Dan Moritz-Rabson
@dmoritzrabson.bsky.social
I report on the criminal legal system and fact check things. Published in ProPublica, The Intercept, Al Jazeera, and other places. Researcher/fact checker at Freakonomics Radio Network. Email me at [email protected]. Clips at dmoritzrabson.com
Who are you arguing with here
January 14, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Who are you arguing with here
And yet so is leaving home if you think the wrong things
January 10, 2026 at 9:11 PM
And yet so is leaving home if you think the wrong things
could it be? The same people still screaming about how the government ruined lives by imposing mask mandates and shutting down society during early COVID ??
January 10, 2026 at 8:38 PM
could it be? The same people still screaming about how the government ruined lives by imposing mask mandates and shutting down society during early COVID ??
Reporting noted that the NYPD blocked efforts to review these complaints. Officers refused to do video interviews and turn over body cam footage.
www.thecity.nyc/2021/03/10/o...
www.thecity.nyc/2021/03/10/o...
Emails show Civilian Complaint Review Board leaders discouraged staff from confronting the NYPD about a lack of cooperation on abuse investigations. The agency declined to disclose how many officers a...
Emails show New York City’s Civilian Complaint Review Board leaders discouraged staff from confronting the NYPD about a lack of cooperation on abuse investigations. The agency declined to disclose how...
www.thecity.nyc
January 9, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Reporting noted that the NYPD blocked efforts to review these complaints. Officers refused to do video interviews and turn over body cam footage.
www.thecity.nyc/2021/03/10/o...
www.thecity.nyc/2021/03/10/o...
In New York, for example, there were 1,052 excessive force complaints from the 2020 protests fielded by the CCRB. Just five officers lost more than 10 vacation days (which is considered severe discipline).
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/03/n...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/03/n...
Almost Every NYPD Cop Charged with Excessive Force During the George Floyd Protests Escaped Serious Punishment
A review by THE CITY reveals that only five cops cited in the most extreme cases substantiated by the CCRB received significant discipline, and that 10 disciplinary cases still haven’t been resolved a...
www.thecity.nyc
January 9, 2026 at 5:29 PM
In New York, for example, there were 1,052 excessive force complaints from the 2020 protests fielded by the CCRB. Just five officers lost more than 10 vacation days (which is considered severe discipline).
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/03/n...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/03/n...
Even as cities paid out enormous settlements, little changed in terms of actual policy, because there are poor accountability mechanisms.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023...
US cities to pay record $80m to people injured in 2020 racial justice protests
Exclusive: At least 19 cities will pay settlements to protesters who sustained injuries as a result of law enforcement action
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Even as cities paid out enormous settlements, little changed in terms of actual policy, because there are poor accountability mechanisms.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023...
The 2020 protests were defined by police violating protocols and beating protesters. There was remarkably little accountability for that conduct. In many states, "more training" was the recommended outcome for coordinated violence perpetrated by police
www.nytimes.com/2021/03/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2021/03/20/u...
In City After City, Police Mishandled Black Lives Matter Protests (Published 2021)
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:29 PM
The 2020 protests were defined by police violating protocols and beating protesters. There was remarkably little accountability for that conduct. In many states, "more training" was the recommended outcome for coordinated violence perpetrated by police
www.nytimes.com/2021/03/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2021/03/20/u...