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...case highlights the intense pressure the constant threat of terrorism places on the Met, which leads all counterterrorism investigations in Britain as well as those affecting British nationals abroad. A New York Police Department (NYPD) official who has worked closely with the Met says the scale of London's counterterrorism operation is striking: "The numbers there are just overwhelming - just an astounding number of people they're trying to keep track of." It's not just that his London counterparts have more practice in counterterrorism operations, says Deputy Chief Michael P. Downing, Commanding Officer of the Los Angeles Police Department...
...large organization. With some 31,500 officers, 14,000 administrators and more than 4,000 police community service officers serving a population of 7.5 million, the Met has never been bigger - a factor Blair says has been pivotal in achieving the recent reductions in crime. Its nearest equivalent, the NYPD, has some 38,000 officers to police New York City's population of 8.2 million. The numbers are close, but Blair says his officers have to do more and cover more ground than their American colleagues: "Our disadvantage is that we've got twice the geographic area...
...York Police Department's rules on the justification for the use of deadly force. "There are strict regulations as to when an officer can discharge a weapon," he said. "There was enough to get a conviction, but because of the relationship between the D.A. and the NYPD, we have no confidence in them...
...looked like the prosecution was in trouble because of its reliance on non-credible and often contradictory witnesses. He blames the relationship that Brown's office has with the police department. In the press conference, Brown admitted that his office does, in fact, work closely with the NYPD, further buttressing Meyers frustration that there is no state special prosecutor. "The civil rights community has been calling for years for this," he said, "but you don't have any leadership on the part of the governors of New York State...
Despite their acquittals, Oliver, Gescard and Isnora are not in the clear yet. They still face disciplinary action from the NYPD, a civil suit is pending, and Brown said the U.S. Attorney is considering a civil rights case. None of it, however, brings much solace to Bell's family, particularly his would-be bride Nicole Paultrie-Bell, who adopted his surname in the wake of his death and is left to raise their two children alone...