police violence – Page 11

Austin voters reject Proposition A, which would have pumped up police budgets

November 4, 2021 By Dan Wright

The measure was backed by local Republican Party officials posing as grassroots community leaders.

Black girls top list of teens hurt by the police

November 3, 2021 By Abbie Vansickle And Weihua Li

Parents forced to warn their children about encounters with law enforcement that is supposed to be there to “protect and serve.”

Samaria Rice demands justice on anniversary of son Tamir’s killing

October 29, 2021 By TN Long

Mourning mother wants DOJ to reopen her son’s case.

Fighting Proposition A, the right-wing’s plan to explode Austin police budgets

October 27, 2021 By William J. Laxson

The initiative stands to change the entire political landscape of the most progressive city in Texas.

‘He Died Like an Animal’: Some police departments hogtie people despite risks

October 7, 2021 By Joseph Neff And Emily Siegel

Like George Floyd under the knee of Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, an autopsy found Marcus Smith was killed by positional asphyxia - this time by the widely banned practice called the “hogtie.”