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Los Angeles D.A. Gascón Picks BLM Activist And ACLU Staffer For Panel To Re-Examine Fatal Police Shootings

"I am convening this group to thoroughly review the evidence and make recommendations on cases that we may need to examine more closely.”

Jeffrey Cawood
Los Angeles D.A. Gascón Picks BLM Activist And ACLU Staffer For Panel To Re-Examine Fatal Police Shootings
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Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón on Wednesday announced the formation of an independent panel to re-examine fatal shootings by law enforcement officers that were previously deemed justified.

The Factual Analysis Citizen Consulting Team (FACCT) comprises 16 members, including a former LAPD commissioner, a senior staffer with the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, and an organizer from Black Lives Matter’s L.A. chapter. Civil rights lawyers, academics, and “constitutional police practices experts” are also part of the team.

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