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Cops Furious They Won’t Be Able to Kill More Black People After Prosecutor Announces Not-So-Radical Police Reform
The Minnesota prosecutor who indicted the cop who killed Philando Castile announced a policy that protects and serves. So why are police so upset about it?
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Minnesota State Patrol Deleted ‘Vast Majority’ of Emails, Text Messages After George Floyd Protests
Minnesota State Patrol Maj. Joseph Dwyer said it was typical for officers ‘periodically delete our inboxes’ after large-scale events.
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Former Officer in Shooting Death of Daunte Wright Facing More Serious Charges
Kim Porter is now also facing first-degree manslaughter charges after a review by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office.
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Jacob Blake Hopes to Walk Soon but Is Still Traumatized by 2020 Shooting
Jacob Blake speaks out a year after being shot by a Kenosha, Wis. police officer during a domestic dispute.
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Newly Released Bodycam Video Catches Louisiana Trooper Violently Beating a Black Man With Flashlight
Federal investigators are looking into whether Louisiana State Police tried to cover up the graphic bodycam footage of Aaron Larry Bowman’s 2019 arrest.
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COINTELPRO Much? Report Finds That Feds Targeted BLM Protesters
The report, released by the Movement for Black Lives, found that protesters were prosecuted harshly and some members of the movement were spied on.
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Family of Man Killed at a Kenosha Protest Last Summer Files Lawsuit Against Local Law Enforcement
The Huber family accused officers of inviting Kyle Rittenhouse and an armed militia to patrol a protest, resulting in the death and injury of demonstrators.
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Prosecutors Say Police Shooting of Black Man Was ‘Justified,’ Officers Are Not Charged to Family’s Dismay
Prosecutors say the police shooting Kevin Peterson Jr. was lawful since Peterson was allegedly armed and brandished a gun at them.
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You’ve Been Served: ACLU Sues D.C. Government and Police Officers for Violating Ban on Weapons During Protests Last Summer
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on behalf of two journalists, accusing the police of brutality at a police brutality protest. The irony.