Police Brutality
Police Brutality
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Family, Mourners Remember the Life of Botham Shem Jean, Killed in His Own Home by a Dallas Cop
As the circumstances surrounding Botham Shem Jeanâs shooting death remain cloudy, mourners gathered yesterday to pay tribute to the 26-year-old Caribbean native who was gunned down in his own home by a uniformed Dallas police officer on Thursday night. The cop, who remains unidentified, was off-duty at the time of the shooting, and claims she…
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#StephonClark: Family Files $35 Million Wrongful Death Claim With City of Sacramento
It has been nearly six months since two Sacramento police officers shot and killed 22-year-old Stephon Clark as he stood in the backyard of his grandmotherâs home. The SPDâs internal investigation of the shooting is still ongoing, as is the investigation being led by the California State Attorney General. Both officers involved in Clarkâs death have…
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Police To Seek Manslaughter Charge Against Dallas Cop Who Shot and Killed Man After Mistaking Victimâs Apartment for Her Own [Update]
Earlier: A Dallas police officer shot and killed a 26-year-old on Thursday night after the officer allegedly entered the victimâs apartment and mistook it for her own, according to police. The Dallas Morning News reports that the incident occurred at around 10 p.m. at the South Side Flats on S. Lamar St., just blocks away…
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Chicago Police Will Have to Notify Dispatchers Whenever They Point a Gun at Someone: ReportÂ
Within the next year, any Chicago police officer who points a gun at an individual during an arrest or a street stop will have to radio in dispatchers about the incident. According to the Chicago Tribune, the decision was made after a deal was introduced between Mayor Rahm Emanuelâs administration and Illinois Attorney General Lisa…
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Chicago Police Officer Who Killed Laquan McDonald Violated Bail Conditions, Judge Rules
Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke had his bail increased by $2,000 on Thursday after a judge determined that he violated the conditions of his bail by giving interviews. Van Dyke is facing murder charges for the 2014 shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, and has been out on bond, but couldâve been sent to…
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Chicago Officer Who Killed 17-Year-Old Laquan McDonald Breaks Silence for the 1st Time Since Fatal Shooting
Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke is ending his silence, giving multiple interviews this week ahead of his murder trial, which is scheduled to begin next week. Van Dyke gave his first TV interview to Fox32, and also sat down to speak to reporters from the Chicago Tribune. Unsurprisingly, for both interviews, he declined to…
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Ex-Cop Convicted in Murder of 15-Year-Old Jordan Edwards Sentenced to 15 Years in PrisonÂ
A Texas jury has decided that former Balch Springs, Texas officer Roy Oliver will spend the next 15 years of his life in prison for the murder of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards. According to CNN, in addition to the prison sentence, Oliver will be fined $10,000 in the case. Oliver, 38, was convicted of murder on…
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Betty Shelby Is Teaching a Class on Surviving Killing an Unarmed Black Man. Here Are 10 Things She'd Be Better At
This week, Betty Shelby, the Tulsa Police Officer who shot and killed Terence Crutcherâand claimed he âcaused his own deathâ by âfailing to complyâ to her ordersâwill teach a course to other police officers about âSurviving the Aftermath of a Critical Incident.â Shelby is convinced that other officers will be forced to deal with what…
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Betty Shelby, the Oklahoma Cop Who Killed Terence Crutcher, to Teach Class on 'Surviving the Aftermath' of Police Shootings
This Is How White Privilege Works 101: Betty Shelby, the white Tulsa, Okla., police officer who shot an unarmed Terence Crutcher as he stood by his SUV in 2016, will be teaching a class about âsurviving the aftermathâ of an officer-involved shooting. As Tulsa World reports, Shelby, who was acquitted of first-degree manslaughter in 2017,…