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Cleveland-DOJ Consent Decree Unable to Change Local Police - Advocacy Group

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The Cleveland-US Department of Justice (DOJ) consent decree will not change the culture of the Cleveland Police Force in their decisions to use excessive force and violate the rights of Cleveland citizens, US advocacy group Greater Cleveland Cop Block Founder Deo Odolecki told Sputnik.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — On Tuesday, the city of Cleveland announced the details of a settlement with the US Department of Justice on what the authorities described as a pattern of excessive use of force and unconstitutional policing including racial bias.

"Whatever kind of agreement they come to, the cops will still be on the force. The DOJ and Cleveland Police are all law enforcement and on the same side of the thin blue line."

Odolecki said that the DOJ and Cleveland Police will never cross any lines to fix issues regarding excessive force and violation of Cleveland citizens’ rights, and will continue to build "a blue wall of silence" to protect Cleveland police from indictments.

"The US DOJ and [Cleveland] police are all a part of the same hypocrisy. It’s [consent decree] just one criminal making an agreement with another criminal. This will not fix anything."

Greater Cleveland Cop Block is a decentralized US advocacy group focused on police accountability.

© AP Photo / Tony DejakDemonstrators block Public Square Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Cleveland, during a protest over the weekend police shooting of Tamir Rice. The 12-year-old was fatally shot by a Cleveland police officer Saturday after he reportedly pulled a replica gun at the city park.
Demonstrators block Public Square Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Cleveland, during a protest over the weekend police shooting of Tamir Rice. The 12-year-old was fatally shot by a Cleveland police officer Saturday after he reportedly pulled a replica gun at the city park. - Sputnik International
Demonstrators block Public Square Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Cleveland, during a protest over the weekend police shooting of Tamir Rice. The 12-year-old was fatally shot by a Cleveland police officer Saturday after he reportedly pulled a replica gun at the city park.
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