Context | Current Aggressions
8 JUNE 2022 Montgomery County Police suspends first-ever civilian assistant police chief, department mum as to why | https://wjla.com/news/local/montgomery-county-police-department-civilian-assistant-chief-carmen-facciolo-suspended-leave
16 MAR 2022 Officers Said They Hoped Black Lives Matter Protesters Would Die, Suit Says | https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/16/us/black-lives-matter-montgomery-police.html
16 MAR 2022 Lawsuit claims Maryland park police force has ‘toxic’ and ‘racist’ culture | https://wtop.com/maryland/2022/03/lawsuit-claims-md-park-police-force-has-toxic-and-racist-culture/
2021
27 OCT 2021 Baltimore County Police officer indicted on charges of accepting bribes in exchange for handgun licenses, carry permits | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2415324475044/baltimore-county-police-officer-indicted-on-charges-of-accepting-bribes-in-exchange-for-handgun-licenses-carry-permits
24 OCT 2021 Silver Spring Justice Coalition DEMANDS Justice for Ryan LeRoux, 21, Killed by Montgomery County police | https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/crime/montgomery-county-gaithersburg-ryan-leroux-police-shooting/65-041142d3-4ad6-451a-9831-a12d48af74f1
21 OCT 2021 Gaithersburg MDPD officers kill Kwamena Ocran, 24, won’t be charged | https://wechargegenocidedc.com/2021/10/08/fawkthepolice-gaithersburg-mdpd-officers-kill-kwamena-ocran-24-wont-be-charged/
21 OCT 2021 AFRO Exclusive: Attorney Ben Crump talks Henrietta Lacks injustice, current lawsuit, pharmaceutical company theft of her cells | https://afro.com/afro-exclusive-attorney-ben-crump-talks-henrietta-lacks-injustice-current-lawsuit
20 OCT 2021 No charges against trooper who killed Peyton Ham, 16 | https://www.somdnews.com/news/local/no-charges-against-trooper-in-leonardtown-teens-shooting/article_44b18228-1b08-5863-abba-c521c994b5f7.html
20 OCT 2021 42 Seconds After This Photo Was Taken, Police Shot Peyton Ham Dead | https://defector.com/42-seconds-after-this-photo-was-taken-police-shot-peyton-ham-dead/
8 OCT 2021 Gaithersburg MDPD officers kill Kwamena Ocran, 24, won’t be charged | https://blackagendareport.com/grand-jury-refuse-charge-police-murder-kwamena-ocran
3 AUG 2021 Settlement reached in 2016 shooting of Black woman by Baltimore Co. police, family says | https://wjla.com/news/local/settlement-reached-in-2016-shooting-of-black-woman-by-baltimore-co-police-family-says
9 JULY 2021 Baltimore Cop Killed 15-Year-Old Stepson Dasan Jones’, Stashed Body in the Wall | https://wechargegenocidedc.com/2021/07/09/fawkthepolice-baltimore-cop-killed-15-year-old-stepson-dasan-jones-stashed-body-in-the-wall/
15 JUNE 2021 19-year-old kneed by Ocean City officer says he prayed for protection | https://wtop.com/maryland/2021/06/19-year-old-kneed-by-ocean-city-officer-says-he-prayed-for-protection/
14 JUNE 2021 Two Videos of Ocean City Police Using Stun Gun on Young Men Draw Criticism | https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/two-videos-of-ocean-city-police-stunning-young-men-with-tasers-draw-criticism/2701180/
10 JUNE 2021 Community Group Demands Police Accountability in 1993 Killing of Archie Elliott III | https://wechargegenocidedc.com/2021/06/10/fawkdcpolice-community-group-demands-police-accountability-in-1993-killing-of-archie-elliott-iii/
14 APR 2021 Maryland State Trooper Kills Peyton Ham, 16 | https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/maryland-state-trooper-kills-16-year-old-peyton-ham-had-airsoft-gun/2638997/
23 FEB 2021 Activists call for removal of top officials after PGPD report alleges racism and retaliation | https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/maryland/prince-georges-county-police-report-alleging-racism-retaliation-families-demand-change/65-5bd02508-4a6c-4e7a-bb1b-8efd2f4e39a2
22 FEB 2021 Report Details Racism Allegations in Prince George’s Police, Tells Why Ex-Chief Left | https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/prince-georges-county/report-details-racism-allegations-in-prince-georges-police-tells-why-ex-chief-left/2582276/
31 JAN 2021 Prince George’s Police Storm Wrong Home, Assault Ernestine Little Family | https://wechargegenocidedc.com/2021/01/31/abolishthepolice-prince-georges-police-storm-wrong-home-assault-black-family/
24 JAN 2021 Montgomery County Police Officers Assault 5-Year-Old | https://wechargegenocidedc.com/2021/01/24/abolishthepolice-police-officers-assaulted-5-year-old/
Legislation
: MD HB670 Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 – Police Discipline and Law Enforcement Programs & Procedures
Trajectory: In Progress, insufficient; (as of May 2021)
Does not address any of the 9 UN standards; 1) systemic racism, 2) use of lethal force, 3) qualified immunity, 4) ‘pretext’ stops, 5) ‘militarisation’ of policing, 6) Fourth Amendment rights of black people (minorities) to be secure in their persons, houses and effects from unreasonable searches and seizures, 7) excessive force/police brutality (use-of-force tactics), 8) creation of a statewide use-of-force database, or 9) create system of certification/decertification standards
MARYLAND (9 April 2021) – Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021, Effective Date: July 1, 2022; Read the full summary: MD HB670 Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021
- Repealing the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights;
- authorizing a judge to issue a certain “no-knock” search warrant only under certain circumstances;
- requiring that an application for a certain search warrant be approved in writing by a police supervisor and the State’s Attorney;
- requiring that an application for a no-knock search warrant contain certain items;
- altering from 15 to 7 the number of days within which a certain search and seizure shall be made;
- imposing certain restrictions on a police officer when executing a search warrant; etc.
Articles
MARYLAND (10 April 2021) – Maryland Legislature Override Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto
MARYLAND (2 May 2021) – Read the full article: County sheriff, Frederick chief find fault with police reform package
“It’s going to be detrimental to the public, I really believe that.” – Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins
To put it lightly, Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins is no fan of the accountability act. He suggested, in an interview, the force behind these changes was driven by “liberal, pandering politicians.”
The package of bills known as the Maryland Police Accountability Act passed in early April included the repeal of the Maryland Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights, new regulations for use of force and search warrants, increased public access to police records, and more. Its push through the General Assembly came against a backdrop of heightened national scrutiny of law enforcement in the wake of police-involved killings across the country.
