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Ex-NYPD commissioner challenge
A defense lawyer asked a judge Tuesday to dismiss part of a corruption case against former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, saying some charges were too old and others stemmed from a White House vetting process too vague to accuse Kerik of lying.
But a prosecutor said the effects of Kerik's corruption fell well within a statute of limitations, and Kerik should have come clean while being considered for appointment as Homeland Security secretary in 2004.
U.S. District Judge Stephen Robinson said he hoped to rule within a month.
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14 March 2008
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Citizens’ panel makes case for
Although only four people spoke at the Citizen Oversight Committee’s first public input session last night, the testimony they gave pleaded for civilian review of the Columbia Police Department.
The committee’s job is to determine whether that citizen review is necessary.
After sharing personal stories of police misconduct ranging from unfounded aggression to not giving citizens their Miranda warning, speakers said civilian oversight is the only way to ensure police accountability.
Resident Bruce Maier said although he supports the police department, the only way to deal with its institutional culture is to make it answer to a higher authority.
"In any corporate culture, any time it’s questioned, the natural response is to circle the wagons to defend itself," Maier said. "I can re-elect the mayor, and I can re-elect the council members, but I can’t touch the police department. The only thing that can is a civilian review board."
James Robnett, who was a member of the citizen group requesting the city to form a civilian review board, said an independent board would break through the bureaucracy.
"Every organization has a culture," Robnett said. "The question is: What can be done to better that culture? We think this is one step to make Columbia better."
Sitting on the stage of the Smithton Middle School auditorium, committee members asked questions, and the sparse attendance allowed them to have more of a discussion with the few speakers.
Committee member David Tyson Smith said the department was asking for time to let its new internal affairs process work and asked Maier whether he was comfortable with that.
"If you or I were in the same situation, we’d say the same thing," Maier said. "No matter what you have on paper, it doesn’t matter. What matters is what happens on the streets."
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