Police Brutality
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Black Woman Walking Dog on the Beach Is Handled Aggressively by Chicago Cop
The officer is facing an investigation from the Citizen’s Office of Police Accountability.
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Ohio Democrat Proposes New Police Bodycam Law Inspired by Fatal Shooting of Andre Hill
There is absolutely no reason cops should have their body cameras turned off while in the line of duty. When brutality is alleged, transparency is key.
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NYPD Officers Swarm and Tase Black Man on Subway After Accusing Him of Letting Someone on Without Paying Fare
Apparently, jumping the fare on a New York subway is a serious offense. Either that or cops are just aggressive AF with Black people.
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Illinois Correctional Officers Pin Black Woman Down, Strip Her in Front of Male Officers: Report
The victim currently faces five to seven years in prison due to charges stemming from the arrest.
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Family of Jamal Sutherland, Schizophrenic Black Man Who Died in South Carolina Jail, to Receive $10 Million Settlement
Cities across the country are finding out the hard way that if nothing is done about police violence committed against its Black citizens, the streets will continue to see protests and civil unrest, and the taxpayers will continue to have their pockets burdened by lawsuit settlements to police brutality victims or their families. Earlier this…
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The George Floyd Janga
George Floyd is dead. No amount of memorials, court cases, T-shirts with his face, Ad Council-sponsored commercials, candlelight vigils, social media hashtags, street activism, presidential camera op meetings, or high-minded speeches about the need for police reform changes that fact. I don’t like to use the word anniversary when it comes to George Floyd. The…
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Ex-Minnesota Cop Sentenced to 6 Years for Beating Unarmed Black Man While Police Dog Mauled Him
A common misconception about the movement against systemic racism in policing is that the only thing being addressed is Black death. I think this is in part because white people have found their “what about Black-on-Black crime?” strawman to throw out there in response to our complaints about the extrajudicial executions of Black people, but…
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Sister of Atatiana Jefferson Files Lawsuit Against Fort Worth Mayor, Ex-Police Chief and Ex-Officer Involved in Death
Last November, The Root reported that a lawsuit was filed against the city of Fort Worth, Texas, and ex-police officer Aaron Dean, who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson on Oct. 12, 2019, while she was watching her 8-year-old nephew at her mother’s house and after a neighbor called a non-emergency police line to report an open…