law enforcement
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Black Lives Matter’s Melina Abdullah’s Arrest Upheld by Jury
The jury sided with the city in Abdullah’s wrongful arrest suit which alleged she was targeted by LAPD officers because of her role in BLM.
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The NYPD’s DNA-Stealing Lawsuit Is the Perfect Argument For Defunding
The public’s money should never, ever be spent on such a breach of public trust
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Family of Man Shot Without Warning by Ohio Police on New Year’s Day Files Lawsuit
James R. Williams was shot by police while he was firing shots into the air after the start of 2022
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AP-NORC Poll Finds Black Americans are Doubtful about Police Reform
About 49 percent of Black respondents say more work needs to be done toward police reform but are pessimistic the work will get done.
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GOP Lawmakers In Arizona Want To Make It Illegal To Record Police
House Bill 2319 would make it illegal for members of the public to be within 8 feet of an officer without their consent to record.
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Cops Fatally Shot Amir Locke. Don’t Be Shocked If They Try To Put Him On Trial For Murder
Police have a habit of deflecting when their actions are under scrutiny
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Hundreds mourn at Amir Locke Funeral, the Black Man shot by Police During No-knock search. Al Sharpton gave Eulogy
22-year-old Amir Locke was fatally shot by Minneapolis police officers executing a “no-knock” search warrant. His name was not on the warrant.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi States ‘Defund the Police’ is not the Policy of the Democratic Party [Updated]
“Community safety to protect and defend in every way is our oath of office,” says Pelosi
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Witness In George Floyd Arrest Had “Gut Feeling” Something Was Wrong At The Scene
“I instantly knew that he was in distress,” Alyssa Funari said in her testimony in court.
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Rep. Cori Bush Stands Behind “Defund The Police” Slogan and Calls For Meaningful Reforms
‘If you all had fixed this before I got here, I wouldn’t have to say these things,'” Rep. Bush (D-MO) says.