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Officials applaud pro bono work of anti-violence group as they await funding during Connecticut’s budget impasse
by Brian Seay‘Project Longevity’ has been fighting gang violence in the state’s largest cities since 2012. But a budget impasse is forcing the group to work without pay.
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$5 million
2012
5 employees
anti violence initiative
at risk
Brett Peterkin
Bridgeport
budget
call-ins
can only go on for so long
capacity
chiefs
clothing drive
community
commuting costs
connecticut
Crime
criminal justice
cut down
Daly
dangerous associations
decline
difficult
ecosystem
expenses
federal
focus
forging ahead
funding
gangs
government
governor
gun violence
hartford
households
joint
june
lack
law abiding life
law enforcement
lawmakers
lifestyle
local
medical
motion
New Haven
partnerships
Police
Politics & 2nd Amendment
presentations
Project Longevity
project managers
reality
renumeration
resources
retroactive
salaries
savings
schools
service coordinators
services
seven workers
several months
social service providers
Stacy Spell
state
state budget
statewide manager
U.S. Attorney Deirdre M. Daly
urban black males
victimized
violence
violent act
violent groups
we can't just stop
without pay
work has to be done
The hidden cost of the ‘less lethal’ law enforcement tool
by Brian SeayMore than 1,000 people have died following incidents where police stunned them with Tasers nationwide since the early 2000’s.
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3 million times
90 percent
awareness
Axon
carry risks
cause
claim
claims
contact
contributing factors
coroners
court documents
Crime
customers
damage claim
department of justice
deployed
died
dies
early 2000's
excessive use of force
guidelines
in America
incidents
Interviews
intoxicated
knowledge of risks
lack
legal battles
less lethal
litigation
lower the rate of injury
medical emergency
medical examiners
members of society
mental health breakdown
mental health episode
Mentally Ill
nationwide
neurological disorder
non lethal
of death
on the hook
operate
paralyze
people
Police
police agencies
police reports
Politics & 2nd Amendment
product safety
products
public
public records
related
report
reuters
safest option
secondary injuries
slowed
smart use guidelines
Steve Tuttle
strong
subject
taser
Taser death
TASER International
Tasers
tax dollars
tens of thousands of lives saved
thin wires
thousand
two darts
unambiguous
unarmed
used
vice president for communications
vulnerable
warnings
Weapons
wrongful death lawsuits