There aren’t “enough hacks against the police… so we took matters into our own paws”
A group called the puppygirl hacker polycule has leaked thousands of police training & policy manuals from departments across the country from Lexipol.
Lexipol is the name of the private company that develops policy manuals, training bulletins, and consulting services for first responders. It is the number one company writing policies that protect cops nationwide. It was founded by two police officers turned lawyers in 2003. Texas Law Review called them the “dominant force in police policymaking across the country,” despite the existence of other companies and nonprofits doing similar work.
The company drafts policies and manuals on matters ranging from use of force, less-lethal alternatives to rules surrounding confidential informants and high-speed chases. When speaking on Lexicon, DDoSecrets said “there is little transparency on how decisions are made to draft their policies, which have an oversized influence on policing in the United States.”
In 2017, the ACLU demanded that Lexipol “eliminate illegal and unclear directives that can lead to racial profiling and harassment of immigrants.” One year later, the ACLU said that Lexipol’s policies led an officer in the city of Spokane, WA to unlawfully detain and hold the victim of a car accident to be questioned by immigration authorities.
In 2015, Kris Jackson, a Black 22 year old, got into an argument with his partner. Police ended up knocking on the door and Jackson decided he didn’t want to deal with them as he was on probation. He tried leaving through the bathroom window when an officer rounded the corner of the building and saw Jackson hanging out the window. The cop immediately shot him, claiming he “looked aggressive” and that he had a gun. There was no gun found and Jackson died at the hospital.
Officer Klinge was not charged for Jackson’s murder, of course, and received a payed vacation before quietly retiring. Jackson’s parents ended up filing a lawsuit against the officer, several police department staff, and the city of South Lake Tahoe, arguing that not only had Klinge used excessive force against their son, but that the police department had an illegal policy allowing him to do so. That policy, written by Lexipol, stated that officers could use deadly force to protect themselves or others from any “imminent” threat of serious injury or death. An “imminent” threat, the policy explained, was broader than an “immediate” threat such as someone pointing a gun.
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