protests
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Minneapolis Police Officers Are Resigning Apparently Because Protesters Are Hurting Their Feelings
The death of George Floyd has sparked nationwide protests and a national conversation on systemic racism in policing. Predictably, many police officers are responding the way they often seem to when there’s a spotlight on them: By getting in their little feelings about it. A number of Minneapolis police officers have either resigned or are in…
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Protestors in Atlanta Set Fire to Wendy's Where Rayshard Brooks Was Killed by Police
Fire and frustration erupted in Atlanta last night in response to the shooting death of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks at a Wendy’s restaurant by police on Friday. Protestors who were already on the streets for weeks demonstrating against the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and others, set fire to the Wendy’s building on University Drive…
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NYPD Police Officer Tells Fellow Cops He Kneeled Because the Protesters Were Scary
If you saw images of cops gallantly taking a knee during the ongoing protests against police brutality—brutality that has been on display throughout the protests—and mistakenly believed that gesture actually meant anything, you may be in for a surprise. One such gallant police officer has since sent an email apologizing for his show of solidarity…
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André 3000 Discusses His New Protest T-Shirt Line and His 'Hope' for Anti-Racism Marches in Rare Interview
André 3000 has become an enigmatic figure in hip-hop, rarely giving interviews or discussing what’s next for his music career. (But if you ask me, he’s earned a break away from the game.) However, he has been a bit more vocal than usual given the recent events unfolding around the country regarding anti-racist protests stemming…
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Kentucky Official Says Louisville Restaurant Owner David McAtee Was Killed by National Guard
Kentucky officials have yet to name the person who killed David McAtee, a beloved West Louisville restaurant owner who was shot and killed following a night of anti-police brutality protests. But they do know that it was a member of the National Guard who killed him. The announcement was made Tuesday by Governor Andy Beshear’s…
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Live PD Canceled; Show Reportedly Destroyed Tape of Javier Ambler’s Death
Just one day after the cancellation of Cops—the longest-running reality show and “cop-aganda” program enjoyed largely by people who aren’t consistently targeted by police in real life—was announced, another unscripted cop series has found itself on the chopping block. Cable network A&E announced Wednesday that it will no longer be airing Live PD—a show that’s…
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LMPD Finally Released Breonna Taylor’s Police Report. It’s Almost Completely Blank
On Wednesday, nearly 90 days after three plainclothes Louisville Metropolitan Police officers barged into 26-year-old Breonna Taylor’s apartment, shooting her eight times, LMPD finally released the incident report from the night of her killing. As the Louisville Courier Journal reports, the document was almost completely blank. And the little information it does contain includes outright…
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No More Cop-aganda: Paramount Network Cuts the Cord on Cops, America's Longest-Running Reality TV Show
This is the kind of “cancel culture” you can get behind. Paramount Network has decided to can Cops, which was scheduled to premiere its 33rd season on Monday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “Cops is not on the Paramount Network and we don’t have any current or future plans for it to return,” a spokesperson…