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DOJ Launches Civil Rights Investigation into Louisiana State Police
The probe is separate from the Ronald Greene investigation but timely given the reports about the police department’s misconduct.
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NY Watchdog Determines 145 Officers Should Be Disciplined For BLM Protests Conduct
The Civilian Complaint Review Board found evidence to support 267 accusations of misconduct against the officers.
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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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Pittsburgh Wants to Fire Cops Involved in Black Man’s Death, but It Can’t
A city law and a personnel move are holding up the process
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74-Year-Old Black Woman Sues Oklahoma City Cops Who She Said Broke Her Arm During Arrest Last Summer
When we talk about systemic racism in policing, we’re not just talking about shootings, lethal chokeholds and beatings; we’re also talking about harassment, racial profiling, wanton disregard for the well being and dignity of Black bodies, and the tendency of police officers to be generally more aggressive when dealing with Black suspects. Army Lieutenant Caron…
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Miami Police Officer Facing Disciplinary Action for Wearing Pro-Trump Face Mask Near Voting Area
On Tuesday, a Miami, Fla., police officer was photographed wearing a pro-Trump face mask while voting at the city’s Government Center. Most states restrict campaigning for any candidate within a certain distance from a polling place, and many states extend those restrictions to the wearing of any clothing, buttons or other apparel that promotes a…
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Iowa Judge Drops Charges Against Black Man Stopped for Jaywalking by Cop Who Waved for Him to Cross the Street
Charges have been dropped against a Black man who was arrested in Iowa City, Iowa, last year after he was stopped by a police officer for jaywalking. Based on police body camera footage, a federal judge decided that what the arresting officer purported to be a legitimate stop was really a clear case of racial…
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New Jersey Attorney General Releases Footage Connected to Police Shooting of Unarmed Black Man
On May 23, an unarmed black man was fatally shot in Bass River, N.J., after a brief struggle with a police officer, who pulled him over for speeding. On Monday, New Jersey’s state attorney general released about 30 hours’ worth of audio and video files connected to the traffic stop. NBC News reports that 28-year…
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Wife of Cop Accused of 3rd Degree Murder in George Floyd’s Death Filing for Divorce
Life comes at you fast. One minute Derek Chauvin was a horrible Minneapolis police officer kneeling on the neck of a black man accused of the horrendous war crime of allegedly trying to spend a counterfeit 20 dollar bill and the next…Well, I don’t care about Chauvin’s next minutes or how fast life came at…