Tag: police crime
Police officer charged with assault after using pepper spray on video
“I commend Acting Prosecutor Mayer for acting swiftly to hold this police officer accountable for the appalling and completely unjustified use of force alleged in these criminal charges.”
6 Atlanta cops charged with assaulting college students on video
Two of the officers were immediately fired for use of excessive force.
Autopsy reports showing George Floyd’s death was a homicide underscore corruption...
"This happens time and time again.”
NYPD officer stripped of gun and badge after driving into Jamaica...
According to police sources, the officer was disciplined for associating with a known felon, not for driving the vehicle into the water.
NYPD cops caught on video planting drugs again
The both currently remain on patrol with no criminal charges against them.
Officer indicted after beating man on dash cam video
“When an officer betrays that oath, and instead uses his or her position to violate a person's constitutional rights, that officer must be held accountable."
Video reveals police officer shooting unarmed man in subway station
Per department policy, both officers have been taken off patrol duty and placed on paid administrative duties while an investigation into the shooting continues.
Fired sheriff’s deputy pleads guilty to stealing nearly $200K
“People at all levels of government work hard every day to serve the public and it's particularly hurtful because an incident like this stands out to erode the public’s trust.”
Former deputy jailer sentenced to prison after assaulting inmate
“The FBI will not tolerate correctional officers who violate a person’s civil rights.”
Police officer charged with murder after fatally shooting handcuffed man
We must put a stop to systemic police brutality and the needless killings of Black people. We cannot afford to fail in this goal because lives are at stake.”
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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.
Alaska governor vetoes single-use polystyrene foam foodware ban
For now, polystyrene products will remain legal for use by commercial food vendors statewide.