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[Link] Thick blue line: Victoria builds the country’s biggest police force

Read: 14/11/2021 www.theage.com.au

Victoria has become one of the most heavily policed states in Australia after a two decade-long law and order rivalry between the ALP and Coalition helped build the country’s largest law enforcement organisation.

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[Link] Lawyers for Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Really Want to Stay Away From Race

Read: 6/11/2021 www.vice.com

During opening statements in the murder trial against Ahmaud Arbery's killers, defense attorneys avoided mentioning race almost entirely.

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[Link] Why are so many NYPD officers fighting vaccination?

Read: 6/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

In New York City, the Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York (PBA) tried and failed to block the city’s vaccine mandate for all city workers. New York City police officers have been on the wrong side of public health for most of the pandemic.

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[Link] Crack and Powder Cocaine Sentences May Finally Stop Being Racist

Read: 1/10/2021 www.vice.com

Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. But on Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives moved to turn that around by passing a bill to end the sentencing disparity once and for all at the federal level.

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