Police Brutality
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11-Year-Old Black Girl Killed After NY State Trooper Rams Family's SUV After Traffic Stop. Father Says Trooper Is to Blame
Tristin Goods said he fled out of fear for his family's safety after an irate trooper filled their SUV with pepper spray knowing young girls were inside.
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Black Man Fatally Shot by Honolulu Police After Walking Into Couple's Home. Video Shows He Apologized Before Leaving
According to his wife's attorneys, Lindani Myeni mistook the couple's home for a temple next door that was open to the public.
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A Black Man Was Shot by Georgia Cops Serving Drug Warrant. Attorneys Say Details Mirror Breonna Taylor Case
The parallels between Taylor and Johnny Lorenzo Bolton are overwhelming based on details provided by the family's attorney. Bolton's family wants answers.
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Maryland Officers Caught on Video Tasing and Kneeing Black Teens While Enforcing Anti-Vape Laws on the Boardwalk
One video shows a Black teen with his hands raised being tased by an officer within a second of one of his arms lowering.
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Derek Chauvin Attorney Seeks to 'Impeach the Verdict' in Ex-Cop's Murder Conviction, Citing Jury Bias
Eric Nelson is asking for a hearing to impeach the verdict that sent Derek Chauvin to prison for murdering George Floyd.
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Louisville Metro Police Department Set to Fire Officer Who Struck Kneeling Protester With a Baton
The incident took place during the Black Lives Matter protests in Louisville last summer.
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Ronald Greene's Death Prompts Internal Investigation Into Louisiana State Police Unit's Handlings of Black Motorists
The in-custody death of Ronald Greene and the beatings of other Black men have put Louisiana State Police Troop F under investigation.
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US Marshals Fatally Shoot Black Man in Minneapolis. Investigators Say There is No Video Evidence of What Led to the Shooting
If George Floyd’s murder wasn’t recorded by a bystander and shown to the world, there is little doubt that Derek Chauvin would be free today and that he and the other three officers charged in Floyd’s death would still be policing the streets of Minneapolis. It’s also a fact that sometimes cops lie in their…
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Derek Chauvin Wants Probation for Murder. First I Was Like, 'What America Does He Live In?' Then I Was Like, 'Oh Yeah'
Like most of white conservative America, Derek Chauvin doesn’t think he’s a criminal. How could he? He’s a cop, a middle-aged white man, and a person with no regard or respect for the dignity and well-being of Black bodies. Derek Chauvin is traditional white America. If traditional white America was a fly on the wall…
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Mother of Tamir Rice Fighting to Prevent Officer Who Shot Her Son From Getting His Job Back
The mother of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old boy who was fatally shot over six years ago by Cleveland police, is fighting to make sure that the police officer responsible for the shooting doesn’t get his job back on the police force. According to NBC News, Rice was fatally shot in November 2014 when Officer Timothy…