Tag: police violence
LAPD officer avoids jail time after beating handcuffed man on video
Garcia no longer receives paychecks from the department and could face termination.
Ex-cop pleads guilty after shooting unarmed man in back
If convicted, Slager faces a maximum sentence of life in prison for violating Scott’s civil rights under color of law.
Families rally to end police raids in NYC public housing
Over the last few years, the New York City Police Department has collaborated with various federal agencies to conduct militarized raids in multiple New York City Housing Authority public housing developments around the city.
Fired cops charged with beating unarmed motorist on video
Officers have been charge after their incident report failed to mention blatant use of excessive force against the restrained suspect.
Police officer fired after kicking handcuffed man in face
Officer McDonald has also been involved in three “use of force” incidents and two car accidents.
Officer sentenced to 40yrs in prison for killing 6-year-old autistic boy
“He just kept shooting, kept shooting.”
Philadelphia cop arrested on animal cruelty charges
Long has been suspended by Police Commissioner Richard Ross for thirty days with the intent to dismiss.
How Chicago became the first city to make reparations to victims...
The ordinance provides a meaningful model for creating reparations at the local level.
Defunding police – how antiracist organizers got Seattle to listen
By halting a proposed $150 million police precinct, Seattle activists have made headway in redirecting funding toward services like affordable housing and education.
Chicago greets the new year with violence
These frequent bursts of deadly violence in Chicago have brought stories of personal tragedy and struggle to national attention.
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Could Trump’s Iran fiasco be America’s Suez crisis?
The U.S. war on Iran today, but similarities in the larger context, suggest that the United States is facing the same kind of “end of empire” moment that the British Empire faced in that historic crisis.
Trump DOJ subpoenas reporters after Iran war leaks trigger escalating clash with the press
The Trump administration has reportedly issued subpoenas targeting journalists and news organizations over Iran war reporting, intensifying concerns that the Justice Department is being used to expose confidential sources and pressure outlets covering national security issues
Wow! Losing the war PLUS losing the peace – the frenzy of fiascos ravage...
What other blundering buffoons ever lost a war (of choice), then willfully lost the peace via threats, phony bluffs and tin-ear, belligerent BS?
Too much money, too little democracy: Americans across party lines reject billionaire power in...
A new national poll finds widespread bipartisan concern that billionaires, dark money and special interest spending are overpowering ordinary voters in U.S. elections as campaign spending continues to shatter records.
Now you see them… now you don’t
Women leaders and Trump 2.0.