cops
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Maxine Waters Is a Goddamn Superhero: Watch the California Representative Intervene During Police Stop
Democratic California Rep. Maxine Waters is 81 years old. I’m not trying to put auntie on blast, I’m just pointing out that 81 years of fighting for civil rights hasn’t stopped this queen from taking on the President of the United States and even stopping to make sure a police officer wasn’t violating one of…
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The Cakewalk: Cops, My Mental Condition and the Tradition of Police Brutality
It started with a piece of strawberry cake. During my years after high school, some of my good friends, who would later become family, opened a Caribbean restaurant on H Street N.E. in D.C. It was really a takeout place with a few places to sit, but for many of us, it was a second…
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Live PD Canceled; Show Reportedly Destroyed Tape of Javier Ambler’s Death
Just one day after the cancellation of Cops—the longest-running reality show and “cop-aganda” program enjoyed largely by people who aren’t consistently targeted by police in real life—was announced, another unscripted cop series has found itself on the chopping block. Cable network A&E announced Wednesday that it will no longer be airing Live PD—a show that’s…
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No More Cop-aganda: Paramount Network Cuts the Cord on Cops, America's Longest-Running Reality TV Show
This is the kind of “cancel culture” you can get behind. Paramount Network has decided to can Cops, which was scheduled to premiere its 33rd season on Monday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “Cops is not on the Paramount Network and we don’t have any current or future plans for it to return,” a spokesperson…
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Trump Believes the 75-Year-Old Man Pushed to the Ground by Buffalo, NY, Cops May Have Been an Antifa Operative
By now, we’ve all seen the horrific footage of 75-year-old Martin Gugino being shoved to the ground by two Buffalo, N.Y., police officers during a George Floyd protest Thursday. If you haven’t seen it, let me describe it for you using my third eye. A 75-year-old man (or maybe a young man acting as if…
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Amy Klobuchar Needs to STFU
To understand Amy Klobuchar, all you need to know is how she treats her staff. An aide once carried her bags and a salad onto a plane for a short flight. Once onboard, the aide realized the horrible mistake he made: somewhere between fumbling with the Minnesota senator’s luggage and her lunch, he’d somehow lost…
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Investigation Finds Culture of Racism, Sexism and Homophobia In Austin Police Department
At this point, it’s not terribly surprising to find out a police department is filled with the same kind of people that see a virus as the perfect excuse to bust out some racism. KVUE reports that an investigation into the Austin Police Department in Texas has revealed a culture where instances of racism, sexism…
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GoFundMe for Officer Who Killed Eric Garner Reaches Nearly $100,000 in 2 Days
Within days of officer Daniel Pantaleo, the NYPD cop who caused Eric Garner’s death after using an illegal chokehold, being formally let go by New York Police Commissioner James O’Neill, a GoFundMe to support him has raised nearly $100,000. The total amount—just over $95,000 as of Wednesday morning—nearly exceeds Pantaleo’s $97,000 annual salary. “Support NYC…
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Watch: Insane Video Shows NFL’s Malik McDowell’s Fight With Cop Even After Being Tased
I’m no cop cheerleader. I believe that police officers, like most people, are guided by, whether consciously or subconsciously, their beliefs. I believe that most altercations involving white police officers and black men, women, and children would’ve been solved differently if the suspect was white. I believe that “Fuck Tha Police” is the greatest protest…