police brutality
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City of Chicago Wants to Sue the Family of a Black Teen 1 of Their Cops Shot to Death
In Chicago, it’s not enough to kill a black teen. After a Chicago police officer took the life of Quintonio LeGrier, 19, nearly two years ago, the city’s attorneys are now looking to sue his family. Their claim? That LeGrier was responsible for the death of an innocent bystander whom the cop also killed. As…
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Woman Sues Michigan Police for ‘Thuglike Conduct’ During Brutal Arrest
Police in Coldwater, Mich., are facing a federal civil rights lawsuit after one woman, 31-year-old Tiffany McNeil, claims that they used excessive force during her arrest in a brutal and bloody incident caught on camera, and then lied about what happened. McNeil said that she was slammed to the ground and knocked out cold while…
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Bodycam Footage Shows Grand Rapids, Mich., Police Holding an Innocent 11-Year-Old Girl at Gunpoint, Handcuffing Her
To have the Grand Rapids, Mich., police tell it, they don’t know the difference between an 11-year-old black girl and a 40-year-old white woman. At least, that’s the excuse police offered for why they handcuffed and held 11-year-old Honestie Hodges at gunpoint Wednesday. Now the Grand Rapids Police Department is launching an internal investigation into…
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Watch: Meet the Teen Who Created an App to Protect Kids From Police Brutality
Two things inspired then-high school sophomore George Hofstetter to create an app that aims to prevent police brutality: the killing of Trayvon Martin and George’s worries for his younger brother’s future. “I want him to grow up in a world where he doesn’t have to worry about being on the news as an African-American child…
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Surprise, Surprise: Former Arizona Cop Who Killed Daniel Shaver Was Previously Investigated for Use of Force
This is my shocked face. Absolutely no one could have seen this coming. But as it turns out, the former Arizona cop who was involved in the “execution”-style killing of Texas dad Daniel Shaver had previously been investigated for his use of force back in 2015. TMZ got hold of the violent footage, which shows…
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Ex-Atlanta Cop Found Guilty of Breaking Man’s Leg Over a Tomato at Walmart
In “Dey is a Gawd” news on this Saturday morning, a former police officer has been found guilty of assault and falsifying a police report in federal court for beating a man whom he accused of stealing a tomato. Turns out the man had a receipt in his pocket for the fruit-vegetable, but that didn’t…
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Horrific Video Showing Arizona Cop’s ‘Execution’-Style Shooting of Texas Dad Daniel Shaver Released After Officer’s Acquittal
There’s nothing worse than when someone takes you for an idiot. It’s probably 1,000 times more so when there is video evidence of something and they (in this case the criminal-justice system) still take the piss. But apparently those involved in the trial of Arizona Police Officer Philip “Mitch” Brailsford don’t give a damn. Brailsford…
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#DerickWiley: Grand Jury Returns ‘True Bill’ Against Officer in Lyndo Jones Shooting
A Texas grand jury has returned a true bill indictment against now former Mesquite, Texas, Police Officer Derick Wiley in the Nov. 8 shooting of 31-year-old Lyndo Jones (pdf), The Root has exclusively learned from Jones’ attorney, S. Lee Merritt. The Dallas County District Attorney’s Office is expected to make the announcement Wednesday afternoon, at…
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Sentencing Begins in Trial of Former South Carolina Cop Who Killed Walter Scott
The sentencing hearing for former South Carolina Police Officer Michael Slager, who was caught on videotape shooting and killing a fleeing, unarmed Walter Scott during a 2015 traffic stop, begins Monday. As USA Today notes, Slager, 36, could face life in prison in addition to a $250,000 fine for using excessive force in the incident.…