Law Enforcement
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Black Gun-Rights Advocates Speak Out Following Amir Locke Shooting
Gun-rights advocates speak on Amir Locke’s death and how Black gun owners face dangers due to racism and implicit bias.
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Warrants Issued for Dallas Officers who Shot BLM Protestors
The officers who fired rubber bullets into a crowd of protestors, resulting in severe injuries, are being held accountable for their use of excessive force.
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18 Austin Cops Might Soon Be Charged Over 2020 Protest Brutality
The Texas city’s police department is the focus of police reform debate
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Black Man Dies in Police Custody: Incident Report Says No FoulPlay
The death of Damien Cameron in July 2021 is under investigation as recent reports conflict with the initial incident report detailing his cause of death.
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The Warrant that Led to Amir Locke’s Death was Meant for His Cousin
Minneapolis SWAT team obtained a warrant for the arrest of Amir Locke’s teenaged cousin who was suspected to be located in the same apartment.
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Minnesota State Patrol Banned From Attacking Journalists in Court Settlement
Minnesota will have to pay a group of journalists $825,000 over Minnesota State Patrol mistreatment during the George Floyd and Duante Wright protests.
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Minneapolis Mayor Halts No-Knock Warrants: Black Mothers Call for Police Accountability [UPDATED]
Following Mayor Jacob Frey stopping the issuing of no-knock warrants, Black mothers organized to call for the resignation of the officer who killed Amir Locke.
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Updated: Former Cop Who Killed Laquan McDonald Released Early, Chicago Activists Protest
McDonald’s family called the shortened sentence a “slap on the wrist” and local activists are pushing for federal charges against the former officer.
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Jury Questioning Delayed In Trial of Former Louisville Officer Involved in Breonna Taylor’s Death
Former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison is charged with three counts of felony wanton endangerment for the bullets that entered a neighbor’s apartment.