Police Brutality
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They Tried It: Attorney Representing Botham Jean's Family Acquitted on 16 Counts of Criminal Contempt
When you make it your personal mission to fight for the rights and liberties of marginalized communities, the powers that be will make it theirs to put you out of business. Which is exactly what happened to civil rights attorney Lee Merritt—who just so happens to be holding police officer Amber Guyger accountable for murdering…
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If This Is Not Murder, Then What Is? Cop Who Killed Unarmed Dennis Jeffrey Will Not Face Charges
Richard Nicoletti is not a murderer. Let’s be clear about that. Pennsylvania law describes first-degree murder as an “intentional killing” and second-degree murder as a criminal homicide “committed while [the] defendant was engaged as a principal or an accomplice in the perpetration of a felony.” So when Officer Nicoletti, a 29-year-veteran of Philadelphia’s police force,…
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Protesters Are Shutting Down an Alabama Town After a Police Shooting
On Thursday night, parents in Hoover, Ala., couldn’t take their children to the city’s annual Christmas Tree lighting because one group of people are coming into their town to ruin the most wonderful time of year. But instead of lamenting how they were missing out on their yearly tradition, the parents should have been grateful…
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Say No Mo', Where Is Video?: The Assassination of E.J. Bradford
ASSASSINATE: transitive verb 1: to murder (a usually prominent person) by sudden or secret attack often for political reasons; a plot to assassinate the governor 2: to injure or destroy unexpectedly and treacherously; assassinate a man’s character; “While, in life, he may not have fit the definition of a “prominent person,” the sudden theft of…
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Murder Was the Case That They Gave Her, But Will It Stick?
A grand jury in Dallas indicted former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger on a murder charge for the shooting death of Botham Jean. Nearly three months after the 26-year-old Jean was shot in his apartment while minding his own business, the wheels of justice seem to be turning just a bit. But will there be…
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St. Louis Cops Giddily Planned to Beat Protesters but Unwittingly Beat an Undercover Cop. Now They’re Indicted
The aftermath of Jason Stockley’s acquittal for the killing of Anthony Lamar Smith carried an electric, emotional charge for members of the St. Louis community—but it was about to be an event for a few St. Louis Metropolitan Police officers. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, three officers, Dustin Boone, Randy Hays, and Christopher Myers,…
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Police Killed Black Man From Detroit and (Possibly) a Police Dog. Which One Do You Think Received More Sympathy?
A Detroit man was shot and killed by police outside the St. Clair Shores venue where his baby shower was being held. According to the Detroit Free Press, 29-year-old Theoddeus Gray was shot multiple times by police after Gray fired one shot with a pistol, which then jammed, according to the officers’ version of events.…
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Black Man Graciously Helps Intoxicated Neighbor, Gets Arrested for Some Silly Shit
23-year-old Samir Ahmed was just helping a neighbor in his own community…until the police got involved and arrested him. On the morning of Nov. 17, someone called police to help a drunk man who was in and out of consciousness in a Silver Spring, Maryland, community. In the interim, Ahmed graciously helped the inebriated man…
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Watch: New Video Shows Milwaukee Cop Shooting Unarmed Black Man
“Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?” – Juvenal text That sentence is not from the guy who made “Back Dat Azz Up.” It is from the ancient Roman poet Juvenal and is roughly translated as “Who will watch the watchmen?” or “Who will guard the guardians?” And while it is used to describe the impossibility of checking…
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Laquan McDonald’s Murderer Was Found Guilty—Will a Judge Convict the Chicago Cops Who Allegedly Lied to Cover for Him?
In what’s being called an “unprecedented” case, three Chicago cops accused of lying to protect one of their own in the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald will begin their trial today. They are facing criminal “code of silence” charges—the first Chicago cops to ever do so. Former Detective David March, former Officer Joseph Walsh…