Law Enforcement
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No Murder Charges for Georgia Cop Who Fatally Shot Naked Black Man in Mental Health Crisis
I mean, why wouldn’t he be charged with murder? The recent outlier that was Amber Guyger, a white cop who actually was criminally charged and convicted in the shooting death of an unarmed black person, is certainly the exception to the rule, which is that white cops can kill black people in all manner of…
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Officer Who Shot and Killed #AtatianaJefferson Resigns 'Before He Could Be Fired' Police Chief Says
The Fort Worth, Texas police officer who shot and killed 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson in her mother’s home early Saturday morning resigned Monday. Interim Chief Ed Kraus told reporters at a press conference Monday that former officer Aaron Dean tendered his resignation before he could be fired. Kraus said Dean was served a written administrative complaint…
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Texas Police Officer Shoots and Kills Black Woman in Her Own Home
A white male officer with the Fort Worth Police Department in Texas is on administrative leave after shooting and killing a 28-year-old black woman in her own home early Saturday morning. NBC News reports that the shooting of Atatiana Koquice Jefferson was captured in its entirety on the unidentified officer’s body camera, and authorities have…
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Where Are the Good Cops?
I want to believe there is a God. I do not consider myself an atheist or an agnostic, mostly because my grandmother would turn over in her grave, likely awakened by the wails of her children as they laid their disappointed hands on me in prayer. I honestly hope there is an invisible, omnipotent being…
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Former Georgia Cop Acquitted of Manslaughter in Shooting Death of Unarmed Black Motorist
A Georgia jury acquitted former police officer Zechariah Presley of manslaughter in the fatal shooting death of 33-year-old Tony Green, an unarmed black man who was fleeing Presley after a traffic stop in 2018. Presley was found guilty of one charge related to Green’s death: violating his oath of office, for which he is facing…
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Blow the Whistle: Black Woman State Trooper Files Explosive Discrimination Lawsuit in Michigan, Exposing Police Brutality
A now-retired Michigan State Trooper is a whistleblower in an explosive lawsuit that reveals a history of racial discrimination and police brutality in her department. First Lt. Twana Powell, who led the internal affairs division for the Michigan State Police, exited her job last year—but she isn’t going quietly. “MSP suffers from a pattern of…
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Trump Is ‘Last Hope’ for White People, Says Ex-NJ Police Chief on Trial for Bashing Black Teen’s Head Into Door
A potential movie titled The Hate White Hope may be apropos for Poor POTUS after all. When it comes to hate and evil wypipo, Donald Trump is these folks’ reigning champ. So believes former Bordentown, N.J., police chief Frank Nucera Jr., who is being tried on federal hate-crime assault charges. In a transcript disclosed at…
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Read for Filth: City Leader Calls Out ‘Bad Police Officer’ During Awards Ceremony in Broward County, Fla.
Some wild shit is forever going down in Florida; this time it’s Broward County. During a ceremony earlier this week honoring Broward County Sherriff’s Office deputies, a ballsy city official aired out an officer for allegedly falsely arresting him years before. Surely, the last thing Deputy Joshua Gallardo thought he was walking away with —during…
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Sacramento, Calif., Cops Who Shot and Killed an Unarmed #StephonClark Are Headed Back to the Streets
The two Sacramento, Calif., cops who shot and killed an unarmed Stephon Clark as he stood in his grandparents’ backyard last year not only will face no charges—but they have been cleared to return to duty. Minutes after the Justice Department decided not to pursue civil rights charges against Officers Terrence Mercadal and Jared Robinet…
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Dallas Cop Who Got Fired After Killing a Black Man Minding His Own Business in His Own Home Cries Self-Defense as Murder Trial Begins
The Dallas cop who got fired after she shot and killed a black man in his own home, saying she mistook his apartment door for her own, is claiming self-defense as her murder trial gets underway. Amber Guyger had been on the Dallas police force for about five years when she fatally fired on 26-year-old…