black lives matter
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Louisville Metro Police Department Set to Fire Officer Who Struck Kneeling Protester With a Baton
The incident took place during the Black Lives Matter protests in Louisville last summer.
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Police Officers in Ohio Charged With Dereliction of Duty for Actions During George Floyd Protests Last Year
One of the officers is accused of pepper spraying a protester unprovoked while they were walking home.
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Former Cop Who Issued Warrant in Breonna Taylor Raid Is Trying to Get His Job Back
The more of these stories I write and read, the more it becomes apparent that police culture revolves around the belief that by virtue of being a cop you shouldn’t have to face consequences, so it’s not surprising that the cop who issued the warrant that led to Breonna Taylor’s death is currently in the…
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Judge Rules Derek Chauvin Is a Broke Bitch, Unable to Hire an Attorney in Federal Civil Rights Case
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin isn’t only a convicted murderer; apparently, he’s also a broke bitch. A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that Chauvin is “financially unable” to hire an attorney to defend him in his civil rights case. According to Insider, Chauvin appeared before federal court for the first time on Tuesday. Chauvin…
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On the 100th Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dr. Tiffany Crutcher Reflects on the City's Journey to Justice
On September 16, 2016, Dr. Tiffany Crutcher suffered an unspeakable loss that would forever change not only the course of her life but that of an entire city. While on her way to respond to a domestic dispute, Tulsa, Okla., police officer Betty Shelby spotted an abandoned vehicle in the middle of the road. It…
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Mother of Tamir Rice Fighting to Prevent Officer Who Shot Her Son From Getting His Job Back
The mother of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old boy who was fatally shot over six years ago by Cleveland police, is fighting to make sure that the police officer responsible for the shooting doesn’t get his job back on the police force. According to NBC News, Rice was fatally shot in November 2014 when Officer Timothy…
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2 Tacoma Police Officers Charged With Murder and a 3rd Charged With Manslaughter in Death of Manuel Ellis
Weeks before George Floyd was murdered by ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, another Black man in Tacoma, Wash., died in police custody shortly after telling the officers who were restraining him, “I can’t breathe.” That man was 33-year-old Manuel Ellis, and on Thursday, two of the police officers involved in his death were charged with…