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U.S. Department of Justice Files Lawsuit Accusing Baltimore County Police Department of Racial Discrimination in Its Hiring Practices
Something is amiss in the Baltimore County Police Department and the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to get to the bottom of it. From the Baltimore Sun: The U.S. Department of Justice sued the Baltimore County government Tuesday, alleging that a written test for police officer recruits was unfairly biased against…
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Judge Overturns $37 Million Wrongful Death Award to the Family of Korryn Gaines
According to The Baltimore Sun, a Baltimore County judge has overturned a jury’s decision to award more than $37 million to the family of Korryn Gaines, who was shot and killed in 2016 by county police after an hours-long standoff. Judge Mickey J. Norman announced that Cpl. Royce Ruby, who according to court documents shot…
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Federal Judge Blocks Police Lawsuit Against Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby
Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby charged six police officers in the 2015 death of Freddie Gray. Five of those officers filed a lawsuit against her, alleging malicious prosecution. On Monday, a federal appeals court blocked that lawsuit, preventing it from moving forward. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling overturned the January 2017…
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Beyond ‘the Talk’: How I Plan to Address Police Violence Against Black Communities
My son is only 5 years old and we’ve already had “the talk.” I can recall being a little older when my grandfather, a probation officer, had the same talk with me. It’s the same talk that has been given time and again in black families following the deaths of Eric Garner, Terence Crutcher and…
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These Police Stole, Sold Drugs and Covered Up Killings; Now Baltimore Must Pick Up the Pieces
In 2010, Baltimore resident Jovonne Walker was a party planner and a nurse. She and her husband, Jamal, planned three parties over one weekend and had $43,000 in cash on hand that her husband was taking to the bank around 11 a.m. As Jamal stopped to talk to his friends, Baltimore City Sgt. Wayne Jenkins…
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What We Thought We Knew About Africa and Slavery Might Not Be Right
Circumstances More Complex Than Most Report Defiant Immigrant Dad Leads ‘CBS Evening News’ Sinclair Wants News Directors to Pay Into PAC Joy Reid ‘a Heroine of the Resistance’ 2 More Guilty of Being Both Cops, Robbers Loophole Lets Cops Evade Sexual Assault Charges Surprise! Bloomberg Has Workplace Diversity Beat Media Missing ‘Shock Doctrine’ in Puerto…
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2 Baltimore Police Detectives Convicted of Racketeering and Robbery
After nearly three weeks of testimony and two days of deliberation, a federal jury on Monday found two Baltimore police detectives guilty of racketeering and robbery. The cases against them were made as part of an ongoing investigation into corruption and rogue officers on the already heavily criticized police force. The Associated Press reports that…
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Baltimore Cops Kept Toy Guns to Plant Just in Case They Shot an Unarmed Person
In April 2016, a 13-year-old boy was shot by officers of the Baltimore Police Department. The boy ran when faced with the police, so they gave chase. During the chase, the police spotted the boy holding a gun, and when he turned, they shot the teenager. The youngster wasn’t critically injured, and it seemed like…
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Baltimore Police Van Driver Found Not Guilty of All 21 Administrative Charges in Death of Freddie Gray
Even in death, there is no real justice for Freddie Gray. Baltimore Police Officer Caesar Goodson Jr.—who was driving the van in which Gray suffered fatal spinal cord injuries in April 2015—was found not guilty Tuesday of all 21 administrative charges that were filed against him. As the Baltimore Sun notes, this verdict not only…