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ACLU Sues DC Police, Claims Officers Wrongfully Arrested Protesters During Trump’s Inauguration
The American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia has filed a lawsuit against the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department, claiming that officers wrongfully arrested innocent protesters during President Donald Trump’s inauguration back in January. According to The Hill, among the plaintiffs are a photojournalist, a legal observer and two protesters, who the lawsuit…
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Fired Milwaukee Police Officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown Found Not Guilty in Fatal Shooting of Sylville Smith
Fired Milwaukee Police Officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown was found not guilty in the fatal shooting of Sylville Smith. According to Fox6Now, the jury returned the not guilty verdict on a charge of first-degree reckless homicide after entering into a second day of deliberations on Wednesday. Prosecutors attempted to argue that Smith was defenseless and “looked like…
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Officials Recommend 1-Day Suspension After Columbus, Ohio, Officer Is Caught Kicking Handcuffed Black Man in the Head
Officials in Ohio have recommended a 24-hour suspension for a Columbus police officer who was caught on video stomping on a handcuffed man’s head, because that seemed totally reasonable to them. Had I walked up to a random person (let alone a restrained person) and kicked him or her in the head, it would be…
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DC Memorial for Slain Va. Teen Nabra Hassanen Set on Fire: Report
A Washington, D.C., memorial constructed for a Muslim teen who was killed near her mosque in Virginia was set on fire in Dupont Circle Wednesday, fire officials confirmed. DC Fire told Fox5DC that they responded to the scene around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday to find a memorial erected for 17-year-old Nabra Hassanen on fire. The flames…
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Texas Governor Signs ‘Weakened’ Sandra Bland Act Into Law
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed the Sandra Bland Act into law Thursday, in what was supposed to be a decisive move to address the issues that led to Bland’s death. As the Texas Tribune notes, the act obligates county jails to channel individuals with mental-health and substance abuse issues toward treatment, and to make it…
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Family of Michael Brown Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit With the City of Ferguson, Mo.
A federal judge approved a secret settlement in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of Michael Brown over his 2014 shooting death at the hands of now former Ferguson, Mo., Police Officer Darren Wilson. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the settlement amount was not disclosed Tuesday in U.S. District Judge E. Richard…
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6 Ga. Inmates Praised for Saving Polk County Deputy Who Passed Out During Work Detail
Six Polk County, Ga., inmates are being celebrated after they helped save a deputy who had passed out during a work detail by rushing into action and calling 911. According to 11 Alive, earlier this month, a deputy was working security for the work detail on Monday, June 12, when the humidity was at 100…
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Dashcam Footage of Philando Castile Shooting Released
Police dashcam footage of the fatal shooting of Philando Castile by St. Anthony, Minn., Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez has been released to the public. According to Patch.com, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension made its case file, which included the footage, public Tuesday. And quite frankly, it’s fucking hard to watch. In the video, it…
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Detroit Mom Shot in Front of 4-Year-Old Daughter Dies in 14-Year-Old Son’s Arms; Ex-Boyfriend Named Person of Interest in Her Death
Updated Tuesday, June 20, 2017, 3:30 p.m. EDT: Earl Maxwell, a Detroit man who police named a “person of interest” in the shooting death of a young mother of three, has been captured, police say. According to Fox 2, Maxwell was taken into custody Tuesday in connection with the death of Latrese Morris Dorsey, who…
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Canadian Woman Caught on Camera Demanding a ‘White Doctor’ for Her Son at Ontario Clinic
Seems our neighbors to the north have their own share of racists who aren’t afraid to spew their hatred in public, even in this, the cellphone age, in which you are guaranteed to be uploaded to one social media site or another within minutes. One Canadian man videotaped a woman at a walk-in clinic in…
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