Police Brutality
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#StephonClark: Brace Yourselves, Sacramento’s Mayor Says Shooting Investigation Is Nearing Conclusion
While our attention has been focused on the shooting death of Botham Jean at the hands of Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, another important piece of news has slipped relatively under the radar. Sacramento’s mayor said earlier this week that the investigation into the shooting death of Stephon Clark was nearing completion. The Sacramento Police…
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So, What's Marijuana Got to Do With It?
In a search affidavit that we apparently know all the contents of, we now know that the police apparently found some marijuana—about .37 ounces—in Botham Jean’s apartment after he was shot by Dallas police officer Amber Guyger. My response: So what? Marijuana, a substance that is legal, either recreationally or medically, in nine states, and…
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2 Different Versions of Amber Guyger’s Story Appear on 2 Different Warrants Related to the Shooting of Botham Jean
Have you been confused by the ever-changing narrative and details that keep getting added to the story of what happened the night Dallas police officer Amber Guyger shot and killed Botham Jean—an innocent black man who was minding his own business in his own apartment? If you are, you are not alone. At this point,…
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Amber Guyger’s Family Denies They Are Racist Despite Photos That May Suggest Otherwise
The family of Amber Guyger—the Dallas police officer who shot and killed unarmed 26-year-old Botham Jean in his apartment last week—is speaking out to defend themselves against accusations that they are racist. Various social media photos are being circulated as proof that the family is either racist or has racist leanings. As the Dallas Morning…
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Amber Guyger Charged with Manslaughter; Officials Dispute Story Over Potential Murder Charge
Amber Guyger, the Dallas police officer who reportedly shot and killed 26-year-old Botham Jean in his own apartment on Thursday night, turned herself in to Dallas Police on Sunday evening. According to the Washington Post, Guyger turned herself in at Kaufman County Jail, where she was arrested and taken into custody on a manslaughter charge…
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Dallas Cop Who Killed Botham Shem Jean After Intruding into His Home Identified [Updated]
Dallas Police identified the off-duty, uniformed police officer who shot and killed a black man in his own apartment as Amber Guyger, a four-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department. Guyger claims that she mistook Botham Jean’s South Side Flats unit for her own. On Saturday, prominent civil rights attorneys Ben Crump and Dallas-based Lee…
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Family, Mourners Remember the Life of Botham Shem Jean, Killed in His Own Home by a Dallas Cop
As the circumstances surrounding Botham Shem Jean’s shooting death remain cloudy, mourners gathered yesterday to pay tribute to the 26-year-old Caribbean native who was gunned down in his own home by a uniformed Dallas police officer on Thursday night. The cop, who remains unidentified, was off-duty at the time of the shooting, and claims she…
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#StephonClark: Family Files $35 Million Wrongful Death Claim With City of Sacramento
It has been nearly six months since two Sacramento police officers shot and killed 22-year-old Stephon Clark as he stood in the backyard of his grandmother’s home. The SPD’s internal investigation of the shooting is still ongoing, as is the investigation being led by the California State Attorney General. Both officers involved in Clark’s death have…
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Police To Seek Manslaughter Charge Against Dallas Cop Who Shot and Killed Man After Mistaking Victim’s Apartment for Her Own [Update]
Earlier: A Dallas police officer shot and killed a 26-year-old on Thursday night after the officer allegedly entered the victim’s apartment and mistook it for her own, according to police. The Dallas Morning News reports that the incident occurred at around 10 p.m. at the South Side Flats on S. Lamar St., just blocks away…
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Chicago Police Will Have to Notify Dispatchers Whenever They Point a Gun at Someone: Report
Within the next year, any Chicago police officer who points a gun at an individual during an arrest or a street stop will have to radio in dispatchers about the incident. According to the Chicago Tribune, the decision was made after a deal was introduced between Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration and Illinois Attorney General Lisa…