use of force
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Internal Investigation Produces Disappointing Update in Fatal Police Shooting of Black Man
An internal probe found the officers in the Jayland Walker shooting didn’t violate agency policy.
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Indiana Family Asks Why Black Man Had to Die in Police Shooting
Body camera footage shows an Indianapolis police officer shooting a Black man dead as he fled from the traffic stop.
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Turns Out That Ohio Cop Was Fired for Being Too Emotional
He sicced a dog on an unarmed Black man, but this is what got his canned?
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Lying Ass Kansas City Cops Just Got Caught
Jackson County prosecutors are investigating a false police report filed by an officer who threw a Black man on the ground.
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Justice Department Directs Federal Agents To Intervene If They See Police Abuse
Federal agents are to step in if they see any law enforcement officers use excessive force that violates the law according to new DOJ policy.
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Black People More Likely to be Subjected to Use of Force by Kansas City Police
Of all the examples of use force in Kansas City, Missouri, 57% of them were against Black people
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Louisville Metro Police, National Guard Will Not Face Criminal Charges in Shooting of David McAtee
Last June in Louisville, Ky., during a protest over the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of police, David McAtee was fatally shot by a member of the National Guard. Almost a year after his death, it’s been announced that neither the National Guard members nor the Louisville Metroville Police officers…
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New Jersey Attorney General to Begin Implementing Extensive Overhaul of Police Use-of-Force Policies
New Jersey is set to implement the first overhaul to its police use-offorce policy in over 20 years. According to NJ, the new policy will ban cops from using force to accelerate an arrest, require cops to report any use of force incidents to an online portal within 24 hours, and prevent the use of…
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New Los Angeles District Attorney Announces Plans to End Cash Bail, Office Will No Longer Seek the Death Penalty
Newly elected Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón announced plans to enact sweeping reforms— including ending cash bail and the death penalty—while being sworn in on Tuesday. According to CNN, Gascón’s plan to immediately end cash bail for specific crimes could see hundreds of currently incarcerated people released as soon as tomorrow. While these releases…