Law Enforcement
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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…
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No Charges Filed Against Police Officer Who Killed 11-Year-Old Riding a Bike: 'Justice Was Not Served'
In what has become an all too familiar outcome, another officer of the law will go unpunished for his role in taking a young black life. WWMT reports that after reviewing the death of 11-year-old Norman Hood of Battle Creek, Mich., the special prosecutor assigned to the case declined to file criminal charges against the…
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Colorado Cop Who Killed Unarmed De’Von Bailey Has Past of Brutality, Still Honored
The Colorado Springs police sergeant involved in the August killing of 19-year-old unarmed De’Von Bailey has once before gunned down a fleeing suspect and roughed up another person while enforcing a protection order, of all things. Alan Van’t Land is the latest personification of police persecution. And his dubious past is coming to light after…
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Use of Force Investigation Underway After Black Man Tased, Choked by Police: ‘It Was Police Brutality’
In 2014, the world watched in horror as 43-year-old Eric Garner lost his life to an illegal chokehold used by NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo, and five years later, 25-year-old Elonte McDowell came dangerously close to experiencing a similar fate. ABC News reports that the DeKalb Police Department in Illinois has opened an investigation to determine…
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U.S. Department of Justice Files Lawsuit Accusing Baltimore County Police Department of Racial Discrimination in Its Hiring Practices
Something is amiss in the Baltimore County Police Department and the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to get to the bottom of it. From the Baltimore Sun: The U.S. Department of Justice sued the Baltimore County government Tuesday, alleging that a written test for police officer recruits was unfairly biased against…
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Galveston Asks Texas AG to Block Release of Officers’ Body Cam Footage From Day Mentally Ill Black Man Paraded Through Streets
In the latest development in the deeply disturbing incident where Donald Neely was arrested on Aug. 3 for misdemeanor trespassing, the city of Galveston has asked the Texas attorney general’s office if it can stop the release of the officers’ body camera recordings. Also, the so-called “mounted patrol policy” that the city said the two…
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Thank God for the Nanny-Cam: Illinois Family Sues Police for Raiding Home, Snatching Up Teen
Teenagers are going to do what teenagers do, but thank goodness for home surveillance systems. In Carpentersville, a northern suburb in Illinois, police were caught in the act of —literally—breaking and entering, and then hemming a young dude up. In his own home. In captured video footage, an unarmed and seemingly unassuming 16-year-old boy was…
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California Teen Seeks Justice in Court After Being Beaten by Police While at a Family Birthday Party
A California teen who ended up being pummeled by a police officer when cops raided a relative’s birthday party earlier this year is now suing, charging excessive force. The beating of 17-year-old London Wallace, of Fresno, Calif., was captured on police bodycam, and may be difficult for many to watch. The unarmed teen can be…
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Black NYPD Sergeant Who Oversaw Cop Who Killed Eric Garner Loses 20 Vacation Days for Her Role in Deadly Encounter
New York City Police Sgt. Kizzy Adonis, the only other cop officially implicated in the death of Staten Island dad Eric Garner, will lose 20 days of vacation for the role she played in the deadly police encounter five years ago. On Wednesday, sources with the New York Police Department told the Staten Island Advance…