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Suffolk County Chapter Asks SCPD to Reconsider Taser Policies
The Suffolk County chapter has sought to open a dialogue with the Suffolk County Police Department regarding its current use of Tasers and the Department's intention to equip a large majority of SCPD officers with the potentially deadly weapon.
Our letter followed press comments made by Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer in which he asserted that Tasers "are used many times without adverse effects."
This statement by Commissioner Dormer came just days after the fourth Taser-related death in Suffolk occurred, taking the life of 43-year-old Coram resident Darryl Bain.
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Packed House at Annual Meeting Discusses Changing Suffolk's "Climate of Fear"
Dr. Heidi Beirich
The Suffolk County Chapter held its annual meeting on Nov. 14 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at Stony Brook. The room was packed with about 100 friends and NYCLU members.
Our guest speaker, Dr. Heidi Beirich of the Southern Poverty Law Center, discussed her organization’s recent report, Climate of Fear: Latinos Immigrants in Suffolk County.
Dr. Beirich provided disturbing insights and information about the violence and terror Latino immigrants in Suffolk County have faced over the past decade.
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