NYPD wants to make “resisting arrest” into a felony

By Cory Doctorow | boingboing | February 14, 2016 It’s no secret that “resisting arrest” is the go-to excuse for violence committed against suspects by corrupt cops — it’s practically a running gag. But if NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton gets his way, resisting arrest will offer near-perfect impunity to his force’s most violent and sleazy […]

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