Law Enforcement
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NYPD Charges Black People with Misdemeanors at Disproportionate Rate, Reports Find
A collection of reports on New York policing reveals racial bias in the number of Black people arrested for minor offenses.
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GOP Lawmakers In Arizona Want To Make It Illegal To Record Police
House Bill 2319 would make it illegal for members of the public to be within 8 feet of an officer without their consent to record.
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Minneapolis Park Officer Pulls Gun on Black Woman after Seeing Her Gun License
The officer drew his gun on Jenice Hodge during a traffic stop within 60 second of approaching her.
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Texas Police Chief Accused of Using N-Word Amidst Murder Investigation
Castroville Police Chief Jackson has been placed on leave as his use of racial slurs against a murder victim are being investigated.
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Judge Overturns Conviction of Florida Cop Who Shot Autistic Man’s Caretaker
Jonathan Aledda's misdemeanor charge from the 2016 shooting of Charles Kinsey has been overturned by the appeals court due to a missing testimony.
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19 Austin Cops Indicted on Aggravated Assault Charges Over 2020 Protests
This comes shortly after two people were paid $10 million by the city for being injured by police during protests in 2020
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Kim Potter Sentenced Just Two Years in Prison for the Killing of Daunte Wright
The prosecution was seeking a prison sentence of Seven years and Two months
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Hundreds mourn at Amir Locke Funeral, the Black Man shot by Police During No-knock search. Al Sharpton gave Eulogy
22-year-old Amir Locke was fatally shot by Minneapolis police officers executing a "no-knock" search warrant. His name was not on the warrant.
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7th Grader Falsely Arrested for Threatening School, Mother Files Lawsuit
Nia Whims, 13, was falsely accused of making violent threats to her school on an Instagram page that was made by another student impersonating her.
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Fatal Police Shootings Rise to Highest Number in 7 Years
1,055 people were fatally shot by police in the United States in 2021