Justifying police malpractice

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Justifying police malpractice

Goliath J. Davis, III, Ph.D. By Goliath J. Davis, III, Ph.D., Contributor ST. PETERSBURG - Every time it appears lessons have been learned, we open the paper, the laptop or turn on the news only to discover it has happened again. Somewhere in America, the police have killed another Black man or woman. We watched in […]

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Florida police laugh after shooting rubber bullets in video

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Newly released body camera footage shows Florida police officers laughing and celebrating after shooting rubber bullets at a protest last month in which a Black woman was shot in the face and seriously injured. Fort Lauderdale police posted a video on its official

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Atlanta Wendy’s Location Burned Down Following Police Shooting Death of Rayshard Brooks

An Atlanta Wendy’s was burned down after a Black man was shot and killed by police who had called to investigate him being asleep at the wheel in the

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New chief of embattled Colorado force wants cops to see bias - Black News Channel

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The new leader of a suburban Denver police department whose officers put Elijah McClain in a chokehold before the young Black man died last year and handcuffed Black girls over the weekend said Wednesday that she wants to empower police to veer

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51-year-old arrested for stabbing of Limpopo police station commander

A suspect has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a police captain in Mbuzini village on Saturday, Limpopo SAPS spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo has

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DON’T BLAME CLUNIS - • Retired cop says commanders sometimes have to make tough calls • Police Fed says no evidence senior cop disregarded advice in deadly operation

“If Mr Clunis had gone there with one police officer and the man opened fire at them and they fired back and get the man and get the same gun you see on display, everybody would say he was a hero,” Campbell said

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$55 million student housing development coming near UAB

By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times The Jefferson County Commission on Thursday voted to abate nearly $650,000 in taxes for a $55 million student housing complex in the Parkside District near the UAB campus. The County Commission approved on the consent agenda $67,293 in sales/use taxes and

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City Leaders Approve 'Breonna's Law' Limiting No-Knock Warrants In Louisville - Blavity

The lifesaving EMT was killed on March 13 by three police officers who raided her home and unleashed a hail of bullets into her bedroom after entering the residence without

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Kenya: Three Police Officers Deny Aiding Suspect Escape From Cell

Three police officers were Thursday charged with aiding a kidnapping suspect escape from lawful

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Black Seattle Police Chief Resigns After Council Votes to Defund the Police

The ‘defund the police movement has been causing rifts around the country. Based on the decision of the Seattle City Council, the Seattle Chief of Police has resigned due to…

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Court orders MPD to make immediate changes, including ban of chokeholds

Hennepin County Judge signed court order filed by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights Hennepin County Court today approved theproposed court orderfiled by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) Source

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No prosecution for many arrested at Portland's protests - Black News Channel

By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — People arrested in Portland since late May on non-violent misdemeanor charges during the protests that have racked Oregon's largest city for more than two months won't be prosecuted. The new policy announced Tuesday recognizes the outrage

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Naked with 'spit hoods' on, protesters decry Prude's death - Black News Channel

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Naked except for 'spit hoods' in a reference to the killing of Daniel Prude, several protesters sat outside Rochester's police headquarters Monday morning to push for police accountability, local news outlets reported. Photos and video showed roughly a half-dozen

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Why Is It Taking So Long To Fire, Arrest And Charge ALL Of Breonna Taylor’s Killers?

It's been more than three months since Louisville police officers executed Breonna Taylor in her own home.

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Florida State Attorney to Re-Examine Case of Man Who Punched 14-Year Old Black Girl in the Face

Charles Wyscaver, a 60-year old white male from Pensacola, Florida who was seen on camera punching a 14-year old mentally disabled Black girl in her face, was initially arrested and charged with Charge Abuse. Those charges were later dropped, but now the case is being re-opened. Vin

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First Black Woman Police Chief of Dallas Resigns After Protest Criticism

First Black woman police chief of Dallas announces resignation after receiving backlash for the way Dallas Police Department have handled protests

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Motion to strengthen INDECOM tabled in House

A motion calling for legislative changes to the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) Act, to strengthen the investigative capabilities of the organisation, was tabled in the House of Representatives by Justice Minister Delroy Chuck this

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Report: At least 70 people have died in police custody after saying ‘I Can’t Breathe’ - DefenderNetwork.com

The deaths of Eric Garner and George Floyd have turned the words “I can’t breathe” into an infamous phrase inextricably linked to the issue of excessive force used by police on Black citizens. Both Garner’s and Floyd’s altercations with police were recorded and posted on social media for the world

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Tear gas flies as Minneapolis rioters protest death of George Floyd in police custody | The Mississippi Link

Thousands of protesters march down Hiawatha Ave in Minneapolis to protest the police killing of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police on May

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Area Residents Stand — And Kneel — With Police Chief To Honor George Floyd

Sacramento Police Chief Daniel Hahn participated in a march in the neighborhood of Oak Park this week to show his solidarity with the community in the wake of George

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Fiery Atlanta Rally Among US Protests of George Floyd Death | Afro

Here is a look at some protests across the

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Still no sign of missing West Bank cop - Stabroek News

The disappearance of police constable Quincy Lewis has left his mother at a loss for answers and up to yesterday afternoon, there were no word on his whereabouts. The article Still no sign of missing West Bank cop appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Cut your hair or else: Trinidad Airports Authority constable claims discrimination

The constable, Joshua Wallace, has hired former attorney general Anand Ramlogan and attorney Jared Jagroo to file a freedom of information request to Hayden Newton, general manager of the Airports Authority (AATT), seeking information on its policy relating to the appearance and attire of estate

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Retired African American Police Captain Killed Trying To Stop Looting

Retired African American Police Captain Killed Trying To Stop St. Louis police captain David

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Atlanta police chief resigns after fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks

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Three Jamaican cops nabbed in US on drug charges | New York Carib News

Three Jamaica cops were charged in a sweeping narcotics operation involving high-profile United States law-enforcement agents in two American cities on

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The are no 'riots' in Minneapolis after the death of George Floyd

There are no riots in Minneapolis in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder by the

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Louisville Police Chief Announces Retirement After His Officers ‘Executed’ Breonna Taylor

The police chief at the center of a scandal involving his officers shooting and killing an unarmed Black woman in her own home has unexpectedly announced he will be calling it

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Wendy's Restaurant Set On Fire In Atlanta After African American Man Killed By Police At Drive-Thru

The Wendy Co (NASDAQ: WEN) restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia, which became the site of the killing of Rayshard Brooks on Friday, was set on fire

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Judge sets conditional bail of $1 million for ex-officer charged in George Floyds death

By Erin Donaghue CBS News Derek Chauvin, the white former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd, had his first court appearance Monday. A judge set an unconditional bail at $1.25 million or $1 million with conditions. Chauvin, who was seen on a disturbing video

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Minneapolis Cop Who Knelt on George Floyd Arrested

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