police misconduct
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Louisiana Cops Wore Blackface to Sell Crack in a Black Neighborhood. But First, They Posed for Pics
A Louisiana police chief issued a formal apology after 25-year-old yearbook photos surfaced of an undercover sting in which white police officers painted themselves black to sell crack to black people. The community was shocked by the revelations, and many asked the same question: “Wait…Police departments have yearbooks?” Apparently, in Baton Rouge they do because…
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When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong: Seattle Police Sergeant Demoted After Sitting Outside a Black Man’s Job Waiting for an Apology
Police work isn’t easy, especially when you are a police sergeant with the Seattle Police Department who got called a “bitch,” a “ho,” a “punk” and thoroughly cussed out by a hardworking couple who had their car towed by him while they were sleeping. He was just doing his job, after all. Sgt. Frank Poblocki’s…
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City Decides to Destroy 20 Years Worth of Police Misconduct Records
May 2008, Officer Brian Ragan gunned down 19-year-old Michael Bayoune at a Rally’s in Inglewood, Calif., Bayoune was unarmed and had not made any threats but Ragan mistook the teenager for a gang member and opened fire. An internal investigation cleared Ragan of any wrongdoing. A few days later in May 2008, Ragan knocked on…
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Police Officers Who Manhandled Jazmine Headley and Her 1-Year-Old Baby Will Not Be Punished
If you’re a New York police officer, apparently manhandling women and violently ripping a 1-year-old baby from his mother’s arms isn’t a punishable offense. As according to Politico, an NYPD Internal Affairs Bureau review into Jazmine Headley’s violent arrest last week in Brooklyn found no wrongdoing on the part of the NYPD officers involved. “The…
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Black Lives Finally Matter? The FBI Will Launch a Database to Keep Track of Deadly Police Encounters
According to the Associated Press, the federal government will roll out a national database that will keep track of when law enforcement officers use deadly force. In doing so, the intent is provide more transparency about these encounters, as they continue to remain commonplace. The FBI national database, announced recently and being launched in January,…
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Kansas Finally Bans Cops From Forcing Suspects to Have Sex Because … Yes, a Cop Reportedly Raped Black Women for Years
Even though they are busy serving as bouncers at Starbucks, crashing black cookouts and shooting black people in the face, police officers around the country often find time to have sex with the people they are arresting. I had no idea this was a thing, but apparently, Kansas and 33 other states allow cops to…
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Cop Kicks Black Girls Out of Theater for ‘Acting Like Animals,’ Arrests Woman for Calling Him Out
A Pennsylvania woman was arrested for the egregious crime of standing up for a group of black girls after she filmed a police officer kicking a group of young black girls out of a movie-theater arcade in North Versailles, Pa., telling them that they were “acting like animals.” On Thursday morning, a Facebook user named…
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Illinois Man, Mistaken for Robbery Suspect, Wrongfully Detained in Incident That Left Him Injured, Unable to Work: Report
An Evanston, Ill., man is filing a police-misconduct complaint after he says he was injured while being detained by police officers who were looking for a robbery suspect last week. According to the Chicago Tribune, 60-year-old Gregory Hall was walking down Main Street the afternoon of Jan. 22 after spending some time in the south…