Law Enforcement
Law Enforcement
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St. Louis Cops Giddily Planned to Beat Protesters but Unwittingly Beat an Undercover Cop. Now Theyâre Indicted
The aftermath of Jason Stockleyâs acquittal for the killing of Anthony Lamar Smith carried an electric, emotional charge for members of the St. Louis communityâbut it was about to be an event for a few St. Louis Metropolitan Police officers. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, three officers, Dustin Boone, Randy Hays, and Christopher Myers,…
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Police Killed Black Man From Detroit and (Possibly) a Police Dog. Which One Do You Think Received More Sympathy?
A Detroit man was shot and killed by police outside the St. Clair Shores venue where his baby shower was being held. According to the Detroit Free Press, 29-year-old Theoddeus Gray was shot multiple times by police after Gray fired one shot with a pistol, which then jammed, according to the officersâ version of events.…
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Black Man Graciously Helps Intoxicated Neighbor, Gets Arrested for Some Silly Shit
23-year-old Samir Ahmed was just helping a neighbor in his own communityâŠuntil the police got involved and arrested him. On the morning of Nov. 17, someone called police to help a drunk man who was in and out of consciousness in a Silver Spring, Maryland, community. In the interim, Ahmed graciously helped the inebriated man…
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Watch: New Video Shows Milwaukee Cop Shooting Unarmed Black Man
âQuis custodiet ipsos custodes?â – Juvenal text That sentence is not from the guy who made âBack Dat Azz Up.â It is from the ancient Roman poet Juvenal and is roughly translated as âWho will watch the watchmen?â or âWho will guard the guardians?â And while it is used to describe the impossibility of checking…
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Laquan McDonaldâs Murderer Was Found GuiltyâWill a Judge Convict the Chicago Cops Who Allegedly Lied to Cover for Him?
In whatâs being called an âunprecedentedâ case, three Chicago cops accused of lying to protect one of their own in the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald will begin their trial today. They are facing criminal âcode of silenceâ chargesâthe first Chicago cops to ever do so. Former Detective David March, former Officer Joseph Walsh…
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Washington Police Chief Says He Wonât Enforce New Gun Initiative, Because Eff the Law, Apparently
A police chief in a tiny Washington town has recently asserted that he will essentially break the shit out of the law and not enforce a new gun initiative passed by the state. From the Seattle Times: The initiative that goes into effect Jan. 1 is one of the toughest in the country, raising the…
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Another Day, Another Black Man Gets the Cops Called on Him for No Damn Reason
Imagine youâre a special advocate and visitation supervisor whoâs appointed by the court to oversee meetings between children and the parents who have lost custody of them. Now imagine youâre minding your black ass business doing exactly that when two police officers roll up on you asking for ID because you look âsuspiciousâ. According to…
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Sacramento Police Implement New Body Camera Placement Policy to Prevent âAccidentalâ ShutoffsÂ
In the early morning hours of Thursday, Sept. 6, 19-year-old Darell Richards was shot and killed by a SWAT officer with the Sacramento Police Department. The officers claimed Richards had pointed a weapon at themâa weapon that was later discovered to be a pellet gun. When the body camera footage from the officers at the…
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#BothamJean: Newly Elected Dallas DA Wants to Charge Amber Guyger With Murder
More than two months after an unarmed and innocent 26-year-old, Botham Shem Jean, was shot to death in his apartment by former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, newly elected Dallas District Attorney John Creuzot is ready to do the job his predecessor failed toâcharge Guyger with murder. Faith Johnson, a black Republican who was appointed…
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Black Man Precludes Casualties in Bar ShootoutâOnly to be Shot and Killed by Police [Updated]
The headline should have been: âSecurity Guard Apprehends Shooter and Saves Lives.â Instead, itâs another case of the police shooting and killing an innocent black man. Eyewitnesses say that at Mannyâs Blue Room Bar in Robbins, Ill., security told a group of intoxicated men they had to leave. One of the men returned armed, at…