Prosecutor Smears Grieving Mother Whose 12-Year-Old Was Gunned Down By Police
"They're very interesting people… let me just leave it at that… and they have their own economic motives." The post Prosecutor Smears Grieving Mother Whose 12-Year-Old Was Gunned Down By Police...
View ArticleLouisiana Police Officers Charged With Murder In Shooting Death Of 6-Year-Old...
"It is the most disturbing thing I've seen and I will leave it at that." The post Louisiana Police Officers Charged With Murder In Shooting Death Of 6-Year-Old Boy appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleBen Carson On Racial Bias In Policing: ‘I’m Still Waiting For The Evidence’
The moderator responded: “I’ll show you the Tamir Rice tape." The post Ben Carson On Racial Bias In Policing: ‘I’m Still Waiting For The Evidence’ appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleChicago Officer Who Shot Black Teen 16 Times To Be Charged With First Degree...
State's Attorney Anita Alvarez makes shocking move ahead of controversial video's release
View ArticleOfficer Started Shooting At Teenage Boy 6 Seconds After Exiting Car
There were 14 to 15 seconds between the first shot and the last, and McDonald was laying on the ground for 13 of them.
View ArticleChicago Police Release Video Of Cop Shooting Teenager 16 Times In 30 Seconds
It took 400 days and an expensive legal battle to make the video public.
View Article15 Seconds Of Video, 3 Arrests, And A Night Of Black Lives Matter Protests
What happened when the video of Laquan McDonald's shooting was released. The post 15 Seconds Of Video, 3 Arrests, And A Night Of Black Lives Matter Protests appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleAn Officer Has Been Charged With The Murder Of Laquan McDonald. But What...
Charging the cop who killed Laquan McDonald with murder is only the first step to addressing Chicago's public failures surrounding that 2014 shooting. The post An Officer Has Been Charged With The...
View ArticleChicago Officials Offer Weak Reform As Protests Rage Over Police Shooting Of...
Emanuel and McCarthy have been accused of participating in a cover-up of the shooting. The post Chicago Officials Offer Weak Reform As Protests Rage Over Police Shooting Of Laquan McDonald appeared...
View ArticleHere’s What The Officer Who Shot Tamir Rice Told The Grand Jury
"He was facing us. This was an active shooter situation." The post Here’s What The Officer Who Shot Tamir Rice Told The Grand Jury appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleVideo Shows San Francisco Police Surrounding And Gunning Down Man
A semi-circle of police officers surround a man backed up against the wall of a building. Then the shots start ringing out. The post Video Shows San Francisco Police Surrounding And Gunning Down Man...
View ArticleLong Island Police Department Buys Arsenal Of Assault Rifles Because Of...
The impulse to super-charge police forces in the wake of shootings and terrorist attacks hasn't yielded much improvement in safety, but it has had other consequences. The post Long Island Police...
View ArticleSan Francisco Residents Call For Police Chief’s Resignation
Mario Woods' shooting is just one of many police brutality incidents this year. The post San Francisco Residents Call For Police Chief’s Resignation appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleBREAKING: No Charges Against Chicago Officer Who Shot Ronald Johnson In The Back
Johnson was shot from behind while trying to run away. The post BREAKING: No Charges Against Chicago Officer Who Shot Ronald Johnson In The Back appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleWitness Lied About Seeing Man With Firearm Before He Was Gunned Down By Police
"It was a lie that I thought it was a gun." The post Witness Lied About Seeing Man With Firearm Before He Was Gunned Down By Police appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleEmails Suggest Mayor’s Staff Knew About Laquan McDonald Video During His...
What did Rahm know, and when did he know it? The post Emails Suggest Mayor’s Staff Knew About Laquan McDonald Video During His Re-Election Campaign appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleCorrupt Agency Tasked With Investigating Chicago Police Shootings
Out of 409 police shootings, 2 were considered unjustified. The post Corrupt Agency Tasked With Investigating Chicago Police Shootings appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleChicago Police Shoot And Kill Mother Of 5, College Student
This shooting comes just two days after protesters staged a massive demonstration over police shootings in the city. The post Chicago Police Shoot And Kill Mother Of 5, College Student appeared first...
View ArticlePressure Mounts After Chicago Police Admit To Killing Innocent 55-Year-Old...
As the Chicago Police Department promises reform, a resident is accidentally shot and killed. The post Pressure Mounts After Chicago Police Admit To Killing Innocent 55-Year-Old Woman By Accident...
View ArticleHere’s How Many People Police Killed In 2015
We break down police killings by gender, race, and state. The post Here’s How Many People Police Killed In 2015 appeared first on ThinkProgress.
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