Tag: police brutality
Videos reveal Chicago cop assaulting black woman walking dog
"I think this woman deserves to have answers as to what happened, as do members of the public.”
Los Angeles sheriff’s deputies charged with covering up excessive force
“There is no place in law enforcement for officers who use illegal force and then lie to cover up their crime or the crime of another officer.”
Lawsuit filed against California deputies who beat innocent woman unconscious
“They are approaching me and putting me on the car with force. So those that are listening, I am not resisting arrest.”
Arkansas sheriff convicted of assaulting two detainees in custody
“The Justice Department will continue to vigorously prosecute officers who abuse their authority to make clear that no one is above the law.”
Shot with rubber bullets, hospitalized, jailed: Line 3 protester Tara Houska...
20 water protectors were brutally arrested in Minnesota as resistance to the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline continues.
Off-duty cop charged with shooting unarmed teen
A spokesperson for the department told reporters that they intend to suspend Daniel Dolan without pay.
Few cops we found using force on George Floyd protesters are...
ProPublica compiled 68 videos that seemed to show officers using disproportionate force on protesters. A year later, police have disclosed discipline for a total of 10 officers.
Missouri police officer pleads guilty after killing 4-year-old girl
Columbia Police Officer Andria Heese was traveling at approximately 14mph when 4-year-old Gabriella Curry entered her blind spot and was fatally struck by the vehicle.
George Floyd week of action marks anniversary of his murder as...
Floyd’s death in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, set off a nationwide uprising and global movement calling for an end to racism and for the defense of Black lives.
Leaked video shows Louisiana state troopers killing man in custody
None of the state troopers involved in Greene’s death currently face criminal charges for taking his life.
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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."
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
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.
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.
Alaska governor vetoes single-use polystyrene foam foodware ban
For now, polystyrene products will remain legal for use by commercial food vendors statewide.