Byline: John Caher Staff writer
A $4 million federal civil rights lawsuit filed Friday accuses Albany police of systematically and blatantly violating the rights of minorities while city officials react with indifference.
Albany attorney Mark S. Mishler contends the city's refusal to discipline white police officers who abuse minorities has "resulted in the belief by police officers of the city of Albany that they could violate the rights of (minorities) with impunity."
Mishler documents four instances since 1984 when federal juries had found white police officers violated the rights of minorities. None of the officers was disciplined, a fact that …
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