cops
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Kimberly Potter, the Cop Who Killed Daunte Wright, Had Her First Court Appearance, Was Released on Bond
Kimberly Potter, the ex-Brooklyn Center, Minn., police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright, appeared at a court hearing one day after being charged with second-degree manslaughter. Potter appeared via a virtual conference on Zoom and took issue with her first hearing being broadcast and photographed, a curious complaint given how often the lives of…
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‘Where Are the Good Apples?’ Trevor Noah on Daunte Wright, Caron Nazario and America’s Rotten Tree of Policing
The other day, I took out an avocado in preparation for dinner. By all accounts this avocado looked perfect. Soft to the touch, but not mushy. Dark outer skin, but not too dark to where you could tell it’s clearly overripe. But when I cut it open, it was no good. I mean NO GOOD.…
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74-Year-Old Black Woman Sues Oklahoma City Cops Who She Said Broke Her Arm During Arrest Last Summer
When we talk about systemic racism in policing, we’re not just talking about shootings, lethal chokeholds and beatings; we’re also talking about harassment, racial profiling, wanton disregard for the well being and dignity of Black bodies, and the tendency of police officers to be generally more aggressive when dealing with Black suspects. Army Lieutenant Caron…
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2 North Carolina Cops Suspended After Video Shows Them Punching Black Man After He Fell to the Ground
Two North Carolina police officers have been suspended pending an investigation into an incident partially caught on video that showed officers repeatedly punching a Black man after he tripped and fell to the ground. According to the officers, the man ran from them after they were called to the scene over a disturbance, but if…
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Michigan Man Sues Detroit Police Department After Wrongful Arrest Aided by Facial Recognition Software
A 43-year-old Black man is suing the Detroit Police Department after he was wrongfully arrested and identified as a shoplifting suspect by the department’s facial recognition software, according to the Washington Post. Robert Williams, a father of two girls who lives in the Detroit suburb of Farmington Hills, was arrested last year after being accused…
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Daunte and the Debt Collectors: How the Cops Became Robbers
On Sunday, April 11, 20-year-old Daunte Wright was driving with his girlfriend in Brooklyn Center, Minn., when an armed posse, under the color and authority of the law, recognized the fact that he hadn’t paid for a sticker on his license plate. After stopping Wright for not having the decal that permitted him to drive…
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Home of Retired Correctional Officer Raided in No-Knock Warrant by NYPD
You would think Breonna Taylor’s death would have seen no-knock warrants quickly banned nationwide and cops being more proactive about making sure they’re actually targeting the right places when using one. Yeah, nah. A retired corrections officer had her home raided last month by narcotics officers in the New York Police Department. According to the…