police brutality
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Handcuffed Man Shot and Killed by Maryland Police Officer
An unidentified man died in the front passenger seat of a police cruiser in Prince George’s County, Md., on Monday night—fatally shot by the officer driving the car. What’s not clear is what led the cop to shoot the handcuffed suspect in the first place. NBC News, citing police spokesperson Christina Cotterman, reports that cops…
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Tulsa Hires First Black Police Chief, Criminal Justice Reform Advocates See More of the Same
It was a decision that Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum called “one of the most important” he could make during his tenure: appointing the next chief of the Tulsa Police. The department has been beleaguered with claims of racism since long before the high-profile 2016 killing of Terence Crutcher at the hands of then-Tulsa, Okla., cop…
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Here’s How Many People Police Killed in 2019…We Think
On Oct. 14, 2019, 12-year-old Akeelah Jackson was returning to her St. Louis home from a Family Dollar store. As she crossed the street, an unidentified St. Louis County police officer was pursuing a traffic violation at 59 mph on a street zoned for 30 mph, according to the St. Louis American. When the car…
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Residents of a Pittsburgh Suburb Want Police Fired After They’re Caught Violently Restraining a Black Teenage Girl on the School Bus
West Mifflin, Penn., community members called for the firing of two police officers caught on video last month violently yanking back the head of a 15-year-old girl on a school bus. The outcry against the officers has been building throughout the week, starting with a council meeting on Tuesday, reports KDKA-TV. “You have two grown…
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The Mother of Atatiana Jefferson Has Died
A tragic story has taken yet another sad turn. The Dallas Morning News reports that Yolanda Carr, the mother of Atatiana Jefferson, has died at 55. A cause of death has yet to be released but she had been battling illness. Before her death, Jefferson had moved in with her mother to be her caretaker.…
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Racist Cop Who Kicked in Black Woman's Door Is Still a Cop: But Why Though?
You may remember reports of New York City police officer Michael J. Reynolds landing in Nashville, Tenn. in July 2018, according to court records. Reynolds was attending a 3-day bachelor party with six other men, two of whom were also identified as NYC officers. Reynolds was staying in an Airbnb, one door down from a…
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Man Dies After Sonoma County Deputy Slams His Head Against His Own Car, Falsely Accuses Him of Theft
On Friday, California police released a disturbing video of Sonoma County Sheriff’s Deputy Charlie Blount wrongly accusing a man of stealing his own vehicle before slamming the man’s head into his own car and placing him in a sleeper hold. If this all sounds a bit excessive that’s because it is. Buzzfeed News reports that…
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Forth Worth Officer Indicted on Murder Charge for Fatal Shooting of Atatiana Jefferson
On Friday, a grand jury in Texas indicted a former Fort Worth police officer on a murder charge in the fatal shooting of Atatiana Jefferson. NBC News reports that the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office confirmed Aaron Dean, the 35-year-old former officer responsible for the shooting, had been indicted. Jefferson was a 28-year-old pre-med graduate…
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Phoenix PD Ordered to Pay $1.6 Million for Illegal Body-Cavity Search
On Wednesday, the Phoenix City Council approved a payment of $1.6 million to Erica Reynolds, a 37-year-old woman illegally body-cavity searched as a part of a drug investigation. AZ Central reports that the payment was passed by a 7-2 vote with councilmen Sal DiCiccio and Jim Warning voting no. DiCiccio, while conceding that the officer…