Tag: police killing
Former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating rights of George Floyd
All four defendants were charged with deprivation of rights under color of law by willfully failing to aid Floyd, who was “in clear need of medical care.”
‘A warrant is not a license to kill’: Rev. William Barber...
The family says it shows Brown was shot in the back of the head while his hands were on the steering wheel of a car, calling it an “execution.”
Police officer fired in Alton Sterling case
“Fear cannot be a driver for an officer’s response to every incident. Unreasonable fear within an officer is dangerous.”
Family Releases Video of Police Killing Their Mentally Ill Son
The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department has recently been the target of multiple Justice Department investigations. And here's one of huge concern after Sheriff’s Deputies recently shot a mentally ill man to death.
Video Reveals Police Gunning Down Man for Throwing Rocks
Police recently shot and killed Antonio Zambrano-Montes, a mentally disturbed man, and it was all caught on video. While he had a rock in his hand rather than a gun, could the situation have been handled differently?
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Clinton blames young people and social media for opposition to Gaza genocide
A speech at a far right Israeli publication’s summit sparks criticism over claims that youth are misinformed rather than responding to documented atrocities.
Trump administration threatens to withhold SNAP funds from democratic-led states
A new confrontation between the White House and blue states raises concerns about the political use of food assistance programs.
How the pro-Palestine movement is outsmarting the algorithms
In response to systematic censorship by Meta and other platforms, Palestinians and their allies have built an innovative new playbook of tactics to beat the algorithm.
Poland officially enacts ban on fur farming
The legislation was signed into law by President Karol Nawrocki and it marks the end of an era as the European Union’s largest remaining fur producer.
‘This is a union town’: Zohran Mamdani & Bernie Sanders join striking Starbucks workers’...
Speaking outside a store in Brooklyn, Mamdani said New York is a “union town,” and vowed to continue joining pickets even after he is sworn in as mayor on January 1.