The ongoing federal government shutdown, now the longest in United States history, is undermining the FBI’s ability to protect the country from criminals and terrorists according to a report released this week by the FBI Agents Association. Entitled “Voices from the Field,” the report contains stories from agents across the country that detail the effect of the shutdown on the FBI’s work. Like other federal workers, agents currently are working without pay. The president of the Agents Association, Thomas O’Connor, appeared on the NewsHour on Tuesday to discuss the report. Keep reading for more news. Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention Month. As this press release from the NCAOC explains, January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. The release details some of the work of the North Carolina Human Trafficking Commission, which includes among other things funding research, educating law enforcement, and developing regional response teams. The Commission will be holding regional symposium in Charlotte in February. Citizen-Times Race Reports. The Asheville Citizen-Times published a number of stories this week that look at issues of race in policing in that city. Last year, the News Roundup noted developments in the case of Johnnie Rush, a black man who was stopped by APD officers late at night for jaywalking. Rush was crossing a deserted street in the middle of the night when he was stopped. He fled from the stop and was soon thereafter beaten by one officer, Christopher Hickman who is white. This week the Citizen-Times released a word-for-word transcript of [...]
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