Police Brutality
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Illinois Cops Smash Car Window, Break Hand and Tase Passengers in Video of Traffic Stop
Law enforcement officials in Joliet, Ill., say they are in the “early stages” of investigating a traffic stop a that resulted in a broken hand, smashed car windows, a seemingly brutal beating, a tasering and a collection of viral videos that documented it all. Twenty-one-year-old Milton Travis was headed home in his silver Chevrolet Malibu…
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What Is the Chicago Police Department Hiding? New Questions Surface Regarding Harith Augustus' Death
In an attempt to calm the ongoing outrage surrounding the shooting of Harith Augustus, on Sunday the Chicago Police Department released a portion of footage captured by body-worn cameras of the deadly incident. Instead of holding the CPD’s feet to the fire and asking more pointed questions, most of the media immediately accepted the one-sided…
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Four Years Later, NYPD Prepares to Discipline Cop in Eric Garner's Death
1,462 days after Eric Garner wheezed the words “I can’t breathe” before giving up the ghost on a Staten Island sidewalk, the New York Police Department has decided to discipline Daniel Pantaleo, the police officer whose arms just happened to be wrapped around Garner’s neck at the time. Well … maybe “Based on our most…
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Milwaukee to Pay $3.4 Million to Settle Lawsuit Claiming Police Stop-And-Frisk Policy Targeted Black and Latinx Residents
Milwaukee has agreed to shell out a cool $3.4 million in order to settle a lawsuit which accuses its police department of unduly targeting black and Latinx residents for years through its stop-and-frisk policy. The Milwaukee Common Council approved the settlement last week Tuesday, with Mayor Tom Barrett signing off on the agreement with the…
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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…