Law Enforcement
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Watch: New Details Emerge in Case of Minnesota Cops Pulling Guns on Black Kids After Fake 911 Call
The Root has obtained exclusive footage and spoke to an eyewitness who filmed a now-viral video that seems to contradict many of the cops’ initial claims after Minnesota Park Police pulled their guns and detained children in a Minneapolis area park. After Brianna Lindell’s Facebook video of the Tuesday incident went viral, Minneapolis Park Board…
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Chicago Cop Under Investigation After Being Caught on Viral Video Saying 'I Kill Motherf–kers'
One of Chicago’s finest is under investigation after he was caught on camera harassing two black men and quipping, “I kill motherfuckers.” The officer is seen in the video in an unmarked car, but in full uniform (minus his name and badge) taunting the young men. “I kill motherfuckers,” the officer could be heard telling…
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Black Man Forced to Crawl at Gunpoint After Police Thwart Imaginary Robbery
California officers prevented a nonexistent armed robbery by holding a man at gunpoint and forcing him to crawl on the ground as his uncle and girlfriend watched in horror. Vincent Lemar, who posted a video of the incident to Facebook, said he and his nephew Levell Johnson were attempting to leave the Fresno, Calif., T-Mobile…
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Pennsylvania Man Shot With Taser While Trying to Comply With Cops Files Lawsuit Against Police Department
A Pennsylvania man who was seen on video being tasered by police even as he was sitting calmly on a curb while attempting to comply with officers’ orders is now suing the police department for use of excessive force. The lawsuit filed on behalf of 27-year-old Sean Williams against the Lancaster Police Department and Officer…
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South Carolina Police Union Whines About Police Brutality Novel The Hate U Give Being on A School's Summer Reading List
Do you hear that? That’s the sound of blue tears, wailing in the distance as a South Carolina Police Union gets all big mad because Angie Thomas’ award-winning novel The Hate U Give, which centers around police brutality, being included in a school’s summer reading list. The Fraternal Order of Police Tri-County Lodge #3 slammed…
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Cop Caught on Video Firing Taser at a Calm, Nonviolent, Compliant Man Who Was Sitting on a Curb
A viral Facebook video showing a Lancaster, Pa., police officer deploying his Taser on a man who was calm, nonviolent and—most importantly—attempting to comply with orders has resulted in an investigation launched by the city. The video, posted to Facebook early Thursday, shows a man—identified by Lancaster Online as 27-year-old Sean D. Williams—sitting on the…
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Jury Finds that Chicago Cop Acted ‘Reasonably’ in 2015 Fatal Shooting of Quintonio LeGrier
Another cop has evaded repercussions after being involved in the fatal shooting of a black person. On Wednesday, a jury in Illinois determined that Chicago Police Officer Robert Rialmo acted “reasonably” when he fatally shot 19-year-old Quintonio LeGrier in December 2015. That shooting also resulted in the death of 55-year-old Bettie Jones, LeGrier’s neighbor, who…