REASONS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF POLICE REVIEW BOARD.(PERSPECTIVE)

Byline: MICHAEL L. BROWN Third Ward Councilman Albany

Since the not-guilty verdict in the local trial of four New York City police officers for the death of Amadou Diallo, much has been said about our criminal justice system and whether it can address allegations of wrongdoing against law enforcement officials.

This is not the first time that Albany has had to come face-to-face with issues involving how police treat African-Americans and members of other racial minority groups. Indeed, we are still dealing with the wounds left behind by a case involving two off-duty local police officers charged with physically abusing a college basketball star named Jermaine …