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America's Gonna America: Atlanta Cop Who Was Fired for Fatally Shooting Rayshard Brooks Has Been Reinstated
To me, the saddest part of the Derek Chauvin verdict was that it felt, and continues to feel, like such an anomaly. It is incredibly hard to hold cops accountable for their actions because America agreed a long time ago that brutality and murder are OK as long you do it behind a badge. Think…
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Derek Chauvin's Lawyer Seeks New Trial
Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder for killing George Floyd weeks ago, but his defense lawyers are already trying to get a new trial. Eric Nelson said in a four-page document that a number of errors were made during the trial, including mistakes made by Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill, prosecutorial and juror misconduct, intimidation…
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A BLM T-Shirt Raises Questions Over Chauvin Juror's Impartiality
Could a BLM T-shirt threaten the conviction of George Floyd’s killer? Over the past few days, a photo of Derek Chauvin juror Brandon Mitchell standing next to two relatives while wearing a black T-shirt with a picture of Martin Luther King Jr. with the words “Get your knee off our necks,” as well as a…
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Columbus Police Can't Use Force on Peaceful Protesters, Judge Rules
Cops in Columbus, Ohio, have been ordered to use less threatening restraint against protesters who pose no threats to them. Judge Algenon L. Marbley of the Southern District of Ohio ruled Friday that police officers must stop using force against nonviolent protesters as part of a preliminary injunction denouncing police tactics the judge considered tantamount…
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Students at Arizona High School Disciplined After Reenacting George Floyd's Murder
Students at an Arizona high school have been disciplined after a short video of them reenacting the murder of George Floyd began circulating on Twitter. The six-second video posted last week shows a kid kneeling on the back of another student’s neck at Highland High School in Gilbert. Someone in the video says, “They’re demonstrating…
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Until Justice Is Real: What’s Next After Chauvin Was Found Guilty of Murdering George Floyd
Hearing the guilty verdict handed down to Derek Chauvin last week brought up a lot of emotions for all of us. One of those emotions was relief—and nothing showed that relief more than the faces of the Floyd family. Despite the facts and video capturing all 9 minutes and 29 seconds of the murder of…