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Ald. Austin King, the Common Council president whose resolution directed [Noble Wray] to act, calls the new policy "a written-down copy of the same policy that was already in place." He predicts there will be some "dissatisfaction" among council members. But he's not sure this will make a difference, since Chief Wray has told King he has no intention of amending the policy. Nor did he ever.
For all Wray's nice-sounding words about treating victims with sensitivity and respect, the policy he unveiled at a press conference Tuesday explicitly allows the use of police trickery and deception against people who report being victims of rape and domestic violence, albeit as "a last resort." As one detective present explained, "This isn't a shift in the way we operate."See the full content of this document
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Same As the Old Policy
Madison Police Chief Noble Wray spoke about "trust gaps" and "trust challenges." But it's hard to see how his department's new policy will ...
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