Law Enforcement
Law Enforcement
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Chicago Cops Fail to Administer Aid After Shooting Black Man Climbing Fence to Get Away
Newly released body camera footage shows the fatal shooting of another black man at the hands of Chicago police, even as he appeared to be trying to run away from officers. The Civilian Order of Police Accountability in Chicago on Wednesday released the footage of Maurice Granton Jr.ās fatal shooting, which occurred on June 6…
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Black Woman Manhandled by 3 Cops at Alabama Waffle House Found Guilty of Disorderly Conduct
Chikesia Clemons, the black woman wrestled to the ground by three Saraland, Ala., police officers at a Waffle House in April, has been found guilty of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. According to AL.com, the late-night trial took place in Mobile County, Ala., on Monday night. Judge Mark Irwin, delivering the ruling, said Clemons had…
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Video Shows Georgia Police Officer Forcefully Restraining 10-Year-Old Distraught Over Father's Arrest
The Athens-Clarke County, Ga., police have launched an investigation after horrific video footage showed a police officer restraining a small child forcefully, all because the distraught boy tried to come in defense of his father, who was being arrested. āPolice Chief [Scott] Freeman has ordered an internal affairs investigation and the release of the officerās…
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'Stop Fingering Me Though, Bruh!' Cop Sued For Turning Police Pat-Down Into Prostate Exam
A Washington, D.C., resident has filed a lawsuit against a Metropolitan DC police officer alleging that the cop violated this citizenās constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizure during an impromptu stop, frisk and rectal examination. According to court documents filed on behalf of M.B. Cottingham by the American Civil Liberties Union, Cottingham was celebrating…
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Illinois Cops Smash Car Window, Break Hand and Tase Passengers in Video of Traffic Stop
Law enforcement officials in Joliet, Ill., say they are in the āearly stagesā of investigating a traffic stop a that resulted in a broken hand, smashed car windows, a seemingly brutal beating, a tasering and a collection of viral videos that documented it all. Twenty-one-year-old Milton Travis was headed home in his silver Chevrolet Malibu…
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What Is the Chicago Police Department Hiding?Ā New Questions Surface Regarding Harith Augustus' DeathĀ
In an attempt to calm the ongoing outrage surrounding the shooting of Harith Augustus, on Sunday the Chicago Police Department released a portion of footage captured by body-worn cameras of the deadly incident. Instead of holding the CPDās feet to the fire and asking more pointed questions, most of the media immediately accepted the one-sided…
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Four Years Later, NYPD Prepares to Discipline Cop in Eric Garner's Death
1,462 days after Eric Garner wheezed the words āI canāt breatheā before giving up the ghost on a Staten Island sidewalk, the New York Police Department has decided to discipline Daniel Pantaleo, the police officer whose arms just happened to be wrapped around Garnerās neck at the time. Well … maybe āBased on our most…
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Milwaukee to Pay $3.4 Million to Settle Lawsuit Claiming Police Stop-And-Frisk Policy Targeted Black and Latinx Residents
Milwaukee has agreed to shell out a cool $3.4 million in order to settle a lawsuit which accuses its police department of unduly targeting black and Latinx residents for years through its stop-and-frisk policy. The Milwaukee Common Council approved the settlement last week Tuesday, with Mayor Tom Barrett signing off on the agreement with the…
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Watch: New Details Emerge in Case of Minnesota Cops Pulling Guns on Black Kids After Fake 911 Call
The Root has obtained exclusive footage and spoke to an eyewitness who filmed a now-viral video that seems to contradict many of the copsā initial claims after Minnesota Park Police pulled their guns and detained children in a Minneapolis area park. After Brianna Lindellās Facebook video of the Tuesday incident went viral, Minneapolis Park Board…
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Chicago Cop Under Investigation After Being Caught on Viral Video Saying 'I Kill Motherf–kers'Ā
One of Chicagoās finest is under investigation after he was caught on camera harassing two black men and quipping, āI kill motherfuckers.ā The officer is seen in the video in an unmarked car, but in full uniform (minus his name and badge) taunting the young men. āI kill motherfuckers,ā the officer could be heard telling…