excessive force
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Betty Shelby, the Tulsa, Okla., Cop Who Killed Terence Crutcher, Allowed to Return to Active Duty
The Tulsa, Okla., police officer who shot and killed Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black motorist, but was later acquitted of manslaughter in the controversial case will be allowed to return to the police force for active duty, Tulsa Police Chief Chuck Jordan announced Friday. If your brain cannot process what is happening, welcome to the…
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Video Shows L.A. County Deputies Forcibly Removing 76-Year-Old Woman From Reserved Seating in Union Station
Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies are under scrutiny after video surfaced of them forcibly removing an elderly woman from her seat in a reserved area in a downtown train station. According to CBS Los Angeles, a witness said that the 76-year-old, whom she identified as a friend, often comes to Los Angeles’ Union Station to…
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Chicago Police Department Investigating After Video Shows Cop Repeatedly Striking Black Man in the Face
The Chicago Police Department has launched an investigation into a video shared on social media that shows a plainclothes policer repeatedly hitting a black man in his face while subduing him on the ground. According to NBC Chicago, family members shared the video, which they said was taken around 7:30 p.m. on Monday in the…
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Leaked Police Bodycam Footage Shows Balch Springs, Texas, Officer Tasing Handcuffed Black Man
What’s done in the dark will usually come to light, as the Balch Springs, Texas, Police Department is apparently learning. Just two weeks after a now-fired officer shot and killed 15-year-old Jordan Edwards, the police chief is now also in the middle of an investigation regarding who leaked a video of another controversial incident involving…
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Closing Arguments to Begin in Trial of Tulsa, Okla., Officer Who Killed Terence Crutcher
The manslaughter trial of Betty Shelby—the Tulsa, Okla., police officer who fatally shot Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man—is slowly coming to an end, with closing arguments scheduled to begin Wednesday. As Reuters notes, Shelby, 43, faces four years to life in prison if convicted of manslaughter for the September 2016 shooting death of Crutcher,…
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#BuyingACarWhileBlack: Tenn. Officer Allegedly Pulled Gun on Black Woman Who Was Changing License Plates on Vehicle She Bought
A Knoxville, Tenn., police officer is under investigation after allegedly pulling his gun while off duty on a black woman who was changing the license plates on an SUV she had recently purchased, and refusing to let her provide proof. According to the Knoxville News Sentinel, the Knoxville Police Department is investigating Officer Matthew Janis…
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Opening Statements Begin in Trial of Betty Shelby, White Tulsa, Okla., Cop Who Fatally Shot Terence Crutcher
Opening statements began Wednesday in the trial of Tulsa, Okla., Police Officer Betty Shelby, who is facing manslaughter charges in the fatal shooting of Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black motorist, after a judge seated a jury of nine women and three men, as well as two alternates. The jury selected consists of two black women,…
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Former W.Va. Cop Sues City of Weirton, Claims He was Fired for Not Shooting at Suspect
A former Weirton, W.Va., police officer filed a lawsuit against the city Wednesday, claiming that he was fired for allegedly endangering colleagues after he opted not to shoot and kill a man who had brandished a gun during a domestic dispute. According to Reuters, Stephen Mader, the former cop in question, responded to the dispute…
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Family of Jordan Edwards Sues Balch Springs, Texas, Police Officer and Department in 15-Year-Old’s Death
The family of Jordan Edwards, the 15-year-old who was fatally shot by a white suburban-Dallas police officer, has filed a lawsuit against (now former) Balch Springs Police Officer Roy Oliver and the Balch Springs Police Department. According to the Associated Press, the lawsuit accuses the department of inadequately training Oliver and also ignoring warning signs…
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Jury Selection to Start for Trial of Tulsa, Okla., Cop Who Fatally Shot Terence Crutcher
Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday for the trial of Betty Shelby, a white Tulsa, Okla., police officer who shot and killed Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man whose car had broken down on a highway. Shelby, 43, is facing charges of first-degree manslaughter, and as Reuters notes, she could face from four years…