More than 50 years ago, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall observed that the key issue in understanding public attitudes toward the death penalty is "not whether a substantial proportion of American citizens would today, if polled, opine that capital punishment is barbarously cruel, but whether they would find it to be so in the light of all information presently available." This information, Marshall predicted, "would surely convince average citizens that the death penalty was unwise."
We have been extremely clear we will be unrelenting in our approach to tackling issues at Charing Cross, and anywhere else across the Met. This fresh matter came to light through our internal reporting mechanisms and we continue to encourage and support all our officers and staff to report allegations of criminal and conduct behaviour so we can act swiftly.
McCracken is currently representing a Latino family suing a landlord and real estate agent for illegal eviction after being kicked out of their Baldwin Park home last year.
The Department of Justice's investigation into Chicago's hiring practices was prompted by allegations of racial discrimination, highlighting significant concerns about the city's administration.
"It sends a very clear message to the world and to American citizens that, even as the US attempts to deport millions of (people of colour), the Trump administration will welcome a group of people from elsewhere who have historically been associated with white supremacy and elitism."