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Marvin Scott III Died in a Texas Jail. His Family Is Still Waiting for the Officers to Be Charged
In March, Marvin Scott III was arrested in Allen, Texas, for possessing less than two ounces of marijuana—a misdemeanor. Scott, 26, suffered from schizophrenia and sometimes used the drug to self-medicate, according to the family’s lawyer, S. Lee Merritt, the Texas Tribune reports. Allen officers took him to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital for what they said…
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Black Former Cop Who Stopped White Police Officer From Choking Black Man to Get Her Pension After Winning Lawsuit
A Black former police officer in the Buffalo Police Department who was fired in 2008 after she stopped a white cop from choking a Black man two years earlier will get her pension after winning her lawsuit Tuesday, according to the New York Times. Cariol Horne was fired a year before she was to receive…
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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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‘Police Officers Don’t Have to Fight Fair’: Defense Attempts to Frame Derek Chauvin’s Actions as ‘Reasonable’ During Day 12 of Trial
The twelfth day of the trial of Derek Chauvin saw the defense begin to argue its case that the former Minneapolis Police officer was not responsible for the death of George Floyd. According to the New York Times, the day began with the prosecution resting its case; meaning the remainder of the trial will be…
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Kim Potter, the Officer Who Fatally Shot Daunte Wright, and the Brooklyn Center Police Chief Have Both Resigned
The fatal shooting of Daunte Wright on Sunday by a Minnesota police officer immediately prompted calls for the officer to be both identified and fired. The officer has been identified as Kim Potter and she, along with the Brooklyn Center police chief, submitted their resignations on Tuesday. According to the Washington Post, Potter was a…
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I Think I've Started to Use Avoidance As Self-Care
“…so how you feel, frustrated, irritated, sometimes I don’t know myself, I be too numb, to feel something sometimes…” – Goodie Mob, “Thought Process,” Soul Food (1995) Like, I suppose many folks do, I have my phone set up to send me news alerts over the course of the day, and from all of the…
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Brooklyn Center Mayor Granted Authority Over Police Department; Cop Who Killed Daunte Wright Once Served as Police Union President
After two days of protests over the police killing of Daunte Wright, the city manager of Brooklyn Center has been fired, and it has been revealed that the officer who killed Daunte Wright once served as the union president of the police department, according to the Washington Post. Brooklyn Center’s City Council voted Monday 3-2…
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‘He Showed Us How to Treat Our Mom’: George Floyd’s Brother Gives Heartfelt Testimony During Day 11 of Chauvin Trial
Day 11 of Derek Chauvin’s trial saw a cardiologist push back against the idea a heart attack caused George Floyd’s death; George Floyd’s brother gave a moving “spark-of-life” testimony, and another use of force expert explained how the force used on Floyd was not within reason. The police shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright in nearby…
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During Heated Press Conference, Brooklyn Center Police Chief Says Officer Who Shot Daunte Wright Meant to Use Her Taser
In what feels like a horrific sense of déjà vu, there has been growing unrest in Minnesota after an unarmed Black man was shot and killed by police over the weekend. During a heated press conference, the chief of the Brooklyn Center Police Department released body camera footage of the incident. According to the Associated…
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Protests Erupt After Police Shoot and Kill 20-Year-Old Daunte Wright During Traffic Stop In Minnesota
Police shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop Sunday in Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis. The shooting fueled protests in the area into Monday morning. Details about the shooting are still being gathered, but so far this is what we know, according to the New York Times: Officers pulled Wright over Sunday afternoon for…