Police Brutality
Police Brutality
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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…
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Because We Live In a World In Which Hoodies Are Apparently Illegal, Two Black Men Were Arrested for Nothing
In a perfect world, black people wouldnât face incessant discrimination over our choice of dress, dialect, impeccable seasoning prowess, or how we chose to do our hair. But because certain occupants of âThe Land of the Freeâ and âHome of the Braveâ wonât ever leave us the hell alone, innocuous clothing like hooded sweatshirts have…
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#StephonClark: Sacramento DA Promises to Take Her Sweet Time Making a Decision on Police Shooting
Just days after the Sacramento Police Department alerted the media that their investigation into the officer-involved shooting death of 22-year-old Stephon Clark had been completed and handed off to both the state attorney general and the county district attorney, DA Anne Marie Schubertâs office said in a release that their review of that investigation could…
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#StephonClark: Sacramento PD Completes Investigation of Officer-Involved ShootingÂ
Seven months and seven days after 22-year-old Stephon Clark was killed on the patio in the backyard of his grandmotherâs home, the Sacramento Police Department has concluded its investigation into the shooting that led to his death. In a media advisory released Thursday, the department said the results of the investigation had been turned over…
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#SayHerName: Florida Police Viciously Beat 14-Year-Old Black Girl for âResisting Arrestâ
Though the modern narrative on police brutality tends to focus on murdered black men and boys, black women and girls are also the victims of over-policing in black communities. Through hashtags like #SayHerName, organizations like the African American Policy Forum have been shouting from the rooftops for years that black womenâcis and transâare also vulnerable…
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Cops Sexually Assault At Least 100 Women Every Year and No One Talks About It
When discussing Americaâs police state, we often talk about âblack bodies.â The conversation is peppered with words like âbrutalityâ and âpolice violence.â But no one talks about another brutal act of violence committed by law enforcement figures. We have known about it for years but have mostly overlooked it. Everyoneâincluding this writerâhas the information but…
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Maryland Cop Charged With Raping Woman During Traffic Stop
A Maryland police officer was arrested Monday evening and charged with raping a woman during a police stop after a friend of the victim caught the officer in the act. According to CNN, 29-year-old Ryan Macklin, an officer for the Prince Georgeâs County Police Department, pulled over a woman about 1 a.m. on Thursday for…
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When Aunties Attack: Video of Cop Manhandling Black Child Goes Viral
A video of a womanâs reaction to a police officer literally strong-arming her nephew at a Georgia mall shows the inherent danger law enforcement officers face when they are trying to protect the prized assets of great American landmarks like Spencerâs Gifts and Rue 21. The video, uploaded by Twitter user Simar, shows a cop…