Articles by Thandisizwe Chimurenga
Police Could Soon Be Financially Responsible for Misconduct Lawsuits
Thandisizwe Chimurenga · When police officers are sued for corruption or brutality — and when, as more frequently happens, the case is settled — it is almost always the city that employs them that picks up the tab for the damages awarded. This may be changing...
Less Force and More Fairness in Policing Reduces Crime in NYC
Thandisizwe Chimurenga · The choice to invest in punitive systems instead of stabilizing and nourishing ones does not make our communities safer. A living wage, access to holistic health services and treatment, educational opportunity, and stable housing are...
Accountability for Racist and Abusive Police Behavior Starting at the Top
Thandisizwe Chimurenga · “Better training” is rarely, if ever, directed at those officers who have been on the streets for years, or those who are responsible for commanding other officers in the field.
The Black Panthers Had the Right Idea
Thandisizwe Chimurenga · It’s kind of fitting that police officers Darren Wilson and Daniel Pantaleo, murderers of Mike Brown in Missouri and Eric Garner in New York, were cleared of criminal wrong-doing in the last several weeks. The eruption of protest...