Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #OperationLegend
Most recents (10)
At 5 & 6 @LocalMemphis, I'll recap Attorney General Bill Barr's visit in Memphis this afternoon, where he'll update with @MEM_PoliceDept recent results of #OperationLegend , an initiative launched in the Bluff City in August.
.@TheJusticeDept operation launched in Kansas City in July and later expanded to Memphis & other cities. It brings in temporary and permanent federal investigators to complement the Multi-Agency Gang Unit. Dozens of arrests announced by DOJ to date linked to Operation Legend.
The federal operation isn't without local detractors. The faith group MICAH in mid-August argued instead of more "federal interference", priority should be funding non-police first responders, like mental health specialists and community interventionists.
Six weeks into #OperationLegend DOJ has arrested 2,000+ people but has only filed charges in 476 cases.
In other words, they are "declining" to file federal charges in the vast majority of cases (76%).
FYI: That's more than triple the normal federal declination rate for 2019.
In other words, they are "declining" to file federal charges in the vast majority of cases (76%).
FYI: That's more than triple the normal federal declination rate for 2019.
Data from USAO Annual Statistical Report, in tbl. 1 (cases filed) & tbl. 14 (cases declined).
I'm calculating declination rate as (filed) / (filed + declined)
justice.gov/usao/page/file…
I'm calculating declination rate as (filed) / (filed + declined)
justice.gov/usao/page/file…
Reminds me of the federal "surge" in #PDX to suppress what the administration called "violent mobs," which led to maybe two dozen federal charges over the course of a three week operation? So, like, a charge a day? (Not sure the latest count.) justice.gov/usao-or/pr/18-…
Attorney General Barr Delivers Opening Remarks at Press Conference Announcing Updates to #OperationLegend
justice.gov/opa/speech/att…
justice.gov/opa/speech/att…
#OperationLegend has resulted in 43 defendants charged with federal crimes in Kansas City, Missouri.
The uprising in defense of Black lives represents the largest social movement in U.S. history. As more people say #BlackLivesMatter, local and federal law enforcement are harassing, arresting, and charging activists and organizers with made-up charges.
1/6
1/6
We demand that charges are dropped against all protesters, including Black disabled, Black queer, trans, & gender-nonconforming folks who are more likely to be targeted for arrest -- & an immediate end to the practice of persecuting protesters in the U.S.
2/6
2/6
Police all over the country have tear-gassed, dragged, beaten, run over, & arrested over 10,000 protestors for defending Black lives. Amnesty International recorded 125 incidents of police violence against protestors from May - June 2020 in 40 states.
3/6
3/6
Protest heading down central at the moment. Still peaceful. Police in front and behind crowd of protesters.
#NewMexico #Albuquerque #OperationLegend #FedsGoHome
#NewMexico #Albuquerque #OperationLegend #FedsGoHome
This letter from New Mexico US Attorney John Anderson to Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The letter is in response to a letter sent to the US Atty by Albuquerque Deputy City Attorney Samantha Hults and it is glorious!
The letter is in response to a letter sent to the US Atty by Albuquerque Deputy City Attorney Samantha Hults and it is glorious!
He systematically debunked the Mayor's/Albuquerque propaganda talking points.
I don't have the letter that Albuquerque sent to DOJ, but here are DOJ's replies.
I don't have the letter that Albuquerque sent to DOJ, but here are DOJ's replies.
It sounds like the Mayor was bitching about #OperationLegend, which is an op to reduce crime in violent cities.
US Atty notes that he spoke with the Mayor about it before President Trump even announced this op, so Mayor was fully aware this op was coming.
US Atty notes that he spoke with the Mayor about it before President Trump even announced this op, so Mayor was fully aware this op was coming.
#OperationLegend
"The coordinated law enforcement initiative drew mixed reviews from residents when it was first launched earlier this month in Kansas City to combat a “sudden surge of violent crime.”
chicago.suntimes.com/2020/7/22/2133…
"The coordinated law enforcement initiative drew mixed reviews from residents when it was first launched earlier this month in Kansas City to combat a “sudden surge of violent crime.”
chicago.suntimes.com/2020/7/22/2133…
1/ "With tough federal sentencing rules, U.S. Attorney John Lausch said his message is shooters should “know that if they’re going to drive by a funeral home and shoot people there, that they’re likely going to face federal prosecution when we catch them.”
chicago.suntimes.com/2020/7/22/2133…
chicago.suntimes.com/2020/7/22/2133…
BREAKING: Customs and Border Protection is pushing to weaken legislation to ban racist & invasive #FacialRecognition from #Portland. #PDX #OperationLegend
medium.com/@fightfortheft…
medium.com/@fightfortheft…
In documents provided to Fight for the Future, airlines like @Delta are requesting a special exemption in the facial recognition ban so that they can feed passenger's biometric data into a CBP database.
@Delta THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS.
Customs and Border Protection are the Trump #Stormtroopers who are abducting peaceful #PDX protesters in unmarked vehicles.
@tedwheeler & @JoAnnPDX are considering giving these goons special privileges to collect #FacialRecognition data at @flypdx. 😡
Customs and Border Protection are the Trump #Stormtroopers who are abducting peaceful #PDX protesters in unmarked vehicles.
@tedwheeler & @JoAnnPDX are considering giving these goons special privileges to collect #FacialRecognition data at @flypdx. 😡
#OperationLegend AG Barr “We are rolling out Operation Legend initially in three cities – Kansas City, Chicago and Albuquerquez. We will be adding cities in the weeks ahead.” + Barr says “murder rate in Chicago is up 48% over last year. In New York City, where the mayor..
has agreed to strip $1 billion from the police department, the murder rate is up 25%.[2] Murder is up 42% in New Orleans.[3] In Kansas City, there have already been 100 homicides this year, a 40 percent increase from the same time last year” + “This is different than the..
operations and tactical teams we use to defend against riots and mob violence. We will continue to confront mob violence. But, the operations we are discussing today are very different – they are classic crime fighting.”@CBSNews @ClareHymes22
It’s Monday morning and I’m exhausted. I spent majority of the weekend locating, bailing out, and talking to protesters, and now that I’ve had a few hours to recharge I’d like to share my/their experiences as well as my concerns re the FEDERAL OCCUPATION OF KANSAS CITY.
Multiple protesters we bailed out reported that after being maced by police they tried to escape. They were blocked by an unmarked truck and immediately rounded up, thrown into a paddy wagon, and taken into custody.
Once in custody, officers confiscated protester’s masks/face coverings and did not provide new masks. They were interrogated for hours by a cop who wanted to know “which one of you fuckfaces spray painted our statue?”. They were denied food/any information re their charges.
