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Protest Arrests Prompt Petition Demanding Deputy Police Chief Resign
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Recent arrests during increasingly contentious protests have led to calls for the Ithaca Police Department deputy chief to resign.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/defund-the-police/)
Recent arrests during increasingly contentious protests have led to calls for the Ithaca Police Department deputy chief to resign.
On their July 1 meeting, the Common Council discussed Ithaca’s pandemic-driven $2 million deficit, 5G internet and a commemorative marker for writer Alex Haley. Comments and questions were also brought up on the national debate over defunding the IPD.
“It’s not just about a one-time de-escalation training or a one-time racial sensitivity training. Those are merely band-aids.”