Law Enforcement
Law Enforcement
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Former Cop Who Issued Warrant in Breonna Taylor Raid Is Trying to Get His Job Back
The more of these stories I write and read, the more it becomes apparent that police culture revolves around the belief that by virtue of being a cop you shouldnât have to face consequences, so itâs not surprising that the cop who issued the warrant that led to Breonna Taylorâs death is currently in the…
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Derek Chauvin Wants Probation for Murder. First I Was Like, 'What America Does He Live In?' Then I Was Like, 'Oh Yeah'
Like most of white conservative America, Derek Chauvin doesnât think heâs a criminal. How could he? Heâs a cop, a middle-aged white man, and a person with no regard or respect for the dignity and well-being of Black bodies. Derek Chauvin is traditional white America. If traditional white America was a fly on the wall…
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Illinois Set to Become First State to Bar Police Officers From Lying to Minors to Coerce Confessions
The state of Illinois is on its way to becoming the first in the nation to bar police officers from lying to minors during interrogations. In an effort to prohibit the manipulative tactics cops often use to coerce confessions that often turn out to be false confessionsâto which people under the age of 18 are…
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Police Strip Searching Teen and Entering Home Without Warrant Leads to Baton Rouge Paying Out $35,000 to Family
Clarence Green was driving in his car on New Yearâs Day last year when he was pulled over by a police officer in Baton Rouge, La. The ensuing traffic stop was anything but routine as the officer proceeded to publicly strip search Green and his 16-year-old brother. Over a year later, the city of Baton…
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Mother of Tamir Rice Fighting to Prevent Officer Who Shot Her Son From Getting His Job Back
The mother of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old boy who was fatally shot over six years ago by Cleveland police, is fighting to make sure that the police officer responsible for the shooting doesnât get his job back on the police force. According to NBC News, Rice was fatally shot in November 2014 when Officer Timothy…
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2 Tacoma Police Officers Charged With Murder and a 3rd Charged With Manslaughter in Death of Manuel Ellis
Weeks before George Floyd was murdered by ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, another Black man in Tacoma, Wash., died in police custody shortly after telling the officers who were restraining him, âI canât breathe.â That man was 33-year-old Manuel Ellis, and on Thursday, two of the police officers involved in his death were charged with…