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Darren O'Connor

Attorney Darren O’Connor addresses the Boulder City Council regarding the Police Oversight Panel Appointments

January 20, 2023 Like 1 Darren O'Connor

Darren O'Connor sent two separate letter to the Boulder City Council in concern of the Police Oversight Panel's selection of members.

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Council Steps Back from the Brink

February 26, 2021 Like 0 Darren O'Connor

The cold snap in mid-February revealed the gaping holes in Boulder’s homeless services safety net, and the death of Ryan Stoops made the consequences of such gaps very clear. City Council Member Rachel Friend pushed very quickly, via an email…

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Boulder Police Department should kill two birds with one stone by applying police discretion to NOT respond to calls that do not warrant a police response | Community Corner

January 26, 2021 1 0 Darren O'Connor

There is no doubt that in Boulder, with so few Black people, a Black person walking through many neighborhoods may be deemed suspicious. But police should have more than a claim of a person acting suspicious before responding.

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Promises, Policy, and President 46 | Community Corner Nov. 2020

December 7, 2020 Like 0 Darren O'Connor

What was expected by many to be an overwhelming loss handed to Trump at the polls became a slow grind of counting ballots. The Associated Press has finally called the race for Biden and Harris this morning, but between election…

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Racism, Redlining, And Recessions: Vastly Greater Numbers Of People Homeless Than Previously Reported, With BIPOC Folks Far More Likely To Suffer

October 29, 2020 Like 0 Darren O'Connor

Though the annual Point In Time (PIT) count for 2020 determined there were 6,104 people experiencing homelessness in the region, the count in the HMIS data system that tracks unique individuals who seek aid was 31,207: a factor of more…

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Feds Protect Against Colorado Evictions While Governor Sleeps At The Wheel | Community Corner

October 8, 2020 Like 0 Darren O'Connor

Who could have believed that Trump and his administration would do better at preventing Colorado evictions than our own Democratic Governor and Legislators in Colorado? It is now true.

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Community Corner – Boulder PD’s Social Media Hypocrisy

September 12, 2020 Like 0 Darren O'Connor

Boulder Police Officer Waylon Lolotai is alleged to have an Instagram account, @tacticaltoa, on which he speaks positively about police brutality and violent “use of force Fridays”. This includes his (alleged) comments about an officer punching a man another officer…

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Fight or Flight: I did not hear you. Don’t shoot.

August 31, 2020 Like 0 Darren O'Connor

The other day I was at a protest and began filming just before an arrest occurred. I stayed close to the conflict zone between police and protesters. I realized suddenly when people started yelling and reacting to being pepper-sprayed…

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Officer Lolotai in Boulder in More Trouble for Talking About Beating People Than Beating People | Community Corner

August 18, 2020 Like 1 Darren O'Connor

Boulder Police Officer Waylon Lolotai is alleged to have an Instagram account, @tacticaltoa, on which he frequently speaks positively about police brutal and violent use of force.

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Plainly Evident: No Room at the Inn | Community Corner

August 5, 2020 Like 0 Darren O'Connor

Boulder city staff are committed to reducing the number of beds available at shelter services, and they are not going to let a little thing like a forthcoming wave of evictions resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic affect their decisions.