Philadelphia Police Commissioner, former Portland police chief Danielle Outlaw resigns after turbulent three years

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  • Reliability

    45% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

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  • Politician Portrayal

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Bias Score Analysis

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"The scrutiny on police funding, tactics and practices in the wake of George Floyd's killing by Mieapolis police officers contributed to more than half of the leaders in the Major Cities Chiefs Association -- a group comprised of the heads of the 79 largest departments in the U.S. and Canada -- to retire, resign or otherwise leave their posts in 2020 and 2021, including those in Dallas, Miami, Detroit and Boston."
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-12% Liberal
"PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw will step down this month to help lead a New York-area transit system, the mayor said Tuesday, ending a turbulent three years in which she guided one of the country's largest police forces through pandemic lockdowns, Black Lives Matter protests and frequent turmoil over race and policing."
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-14% Liberal
"Commissioner Outlaw has worked relentlessly for three and a half years during an unprecedented era in our city and a number of crisis situations, and she deserves praise for her commitment to bring long-overdue reform to the Department after years of racism and gender discrimination prior to her appointment, Keey said in a statement."
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14% Conservative
"Her resignation comes just a few months before the end of Mayor Jim Keey's tenure and as the rates of homicides and other crimes have become a major issue in the race to replace him."
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-34% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

44% : The scrutiny on police funding, tactics and practices in the wake of George Floyd's killing by Minneapolis police officers contributed to more than half of the leaders in the Major Cities Chiefs Association -- a group comprised of the heads of the 79 largest departments in the U.S. and Canada -- to retire, resign or otherwise leave their posts in 2020 and 2021, including those in Dallas, Miami, Detroit and Boston.
43% : PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw will step down this month to help lead a New York-area transit system, the mayor said Tuesday, ending a turbulent three years in which she guided one of the country's largest police forces through pandemic lockdowns, Black Lives Matter protests and frequent turmoil over race and policing.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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