Puerto Rico: Impunity Island

Blogger Ed Morales commentson recently released American Civil Liberty Union's (ACLU) report(PDF) on police brutality in Puerto Rico: The report echoes a previous, scathing one on police brutality and abuse of civil rights in Puerto Ricoreleased last September(PDF) by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), which put the island commonwealths police department on notice, providing some hope that the situation might change.But that couldnt be further from reality. The new report goes on to say that the use of excessive or lethal force is routine, and civil and human rights... [via Global Voices Online]