Vanguard: SF Court Dismisses Felony Charges after Judge Finds Racial Bias Tainted SFPD Stop and Arrest

Vangard: SF Court Dismisses Felony Charges after Judge Finds Racial Bias Tainted SFPD Stop and Arrest by David M. Greenwald (“A San Francisco Superior Court judge has dismissed all felony drug charges against Kenneth McCurry after finding that two San Francisco police officers acted with implicit racial bias during the stop, use of force and arrest, violating California’s Racial Justice Act. Judge Patrick Thompson dismissed all three felony drug charges against McCurry on May 8 after concluding that the officers’ conduct at multiple decision points was tainted by implicit racial bias, according to the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office.”)