Law Enforcement
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6 North Carolina Officers on Leave after Tasing Man to Death
The Raleigh police department has released the body camera footage.
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7 More Memphis Officers Swept into Tyre Nichols Investigation [Updated]
The Memphis Police Department struggles to hire more cops.
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One Officer Sent Around Pictures of Tyre Nichols’ Bloodied Face
New documents detail misconduct from the former Memphis officers who did the unthinkable.
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Black Lawmakers To Highlight Victims of Police Brutality At State of The Union Address
The Rootspoke exclusively with Rep. Gwen Moore and Milwaukee Bucks' player Sterling Brown about why we must keep shining a light on police brutality.
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Omega Psi Phi Revokes Membership of 3 Officers Charged in Tyre Nichols Beating
Tadarrius Bean was allegedly a chapter president as an undergraduate.
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Experts Say Let the World See What They Did To Tyre Nichols
“When we don’t have records, when we don’t have documentation, that’s when people are able to ignore the problems,” says BLM Co-Founder Alicia Garza
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A Double Amputee Was Shot and Killed by the LAPD
The video of the incident contradicts the police statements.
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Dear God! Body Cam Footage of Tyre Nichols Arrest is as Horrid as We Expected
The contents of the footage were described ad "heinous" and "inhumane."
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A Pennsylvania Police Chief Was Charged With Helping Distribute Drugs. Tell Us Again How Cops Aren’t Corrupt
Shawn Denning faces up to 20 years in jail for his actions, as well as a $1 million fine.
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Police Chief Has Alarming Reaction to Her Former Employees’ Actions [Update]
The five ex-cops were charged with murder in the fatal Tyre Nichols beating.