Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Tag: police

Police officers charged with battery after beating handcuffed man on video

Although the officers received reprimands for the incident five months ago, they were not charged until the video became public.

Increased restrictions on protest won’t keep communities safer

Instead of looking to combat-ready police to solve the problem of public disruption, the community itself has the capacity to create structures of safety and support by focusing on solidarity and confronting the foundational issues that are causing the violence in the first place.

Three Miami police officers arrested on drug trafficking charges

“No one wants corrupt officers in our police departments or on our streets.”

Third police officer sentenced to prison for framing black males

“These three police officers from Biscayne Park disgraced themselves and damaged the public’s trust in law enforcement."

Dallas cop fired after killing innocent man

A grand jury will decide whether to indict Amber Guyger for manslaughter or other criminal charges in the death of Botham Jean.

Lawsuit filed against former police chief and officers for false arrest

“Police Chief Raimundo Atesiano’s actions were intended to give his community a false sense of security and were a betrayal of his oath to protect the residents of Biscayne Park and all the people of Miami-Dade County.”

Dallas cop faces manslaughter charge for fatally shooting innocent man

Chief Hall confirmed that an arrest warrant is being obtained in order to charge the officer with manslaughter for the death of Jean.

Family of innocent man awarded $14.35M settlement after deputies fatally shot...

"We are always striving to improve how we handle split-second life and death situations in an effort to prevent similar tragedies from occurring.”

How the Trump administration went easy on small-town police abuses

The Obama Justice Department thought Ville Platte, Louisiana – where officers jail witnesses to crimes – could become a model of how to erase policing abuses that plague small towns across the nation. Jeff Sessions decided not to bother.

Police determine officer was driving at ‘unsafe speed’ when striking teen

"Our training is designed to prevent this sort of thing from happening. We are going to make sure our training – and the officer’s adherence to that training – is as solid as it can be.”

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Sanders pushes ‘Pensions for All’ to confront corporate greed and America’s retirement crisis

With nearly half of older workers having no retirement savings, Sen. Bernie Sanders introduces sweeping legislation to guarantee all Americans the same pension security enjoyed by members of Congress.

House Republicans move to block EPA action on toxic PFAS in farm fertilizers

A provision in the latest GOP spending bill would halt enforcement of an EPA risk assessment warning that sewage sludge fertilizer contaminates farmland with cancer-linked forever chemicals.

Trump turns on MAGA over Epstein files as transparency backlash grows

Trump once capitalized on Epstein conspiracy theories to galvanize his base. Now, facing demands for accountability, he lashes out at the very supporters who helped propel him back into power.

Nuclear reactors stoke the climate they claim to cool

Heatwaves force European reactors offline while solar keeps the lights on.

Vermont installs beaver-saving, flood-preventing device

Beaver deceivers are known to be "humane infrastructure designed to regulate water levels while allowing beavers to remain in place."