Tag: police brutality
Louisiana cop sentenced to prison after beating unarmed man on video
“Officers who deprive individuals of their civil rights will not be tolerated.”
Sanctimonious US senators condemn Hong Kong police ignoring far more brutal...
“I salute the Hong Kong students for their passion and courage in demanding democratic rights and freedoms in their city.”
Second St. Louis cop pleads guilty after beating undercover detective during...
Boone and Myers remain under indictment on federal charges related to the assault and subsequent cover-up.
Making the gun violence epidemic visible through art and activism
Leslie Lee calls herself an “artivist.” It’s a word combining art and activism, rooted in community and Latinx art from the late...
Officer fired after repeatedly punching man’s face on video
McDermitt violated several policies and brutally beat a man who wasn't fighting back but does not face any criminal charges.
French police use tear-gas on peaceful climate protesters in Paris
"This happened today. Do not look away."
Florida cop with racist, violent history named officer of the year
Mills has been the subject of more than 15 civilian complaints between 2012 and 2015.
“I thought we were going to be executed”: Police held family...
An African-American family is suing the city of Phoenix, Arizona, after police held them at gunpoint because their 4-year-old daughter had allegedly...
Chicago police have a serious problem with pointing guns at children
Police in Chicago are using excessive force, leaving children and families traumatized.
Police officers placed on leave after punching handcuffed teen on video
Although the teenage girl was resisting arrest, her hands were cuffed behind her back and she had been restrained by a seat belt when the female officer began striking her.
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Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture
The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."
Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future
Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades as Trump turns ‘antifa’ label into prosecution tool
The Prairieland case transformed a July 4 protest outside a Texas immigration jail into a terrorism prosecution, with sentences from 30 to 100 years and warnings of a new federal playbook against left-wing dissent.
Addicted to war?
War Fever, Trump-Style.