Politics
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In Case You Forgot, Cops Are Still Killing Black People
Does Donald Trump go to the beauty-supply store to buy his Remy hair or does he send the Secret Service? Will Blue Ivy be the lead singer of Destiny’s Grandchildren, or will the BeyHov twins form their own rap group? When Republicans pass the Affordable Health Care Act, will you be able to purchase handguns…
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Chicago Cop Faces New Charges in Shooting Death of Laquan McDonald
Jason Van Dyke, the Chicago police officer who is facing first-degree murder charges in the 2014 fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, will face an additional 16 counts of aggravated battery with a firearm, a special prosecutor announced Thursday. According to USA Today, the new indictment racks up the number of felony charges against Van…
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Student Who Wore Gorilla Mask and Disrupted Black Lives Matter Protest Indicted by Grand Jury
The former East Tennessee State University student who wore a gorilla mask and disrupted a Black Lives Matter protest on campus while carrying bananas and a rope has been indicted by a grand jury. The Associated Press reports that Assistant District Attorney Erin McArdle confirmed that Tristan Rettke of Hendersonville, Tenn., was indicted by a…
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Is NYPD Illegally Recording Black Lives Matter Protests, or Just Really Bad at Record Keeping?
Imagine there was a police department that sent video teams to record Black Lives Matter and Occupy protests hundreds of times over the course of a few years, going against specific department guidelines for when and how such operations are to take place, and when called and questioned on it, it reportedly refused to give…
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Former SC Cop Michael Slager Can’t Hide the Truth. Jury Will See Cellphone Footage of Fatal Shooting of Walter Scott
Updated Friday, March 17, 2017, 4:10 p.m. EDT: Well, it looks as if former North Charleston, S.C., cop Michael Slager and his defense team won’t get their way in trying to dust away a key piece of video evidence. A judge ruled at a hearing Friday that cellphone footage of Slager shooting Walter Scott, a…
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911 Dispatcher Who Took Call That Led to Tamir Rice’s Fatal Shooting Suspended for 8 Days
A 911 dispatcher who took the call that led to the fatal police shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice outside a recreation center more than two years ago has been suspended for eight days. In a disciplinary letter dated March 10, Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams found that Constance Hollinger violated protocol on the day of…
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Video of Vallejo, Calif., Police Officer Beating Suspect Sparks Outrage
Disturbing video of a Vallejo, Calif., police officer has surfaced, showing the cop repeatedly striking a suspect—first with his fist and then with a baton—as an outraged crowd looks on, yelling in the background. According to KRON, the incident occurred Friday afternoon after police responded to a call about a man acting erratically at…
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Protests Rock Ferguson, Mo., After New Footage of Michael Brown Emerges
Ferguson, Mo., was once again rocked by protests a day after new footage from the day of Michael Brown’s death was revealed to the public in the documentary Stranger Fruit. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, word of the video Sunday night drew a group of some 100 protesters, which led to the closing of…
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Never-Before-Seen Michael Brown Footage Emerges From the Day of His Death. Police Say It’s ‘Not Relevant’
After 18-year-old Michael Brown was gunned down and left to bake in the middle of a Ferguson, Mo., street on Aug. 9, 2014, police tried to smear his character by releasing a security video allegedly showing Brown participating in a “strong-armed robbery” by pushing a convenience store clerk and taking a box of cigarillos earlier…