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Women's groups urged Pittsburgh City Council on Thursday to strengthen a proposed ordinance that could prohibit police officers accused of domestic violence from being hired or promoted.
A public hearing drew about 30 people who pleaded with council members to prohibit police officers under protection-from-abuse orders from carrying a gun, getting a job and earning promotions. Those provisions aren't part of the police bureau's preliminary policy, but they could be added.See the full content of this document
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Women's Groups Unhappy with Domestic Violence Proposal
Jeanne Clark, a member of the National Organization for Women in Squirrel Hill, accused Mayor Luke Ravenstahl of moving ...
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