Politics
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Former Balch Springs, Texas, Officer Who Shot and Killed Jordan Edwards Indicted on Murder Charge
The fired Balch Springs, Texas, police officer who shot and killed Jordan Edwards, a black teen who was leaving a party earlier this year, was indicted on a murder charge Monday by a Dallas County grand jury. According to the Dallas Morning News, 37-year-old Roy Oliver was also indicted on four counts of aggravated assault…
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Jury Awards More Than $15,000,000 to Family of Unarmed Black Man Killed by SWAT Sniper in Wash. State
A federal jury unanimously decided that police violated the rights of a 30-year-old black man when a family argument escalated into an attack during which the man was shot by a SWAT sniper in front of his young son. According to the Seattle Times, on Friday the jury decided to award the family of Leonard…
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Chicago Cop Accused of Beating Black Woman in Handcuffs Owns Several Racist Web Domains: Report
The city of Chicago is set to pay out yet more money to yet another victim of its abusive police force—the same city in which taxpayers doled out nearly a quarter billion dollars during a four-year span—but that’s a whole other story. In one of the latest payout cases, lawyers for Patassa Johnson—who alleges that…
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Tulsa, Okla., Police Officer Betty Shelby, Who Killed Terence Crutcher, to Resign
The Tulsa, Okla., police officer who shot and killed unarmed black motorist Terence Crutcher but was later acquitted in his shooting death announced on Friday that she will resign from the Tulsa Police Department. Betty Shelby was allowed to return to active duty and landed a cushy desk job after being acquitted in May of…
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Beavercreek, Ohio, Officer Won’t Face Federal Charges in Death of John Crawford III
It’s been almost three years since a Beavercreek, Ohio, police officer fatally shot a black Walmart shopper who was holding a pellet gun that he had unboxed on a store shelf. On Tuesday, federal investigators announced that they would not seek federal charges against the officer in the shooting death of John Crawford III. As…
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Anti-Black Lives Matter Crowdfunding Page Banned by YouCaring
A personal injury attorney representing Baton Rouge, La., police officers in two separate lawsuits against Black Lives Matter attempted to raise $20,000 for her cases through a crowdfunding website, but her campaign was taken down Sunday for not being within the “community guidelines around promoting harmony.” YouCaring is an online fundraising site that bills itself…
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Oh, Look: NRA Spokeswoman Finally Had Something to Say About Philando Castile’s Shooting Death
It’s been some three-and-a-half weeks since a jury acquitted a St. Anthony, Minn., police officer in the death of permit-to-carry gun owner Philando Castile in a case that enraged the nation. But now that all the drama has unfolded and there is nothing else to be said or done, a National Rifle Association spokeswoman has…
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Black Lives Matter Holds Unity March in Newport News, Va.
On Monday evening, the local community members of Newport News, Va., held a #ShutDown757 Unity March on the anniversary of the Black Lives Matter 757 march in 2016. The march took place within several Hampton Roads cities, including Hampton, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach, the Daily Press reports. In Newport News, the group blocked lanes…
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La. Cop, Wounded in Attack That Left 3 Officers Dead, Sues Black Lives Matter, DeRay Mckesson
A Louisiana law-enforcement officer has filed a lawsuit against Black Lives Matter, accusing the movement and several of its leaders, including DeRay Mckesson, of inciting violence that led to a gunman’s attack on officers in Baton Rouge, La., last summer, leaving three officers dead. According to the Associated Press, Mckesson and four other Black Lives…