law enforcement
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Sen. Lindsey Graham and President Trump Prove That a White Man's Arrest Is Worse Than a Black Man's Death
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is fed up with the way law enforcement overstep their authority in dealing with suspects, so he’s doing something about it. On Wednesday, Graham found time in his busy schedule, which included a full four hours of complimenting the cut of the president’s suit and his exquisite jawline,…
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Unprotected, Underserved: The (False) Criminalization of Black America
Editor’s note: This week, The Root will examine the many facets of law enforcement and its effects on the black community with our weeklong series Unprotected, Underserved: The Policing of Black America. Any attempt at understanding the effects of policing in black America must begin from a rational, objective perspective. We must first free ourselves…
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Parkland, Fla., Cop: ‘In a Perfect World’ He Would Have Entered High School and Stopped Shooter
Scot Peterson, the armed officer captured on video waiting outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., as a shooter gunned down 17 people inside, says that if he knew then what he knows today, he would have been in the school “in a heartbeat.” In his first interview since the February shooting, Peterson…
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Ex-Georgia Cop Accused of Stealing $150,000 at Traffic Stops and Handing Money Over to Drug Dealers
It’s the kind of crime made for a TV drama. An ex-Georgia cop has been indicted by a grand jury on charges that while she was an officer, she performed fake traffic stops in order to steal money from drivers, and then split the goods with drug dealers she ran with. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports…
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What It Feels Like to Receive a Call From Your Child After Cops Draw Their Guns on Him
I’ve had the same headache since 2 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 4. My son has had the same nightmares every night since then as well. Most people will say, “Be lucky he wasn’t shot or killed,” but when you send your child to college, the last thing you expect to happen is for him to call…
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La. Court Rules That Man Who Said ‘Give Me a Lawyer, Dog’ Wasn’t Asking for Counsel
In the latest round of #Facts that prove the court system does not work for black people—especially those who lack resources—a Louisiana high court ruled that a man who said, “Give me a lawyer, dog” was asking for a “lawyer dog.” That’s right—the Louisiana Supreme Court recently ruled that when Warren Demesme, 22 at the…
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Homeland Security Officer Indicted for Kicking a Handcuffed Man in the Head
A Department of Homeland Security officer is facing charges after being caught on video kicking a handcuffed man in the head outside a federal building in Pomona, Calif. The officer, identified as 46-year-old Jason Rouswell—an inspector with the Federal Protective Services—was indicted Thursday on accusations of violating the civil rights of the unidentified man who…
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2 Fatally Shot at UCLA; Campus on Lockdown
Updated Wednesday, June 1, 3:30 p.m. EDT: Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck declared the UCLA campus safe after confirming that the shooter was one of two men killed in a small office in a building on the campus’s engineering complex, the Los Angeles Times reports. “The campus is now safe,” Beck told reporters in…