Tag: police violence
NYPD ‘friendly fire’ killed an officer. Investigators seemed to ignore video...
New records show that investigators allowed police misstatements to stand, despite having body-camera video to disprove them.
‘Police lied’: Video belies Philly cops’ claim in fatal shooting of...
"In my view this is a crime against humanity, to be perfectly truthful."
Who gets to talk about how police need to change?
A FAIR study of NYT coverage from George Floyd to Tyre Nichols
Taking a hard look at police killings
Can re-imagining city budgets make our communities safer?
Movement to stop Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ calls for support after police...
Atlanta activists are calling for an independent investigation and solidarity, after police killed an Indigenous land defender in a heavily-armed raid.
Police violence reached an all-time high last year—are we ready to...
If we want to see a significant reversal to the ruthless march of police savagery, we’re going to need to put our money where our mouths are.
Advocates demand justice for boy, 15, killed during Albuquerque police attack
"They do not care for our lives," said one demonstrator protesting the killing of Brett Rosenau. "They use war weapons in our communities that created a fire that burned a child alive."
The city where investigations of police take so long, officers kill...
A California city’s flawed handling of fatal police shootings allowed six officers to use deadly force again before their first cases were decided. Experts say the department’s system "isn’t even basement standard practice” and needs oversight.
State trooper suspended and charged with assault
Police have not yet released the footage of the incident or identified the motorist who was attacked by Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Trooper Israel Moore.
Former federal correctional officer pleads guilty to bribery and smuggling charges
Nickolas Herrera, a federal correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Institute (FCI) in Sheridan, Oregon, pleaded guilty to conspiracy, providing contraband in prison, and accepting a bribe as a public official.
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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.
Trump’s repression of dissent is backfiring
In response to the Trump administration’s attempts to quell dissent and tilt the playing field, people are not shrinking in fear, but getting more bold in their resistance.
Supreme Court gives Trump administration more power over green card holders
The 6-3 ruling allows border officials to treat some lawful permanent residents accused of crimes as applicants for admission, raising new fears of detention, deportation, and years of legal limbo.
UN inquiry says Israel deliberately targeted Palestinian children in Gaza
A new UN Commission report details more than 20,000 children killed, tens of thousands injured, attacks on hospitals and schools, and evidence that Palestinian children were treated not as collateral damage, but as targets.