police
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Louisiana Cop Calls for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to be Shot [Update: He's Been Fired]
A Louisiana police officer—who when he isn’t manning the streets—apparently has time to post threatening messages about elected officials on social media. Officer Charlie Rispoli took time out of his day to write a Facebook post suggesting that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should be shot; he also noted that the Democratic congresswoman from New York is…
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Nipsey Hussle Still Under Investigation for Gang Affiliations
Despite being hailed by the Los Angeles Police Department as a community leader who invested in the youth and created countless opportunities for residents of South Los Angeles, Nipsey Hussle was reportedly under investigation for his gang affiliations prior to his killing earlier this year. The New York Times reports that the LAPD and the…
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A Police Chief Was ‘Concerned’ About How His Department Handled Police Shootings, So He Kept It a Secret
A Kansas police chief said that he was so concerned that his department was “contaminating” police shooting probes that he took several steps to address the issue, including continuing to employ allegedly corrupt officers, keeping broken policies in place and—most importantly—keeping all of this a secret. According to the Associated Press, newly filed documents in…
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Alabama Police Officer Rehired After Mocking Nigel Shelby’s Suicide: ‘We Feel He Will Be a Good Addition to the Department’
In April, we learned of Nigel Shelby—the 15-year-old Huntsville High freshman who allegedly took his own life after relentless homophobic bullying drove him to despair. His tragic fate became headline news as mourners throughout the world struggled to come to grips with this devastating loss. Madison County, Ala., sheriff’s deputy Jeff Graves felt otherwise, however,…
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119 Dismissed Cases Later, a Crooked Cop Was Arrested for Planting Drugs During Routine Traffic Stops
A former sheriff’s deputy in Florida has been arrested and unceremoniously dismissed after an investigation uncovered his penchant for pulling over drivers for minor traffic violations and planting drugs inside of their vehicles. The Hill reports that on Wednesday morning, 26-year-old Zachary Wester was slapped with felony charges of racketeering, official misconduct, fabricating evidence, possession…
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Watch: Insane Video Shows NFL’s Malik McDowell’s Fight With Cop Even After Being Tased
I’m no cop cheerleader. I believe that police officers, like most people, are guided by, whether consciously or subconsciously, their beliefs. I believe that most altercations involving white police officers and black men, women, and children would’ve been solved differently if the suspect was white. I believe that “Fuck Tha Police” is the greatest protest…
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Report Suggests Police Use of Deadly Force Is on the Decline in California
According to a new report, police incidents involving the use of deadly force are on the decline in California. The Associated Press reports that in 2018, 146 civilians died during encounters with law enforcement. This tally includes unarmed shooting victim Stephon Clark and denotes a significant decline in comparison to 172 civilians in 2017 and…
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Black Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Being Shot by a Police Officer During Traffic Stop
For black men throughout the country, getting pulled over by the police is one of our biggest fears—if not our greatest source of anxiety. But to be charged with attempting to murder a police officer after what should’ve been a routine stop is something none of us could ever foresee coming. WESH-2 reports that at…
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Black Patient Arrested After Security Guard Accuses Him of Attempting to Steal an IV and Sell It on eBay
A video of a black Freeport, Ill., patient being arrested while taking a walk outside a hospital has gone viral after he shared the incident on Facebook. The video shows Shaquille Dukes, 24, walking outside FHN Memorial Hospital on June 9, wearing a hospital gown and attached to an IV. According to Dukes, who had…
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NYPD: It’s Not Racist When a Cop Calls You the N-Word
If you think that headline is clickbait, it’s not. It actually paraphrases the official New York Police Department’s training manual. An official investigation into complaints of biased policing against the NYPD’s officers reveals, among other things, that the outfit doesn’t consider cops using racial slurs as evidence of bias; that the vast majority of people…