Grants would need to certify they adopt and enforce a policy prohibiting excessive force against nonviolent demonstrators.

What is “ice” methamphetamine and why is it described as dangerous?

“Ice” is a smokable crystalline form of methamphetamine reported as highly addictive and deadly, causing severe health outcomes and significant behavioral problems, including extreme violence.

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