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5/27/20

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Police Brutality5/27/20

Police Brutality5/27/20

Here We Go Again: Video Shows Michigan Cop Repeatedly Punching Black Woman in the Head

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4/14/20

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Video Appears to Show Police Using Excessive Force While Detaining an 8-Year-Old on a Subway Platform

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3/16/20

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Police Brutality3/16/20

Police Brutality3/16/20

NAACP Demands Resignation of Miami Beach Police Chief After Violent Spring Break Arrests Go Viral

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3/15/20

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Police Brutality3/15/20

Police Brutality3/15/20

California Police Officer Fired for Using ‘Excessive Force,’ Caught on Camera Kicking Suspect in Head

Brooklyn Baldwin

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12/23/19

11:02 AM

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Law Enforcement12/23/19

Law Enforcement12/23/19

Man Dies After Sonoma County Deputy Slams His Head Against His Own Car, Falsely Accuses Him of Theft

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8/30/19

11:30 AM

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Police Brutality8/30/19

Police Brutality8/30/19

Use of Force Investigation Underway After Black Man Tased, Choked by Police: ‘It Was Police Brutality’

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8/23/19

10:30 PM

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Police Brutality8/23/19

California Teen Seeks Justice in Court After Being Beaten by Police While at a Family Birthday Party

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6/17/19

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Police Brutality6/17/19

Jay-Z's Roc Nation Offers Legal Counsel to Phoenix Family Held at Gunpoint By Police, Calls Incident 'Absolutely Sickening'

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6/14/19

4:00 PM

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Police Brutality6/14/19

Police Brutality6/14/19

Family Files $10 Million Lawsuit Against City of Phoenix After Police Allegedly Assault, Threaten to Shoot Family

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6/10/19

11:30 AM

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Police Brutality6/10/19

Police Brutality6/10/19

A Black Teen Was Going Through a Mental Health Crisis. Wisconsin Police Ended Up Punching Him in the Head

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5/20/19

10:30 PM

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Border Agent Discussed ‘Frying’ Migrants Before Hitting One With His Truck, Feds Charge

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4/12/19

11:25 PM

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Police Brutality4/12/19

Police Brutality4/12/19

Police in Texas Investigating After Off-Duty Cop Tackles Young Woman to Ground in Altercation at Apartment Complex

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2/27/19

5:13 PM

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Police Brutality2/27/19

Florida Cops Charged After Slapping Handcuffed Teen, Trying to Destroy Video of the Incident

Michael Harriot

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2/16/19

11:45 AM

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Judge Overturns $37 Million Wrongful Death Award to the Family of Korryn Gaines

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7/27/18

8:53 PM

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Police Brutality7/27/18

Police Brutality7/27/18

Mississippi Cop Caught on Video Using Stun Gun on Handcuffed Shoplifting Suspect

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1/24/18

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Cops Get Away With Everything

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12/4/17

8:22 AM

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Sentencing Begins in Trial of Former South Carolina Cop Who Killed Walter Scott

Breanna Edwards

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9/30/17

10:41 AM

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Officers in Michael Bennett Vegas Incident Won’t Face Disciplinary Charges; Sheriff Says They Acted ‘Professionally’

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8/9/17

8:14 AM

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‘This Is Ground Zero’: Ferguson, Mo., Remembers Mike Brown on 3rd Anniversary of His Killing

Breanna Edwards

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8/8/17

1:44 PM

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Minn. High School Security Guard Cleared in Altercation Involving Muslim Teen

Breanna Edwards

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