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 [Unreasonable search and seizure practices] Original Airdate: 11/21/1989 Length: 00:03:12 Item Type: newstape - edited story master Go to full description for this item. Description : Abstract Jan von Mehren reports that the Massachusetts Civil Liberties Union has filed a class-action lawsuit against the Boston Police Department on behalf of minority youth in Mattapan, Roxbury, and Dorchester. Von Mehren notes that the lawsuit accuses the Police Department of engaging in unreasonable search and seizure practices. Von Mehren's reports includes footage from a press conference with John Roberts (Massachusetts Civil Liberties Union), Bill Owens (State Senator), Caroline Marshall (mother of plaintiff), and Margaret Burnham (attorney). Roberts says that statements by the Boston Police Department provoked the lawsuit. Marshall and Burnham speak out against unreasonable police practices. Von Mehren quotes Paul Evans (Commissioner, Boston Police Department) as saying that the police are not violating anyone's Constitutional rights. Von Mehren reports that many students at English High School support the lawsuit. Von Mehren interviews English High School students Tony Moss, Hector Pinto, Reginald Verdieu and Alexia Baez about their experiences with police officers. Contributor : Reporter Jan von Mehren
Subject : Keywords African Americans - Relations with law enforcement Police Subject : Personal Names Baez, Alexia Burnham, Margaret Evans, Paul Marshall, Caroline Moss, Tony Owens, William Pinto, Hector Roberts, John Verdieu, Reginald von Mehren, Jan Subject : Corporate Names (Organization names) Boston Police Department Massachusetts Civil Liberties Union Type : Genre News - Unedited |
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