Police Brutality
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Study Shows Black Cops Just as Likely to Kill Black Suspects as White Cops
Implicit bias toward black men by police is nothing new, and it is not limited to white officers. Black officers can also have implicit bias toward black men because in the case of police forces, that implicit bias is institutional. This is actually news to no one—or shouldn’t be—but a recent study conducted by a…
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Georgia Police Use Taser on 87-Year-Old Grandmother With Dementia
In yet another example that illustrates just how much more training our nation’s police forces need, police in Georgia used a Taser on an 87-year-old grandmother suffering from dementia—because there is no bigger threat to four grown men with guns than an old lady with mobility issues. The incident took place on Friday, Aug. 10.…
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Too Little, Too Late: Sacramento PD Changes Foot Chase Policy After Killing of #StephonClark
Sacramento police officers have a new foot chase policy as of late last month, and it is reportedly in response to the shooting death of Stephon Clark five months ago. KCRA reports that the new policy requires officers to consider their personal safety, the safety of the public as well as the suspect, and “the…
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Prosecutors Cannot Call Laquan McDonald, 17-Year-Old Shot and Killed by Chicago Cop, a 'Victim' During Murder Trial
A Chicago judge ruled on Wednesday that prosecutors will be unable to call Laquan McDonald, who was shot and killed by a Chicago police officer, a victim until closing arguments. Attorneys defending Officer Jason Van Dyke, the officer who is facing charges of first-degree murder and other firearm offenses in McDonald’s death, have claimed that…
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Florida Cop Handcuffs 11-Year-Old Black Boy Because ‘He Was Being Disrespectful’
Florida, man. In Jacksonville, Fla., JaxPAL is the city’s Police Athletic League. They sponsor a youth basketball league with the intended goal of creating “positive relationships between law enforcement officers and the youth of our community through educational, athletic and leadership programs.” Would you like to know how that is going? One of the law…
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'Tired of Talking': Nashville Community Demands Police Chief's Resignation After Cop Shoots Black Man in Back
“Just because someone is running away from you doesn’t mean you can gun them down. Just because someone doesn’t listen to you doesn’t mean you can gun them down” – Pastor Napoleon Harris, First Baptist Church, Nashville, Tenn. text Pastor Harris is referring to 25-year-old Daniel Hambrick, who was fatally shot in the back after…
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All Charges Dropped Against 11-Year-Old Tased by Off-Duty Cincinnati Officer
The 11-year-old who was tased in the back by a Cincinnati police officer will no longer face charges after Mayor John Cranley announced on Wednesday that the charges of theft and obstructing official business were dropped at his request. “Tasing an 11-year old who posed no danger to the police is wrong. I’m sorry for…
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Outraged Mother Speaks Out After 11-Year-Old Daughter is Tased in the Back by Off-Duty Cincinnati Cop [Update]
Updated: Wednesday, August 8, 2018; 4:00 p.m. EDT: A Cincinnati mother is demanding answers and action after her 4-foot-11, 90-pounds-soaking-wet 11-year-old daughter was tased in the back by an officer. Donna Gowdy, the mother in question, does not believe that any child should be stunned in that manner, because why the fuck would you do…