police brutality
Tyre Nichols murder underlines the need for tough new laws
January 30, 2023Prayers and condolences from lawmakers are nice, but the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act must become law now.
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Feds charge 4 police officers in fatal Breonna Taylor raid
August 5, 2022The charges — most of which stem from the faulty drug warrant used to search Taylor’s home — are an effort to hold them accountable for the killing of the 26-year-old medical worker.
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The thick blue line: Killer cops in new Baltimore and Paris series
May 25, 2022There may be Black and White behind the Blue Line, but that line, as the series illustrates in almost every scene, is used to regulate and destroy all attempts at community.
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‘All This Over $2.75?’ Harlem residents angry over latest police brutality incident
April 19, 2022An elderly man was dragged from the subway station at 125th and St. Nicholas Monday night, police having accused him of fare-hopping.
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‘Zoot Suit Riots’: guerras culturales en tiempos de guerra en Los Ángeles
March 25, 2022El caso ha pasado a la historia como un hito en la expresión del miedo racial y la presunción de culpabilidad. La policía y la prensa inflamaron las tensiones raciales enfatizando las diferencias culturales de la...
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