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Pittsburgh mayoral candidates discuss urban life and police acountability
04/27/2005
Candidates for the upcoming Pittsburgh mayoral election discussed
issues related to design & quality of life in Pittsburgh at a
recent forum hosted by the Pittsburgh Civic Design Coalition.
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Also, at a forum hosted by the African-American Chamber of Commerce of
Western Pennsylvania, the candidates were asked if they would compel
police officers to testify before Pittsburgh's
Citizen Police Review Board
about alleged police misconduct. Mayor Tom Murphy does not require
officers to testify. The board was created by citywide referendum in
1997 after cases of police brutality in Pittsburgh brought the
department under federal scrutiny. The review board has been largely
powerless since.
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