BREAKING: Brooklyn DA Recommends Zero Jail Time For Officer Who Killed Akai...
"There is no evidence, however, that he intended to kill or injure Akai Gurley." The post BREAKING: Brooklyn DA Recommends Zero Jail Time For Officer Who Killed Akai Gurley appeared first on...
View ArticleBREAKING: Officers Won’t Be Charged For Fatal Shooting Of Jamar Clark
The decision was made by Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman, following his decision to remove grand juries from police shooting cases. The post BREAKING: Officers Won’t Be Charged For Fatal Shooting...
View ArticleJudge Drastically Reduces Jail Time For Officers Who Shot Unarmed People...
The officers opened fire on unarmed people trying to find shelter. Then they lied about it. The post Judge Drastically Reduces Jail Time For Officers Who Shot Unarmed People Fleeing Hurricane Katrina...
View ArticleBaltimore Police Commissioner Blames Eighth Grader For His Own Police Shooting
"What do they expect us to do? Drive by?" The post Baltimore Police Commissioner Blames Eighth Grader For His Own Police Shooting appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleAfter Fatal Shooting Of Unarmed Black Woman, San Francisco Police Chief Resigns
"The progress we’ve made has been meaningful, but it hasn’t been fast enough." The post After Fatal Shooting Of Unarmed Black Woman, San Francisco Police Chief Resigns appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleChicago Mayor Holds On For Dear Life In The Face Of Chicago’s Continuing...
"But it is clear that a totally new agency is required to rebuild trust in investigations of officer-involved shootings..." The post Chicago Mayor Holds On For Dear Life In The Face Of Chicago’s...
View ArticleNew Jersey Officer Leaked Mugshots Of 14-Year-Old Gunned Down By Police
What happens when a juvenile's mugshot is made public? The post New Jersey Officer Leaked Mugshots Of 14-Year-Old Gunned Down By Police appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleSt. Louis Police Secretly Paid Thousands To Victims’ Families Without...
St. Louis agreed to pay $4.7 million in settlement money, since 2010. The post St. Louis Police Secretly Paid Thousands To Victims’ Families Without Prosecutors’ Knowledge appeared first on...
View ArticleMinnesota Representative’s Racially Loaded Op-Ed Sparks Uproar
Rep. Cornish's advice for avoiding police violence: "Don't be a thug." The post Minnesota Representative’s Racially Loaded Op-Ed Sparks Uproar appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleMississippi Officer Allegedly Shot An Unarmed Man And Let A Police Dog...
"We believe the officer just went berserk." The post Mississippi Officer Allegedly Shot An Unarmed Man And Let A Police Dog Mutilate His Groin appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleWhat Everyone Should Know About Ronnie Shumpert, Killed By Police In...
"They thought we were just going to bury my brother and let this die. But they messed with the wrong family." The post What Everyone Should Know About Ronnie Shumpert, Killed By Police In Unfathomably...
View ArticleThis Is How Many People Police Have Killed So Far In 2016
And the police officers this year who have received little to no punishment for killing another person. The post This Is How Many People Police Have Killed So Far In 2016 appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleLouisiana’s ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Law Is About To Be Tested
Anger over a new police shooting video is coinciding with a new law to protect police from "hate crimes." The post Louisiana’s ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Law Is About To Be Tested appeared first on...
View ArticlePolice Officer Guns Down Black Driver In Front Of His Girlfriend And Her Child
At the end of the video, her 4-year-old daughter says, "It’s okay, Mommy. I'm right here with you." The post Police Officer Guns Down Black Driver In Front Of His Girlfriend And Her Child appeared...
View ArticleWhy Black Lives Don’t Matter To The NRA
Two gun owners were killed this week, but don't expect outrage from the National Rifle Association. The post Why Black Lives Don’t Matter To The NRA appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticlePhilando Castile’s Family Speaks Out: ‘It’s A Silent War Against African...
"We're never free." The post Philando Castile’s Family Speaks Out: ‘It’s A Silent War Against African American People’ appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleGun Activist Says He Warned PD Involved In Philando Castile Shooting About...
"If you don't fix it, you're going to have a bigger problem." The post Gun Activist Says He Warned PD Involved In Philando Castile Shooting About Shady Traffic Stops appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleAs Live-Streaming Of Violent Events Becomes More Common, How Are Social Media...
"I wanted everyone in the world to know that, no matter how much the police tamper with evidence, how much they stick together, they manipulate our minds to believe what they want, I wanted to put it...
View ArticleMinnesota Governor On Philando Castile’s Death: He’d Still Be Alive Had He...
"All of us in Minnesota are forced to confront, [that] this kind of racism exists.” The post Minnesota Governor On Philando Castile’s Death: He’d Still Be Alive Had He Been White appeared first on...
View ArticleA Black Man Legally Carrying A Gun Was Wrongly Labeled A Suspect By Dallas...
A white man is a "good guy with a gun," but a black man is a criminal. The post A Black Man Legally Carrying A Gun Was Wrongly Labeled A Suspect By Dallas Police appeared first on ThinkProgress.
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