police brutality
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Police Officers Who Beat Man, Then Lied About It, Face Federal Civil Rights Indictment
Two current and two former Boynton Beach, Fla., police officers are facing federal civil rights indictments related to a 2014 incident during which they beat a 26-year-old black man and lied about it in their official reports. The confrontation, which occurred after a police chase, was captured on video shot from a Palm Beach County…
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Police Shot Brendan Hester Because That’s What Police Do
A 23-year old black man in Ashtabula, Ohio, was shot by police officers last week after officers responding to a 911 call found two men scuffling in a home, one holding a weapon. The police ordered the man to drop the gun, but when he refused, the officers shot him. After searching the home, police…
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Diamond Reynolds, Girlfriend of Philando Castile, Testifies That Fear for Her Own Life Prompted Her to Facebook Live Aftermath of Shooting
The girlfriend of Philando Castile, the black motorist who was killed by a Minnesota police officer during a traffic stop last year, said that she began livestreaming the widely seen aftermath of the shooting out of fear for her own life. According to the Associated Press via CBS, Diamond Reynolds cried as squad-car footage, her…
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Family of Autistic Man Whose Therapist Was Shot by North Miami Police Files Lawsuit Against City, Police Officers
The family of a man with autism, whose therapist was shot by a North Miami cop, is slapping the city of North Miami and four local police officers with a lawsuit, claiming that their loved one’s civil rights were violated in the aftermath of the shooting. According to CBS Miami, it was only on Monday,…
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Las Vegas Police Officer Faces 2 Felony Charges After Killing Unarmed Black Man Using Choke Hold
A Las Vegas police officer will be facing two felony charges after using a “martial-arts-style neck hold” and, authorities say, ultimately killing an unarmed black man after a chase through a Las Vegas Strip casino in May. According to CBS News, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo announced Monday that the officer, 31-year-old Kenneth Lopera, was…
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Cops in Charge of Laquan McDonald Case Must Testify About Night of His Shooting Death, Judge Rules
A Cook County, Ill., judge said he wanted to hear from the police officers involved in the Laquan McDonald shooting case, including conversations they had with the police officer charged with the premeditated murder of the 17-year-old from Chicago. NBC Chicago reports that Judge Vincent Gaughan ruled Friday that he seeks testimony from former Deputy…
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How Police Brutality Keeps America Poor and Uneducated
What if there were a way that cities could put millions of dollars into the school systems without raising taxes? What if your county could fix the roads and invest hundreds of millions into education without going into debt? What if there were a way states could inject funds into jobs and community programs without…
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‘Black Lives Still Don’t Matter’ Protest Blocks Traffic on Las Vegas Strip
About 100 people gathered in front of the Venetian Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip Sunday to protest police brutality and the death of Tashii Farmer, who died in police custody May 14. According to Las Vegas Now, protesters locked arms across Las Vegas Boulevard and temporarily shut down the street. Fox 61 reports that…