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Video Shows Birmingham, Ala., Police Officer Body Slamming Black Woman to the Ground for Not Wearing a Mask
Video footage of a police officer slamming a black woman to the ground over her failure to wear a face mask in a Birmingham, Ala., Walmart on Tuesday has been shared on social media thousands of times, and now authorities are investigating the incident. According to AL.com, the altercation happened while the off-duty officer was…
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Baltimore Officer Appears to Intentionally Cough on Black Public Housing Residents
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to threaten the health and very lives of the general public, one police officer has apparently committed what could arguably be called a new form of police brutality. The Washington Post reports that a white Baltimore police officer was caught on camera intentionally coughing on black people standing outside of…
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Nothing but Bad Apples in This Bunch: Entire Class of Georgia State Troopers Fired Over Cheating Scandal
The Root’s Michael Harriot once asked a simple yet profound question: “Where are the good cops?” Whenever there’s a new story in the news about a police officer committing an act of police brutality, an extrajudicial killing, racial profiling or any other act of corruption, we’re always given this “one bad apple spoils the whole…
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Officer’s Lie Leads to a Man’s Suicide
It’s often argued that it’s a good thing that police officers are allowed to lie while interrogating suspects or while investigating a crime. Because if it helps solve said crime, what’s the harm? It’s far too rarely considered that giving cops free rein to tell whatever lie they want, so long as it aids their…
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Georgia Police Chief Defends Arrest of 12-Year-Old Selling Mixtapes at the Mall
A Cobb County police chief defended the actions of a brave police officer who heroically apprehended a 12-year-old black boy after the child criminal curiously assumed it was OK to sell stuff at a place where people go to buy stuff. WSB-TV reports that Cobb County, Georgia’s police chief Michael Register said the officer who arrested…
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When Aunties Attack: Video of Cop Manhandling Black Child Goes Viral
A video of a woman’s reaction to a police officer literally strong-arming her nephew at a Georgia mall shows the inherent danger law enforcement officers face when they are trying to protect the prized assets of great American landmarks like Spencer’s Gifts and Rue 21. The video, uploaded by Twitter user Simar, shows a cop…
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Ala. Cop Fired After Facebook Posts Reference Slavery, Michelle Obama
A Talladega, Ala., police officer was fired after racist posts, apparently from his Facebook page, surfaced on social media earlier this week, Talladega City Manager Patrick Bryant confirmed earlier this week, the Daily Home reports. Another one bites the dust. Officer Joel Husk reportedly shared posts from the Last American Patriots and from Donald Trump,…
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Report: To Avoid Scutiny, Chicago Police Officer Didn’t Shoot Suspect for Beating Her
Parta Huff, 28, was arrested for attacking a female police officer while allegedly high on PCP. Chicago police say that she should have shot the man, but she chose not to because she feared that the shooting would be controversial, CBS News reports. Apparently the incident started when a police officer and her partner witnessed a car crash…
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Police Don't Believe Glass Found in Officer's Sandwich Was Intentional
Investigators say they do not believe that glass found in a Columbus, Ohio, officer’s sandwich was placed there intentionally, ABC6 reports. Police Officer Quoc Nguyen was rushed to the hospital Monday afternoon after cutting his mouth after biting into a sandwich that had glass shards in it, the news station notes. Nguyen got the sandwich…