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I do not want to dismiss the importance of training and the emphasis on the recognition of implicit bias that is ingrained in American Law Enforcement culture.  Making illegal the carotid artery hold, commonly referred to as the “chokehold”, is low hanging fruit and should be legislated out of
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Officers in deadly Breonna Taylor raid thought she was alone | The Atlanta Voice
Louisville police officers who fatally shot Breonna Taylor while serving a warrant were told she should be home alone because the main target of the narcotics investigation was elsewhere, according to an interview with one of the detectives who served the warrant. Taylor was shot eight times after
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It Only Takes One - Los Angeles Sentinel
George Floyd’s death at-the-hands of a Minneapolis police officer is one of many tragic deaths suffered by communities of color across the country on a regular basis. These acts are the results of systemic racism in our society and the failure to expose it and weed it out from
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Former Florida Police Officer Arrested After Video Reveals Him Placing Knee on Pregnant Black Woman’s Neck and Using Taser
A former Florida police officer has been charged with battery and misconduct after a video surfaced showing him putting his knee on a Black woman’s neck. The former officer had
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Fort Lauderdale Cop Suspended for Shoving Peaceful Protester, Black Officer Praised for Stepping In
A Florida police officer has been relieved of duty after he was filmed shoving a protester while she was kneeling on the ground. The video was taken at a
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Trump signs police reform executive order that focuses on training, falls short of protesters’ demands
President Trump on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 addressed the issue of police brutality by taking executive action that would provide incentives for police departments to increase training about the use of force and to strengthen a national database to track misconduct. The president’s approach, which he
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Watch: Former Officer Charged In Death of George Floyd Confronted While Shopping In Minneapolis Grocery Store
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Tired Kenyans march against 'dogged' police violence | Africanews
Dozens in Kenya’s capital Nairobi held peaceful demonstrations on Monday against police brutality. Marching through Mathare slums, the demonstrators demanded justice for the victims of extrajudicial
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House Passes George Floyd Justice In Policing Act - Milwaukee Community Journal
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, by a bipartisan vote of 236 to 181. The legislation is the first-ever bold, comprehensive approach to hold police accountable, change the culture of law enforcement, empower our communities, and build trust between
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Minneapolis City Council Agreement Bans Police Officers from Using Neck Restraints, Requires Cops to Intervene If They Witness Excessive Force
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Toronto Cop Convicted in Beating of Black Man Who Lost Eye
TORONTO (AP) — A Toronto police officer has been found guilty of assault in the beating of a young Black man who lost an eye when he was arrested in 2016. Prosecutors alleged Constable Michael Theriault, who was off duty at the time, and his brother Christian chased Dafonte Miller in the early
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Police disperse persons gathered at Kitty seawall - Stabroek News
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We literally all are George: St. Paul mayor reflects on generations of pain among African Americans
St. Pauls first African Americans on the police force. part of a class of African American officers who came in and were bulldozed, Carter explained. African Americans in St. Paul were hardly
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Tiffany Haddish Opens Up About Being Sexual Assaulted At 17
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Oakland School Board Votes To Eliminate Its Police Department
The Northern California school district, where students of color are a majority, is the latest to cut ties with police amid nationwide anti-racism protests.
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Hundreds Line Up for George Floyds Memorial in Houston
HOUSTON (AP) — The last chance for the public to say goodbye to George Floyd drew thousands of mourners Monday to a church in his native Houston, as his death two weeks ago continues to stoke protests in America and beyond over racial injustice, and spurred France to abruptly halt the use of police
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‘I Can’t Breathe – The Murder of George Floyd was a Lynching in Broad Daylight.’
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Law Enforcement Bill of Rights - The New Journal and Guide
Police officers who use excessive force against citizens, including murder, have rights and privileges that regular citizens do not have. I have written recently about how police unions protect police officers from prosecution. However, it is unclear to me, which is more outrageous in its
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Robert Fuller, man found hanging from tree in Palmdale, mourned at funeral service in Littlerock - African American News Today - EIN News
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