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Murder charge upgraded in Floyd case, 3 other cops charged
By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors are charging a Minneapolis police officer accused of pressing his knee against George Floyd’s neck with second-degree murder, and for the first time will level charges against three other officers at the scene, a newspaper reported
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Derek Chauvin Convicted of Murdering George Floyd
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin listens as the verdict is read in his trial for the 2020 death of George Floyd at the Hennepin ...
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US police used British anti-riot gear at Black Lives Matter protests
Revelation contradicts official assurance that no UK-made equipment was used to repress peaceful demonstrations
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Tech And Policing Amidst Pandemic And Protests - Blavity
Now, many Americans are experiencing, for the first time, a reality that Black people in this country have been living with since 1619: white supremacist terrorism supported by
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Sanco wants cops to clamp down on illegal mining after discovery of 20 bodies | News24
The South African National Civic Organisation has called on law enforcement authorities to intensify their efforts to curb illegal mining activity, after the discovery of the bodies of 20 suspected illegal miners in Orkney in the North West.
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Owner of Black-Owned BBQ Joint Killed By Louisville Officers Who Had Body Cameras Turned Off
Nationwide — David McAtee, a 53-year old African American entrepreneur who owned a BBQ restaurant in Louisville, KY, and reportedly often fed the police for free, was shot and killed by police officers who were trying to disperse a crowd that had gathered after the city’s curfew
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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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Pgh Police Chief: ‘Excessive force is unacceptable and will not be tolerated at any level’
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American Policing Has Always Been About Enforcing White Supremacy
The Brooklyn College professor and author of “The End of Policing,” and his academic peers, all experts in the history of American policing and police brutality, have been called on a lot since mass protests sprang up nationwide in the wake of the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and
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‘That's Just Going to Anger People’: Atlanta Attorney Shares Commentary on Opening Week of Derek Chauvin Trial and the Defense's Strategy to Shift Blame
An emotional first week of testimony in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin came to a close Friday. Chauvin is being tried
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Cops salute murdered officer who was shot with his own gun
On a day when 11 people were shot, two fatally, amid months of soaring gun violence in Chicago, a memorial honored a police officer who was shot 10 years ago in the back with his own gun and then, as he lay fallen, shot in the head at close range. Chicago Police holds a memorial []
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LA Protesters Detained In Cruelly Ironic Location
UCLA and its faculty expressed outrage Tuesday that Los Angeles police detained people arrested during protests against George Floyd’s death at the university’s Jackie Robinson Stadium, named for Major League Baseball’s first Black player and a school
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Police Chief Says Cop Mistakenly Shot Daunte Wright, Recycles Same Excuse Used In Death Of Oscar Grant
While addressing reporters on Monday, Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon said that Wright's death occurred after an officer made an “accidental discharge” from her gun, instead of using her taser.
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Contant Knolls Man Charged With Rape, Child Abuse
According to the V.I. Police Department, on Oct. 6, at 6:20 p.m., police arrested Mackeem Appleton, age 28 of Contant Knolls – charged with 2nd degree rape, delinquency of a minor, child abuse, unlawful sexual contact, 2nd degree aggravated rape, and prohibition of visual medium depicting sexually
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Kansas City Activist Whose Blistering Condemnation of Police Board Went Viral Now Claims Cops Are Following, Intimidating and Plotting to Murder Her
A 20-year-old Kansas City, Missouri, activist who last week excoriated law enforcement in her city for being racist has received death threats and worries the […]
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Police Accountability, Ban on Chokeholds, No-Knock Warrants Among List of Legislative Priorities Endorsed by Washington State BLM and Introduced This Session
When most people envision strides in the civil rights movement, Atlanta, Montgomery, Birmingham, Selma and other Southern cities come to mind. But the Pacific Northwest […]
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George Floyd Verdict: I Didn’t Feel Relief.
The footage of George Floyd being murdered may have shocked the nation, but it is a terrible truth that Black people in this country already understand.
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Justice For Shaheen Mackey: Graphic Video Shows Prison Guards Taser Shackled Inmate In Medical Distress Before Death
Shaheen Mackey, who was an inmate at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, suffered from an epileptic seizure only to met with a brutal response that his family argues caused his death.
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Russell Simmons Leads Hip-Hop Elite in Praising New Police Reform Legislation – Voice and Viewpoint
In the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, the hip-hop community has rallied behind proposed new legislation to reform American
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Miami police shown punching, kicking Black man in cellphone video
Miami police officers were caught on cellphone video punching and kicking a Black man in the Liberty City neighborhood on... View Article The post Miami police shown punching, kicking Black man in cellphone video appeared first on TheGrio.
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Kenya: Kakuma Policeman Arrested Over Rape of Refugee
[Nation] A Police Constable, who has been on the run for weeks after allegedly raping a foreigner at Kakuma Refugee Camp, has been arrested by detectives attached to the Internal Affairs Unit (IAU).
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Man held with guns after threats of violence
A 26-year-old man was taken into police custody and a number of firearms which belong to a private security firm were seized yesterday following the circulation of a video on social media threatening
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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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Two Hawks officials stationed at the Serious Corruption Offences unit arrested for fraud | News24
Two Hawks officials, recently promoted to sergeants at the Serious Corruption Offences units in Pretoria and Ivory Park, have been arrested after allegedly defrauding the police by submitting fictitious accommodation invoices.
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Uganda: The Roots of Pre-Election Carnage By Uganda Security Forces
[The Conversation Africa] For two days in November 2020, Uganda witnessed some of the most violent riots in a decade. The riots were triggered by the arrest of opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, who is challenging the incumbent Yoweri Museveni in the February 14 2021
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South Africans deserve an explanation about police brutality
South Africans deserve a full picture of the extent of police brutality and accountability when people die at at the hands of police.
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Black Texas Teen Seen Being Violently Pinned Down By Cop, Evacuates Home With Family - Blavity
A Black Texas teen who had a violent encounter with a white police officer last month, has evacuated her home with her family, after receiving death threats.    Nekia Trigg, 18, her mother Antanique Ray and other relatives left their residence located in Forney, Texas because they feared
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ACLU calls on Janey to withdraw police surveillance order - The Bay State Banner
The city of Boston has filed a request for proposals to expand video surveillance use for police departments in nine area cities, on behalf of a nine-city regional security coalition. The post ACLU calls on Janey to withdraw police surveillance order appeared first on The Bay State Banner.
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CBC Introduces Legislation to Make Police More Accountable
The Congressional Black Caucus has introduced the Justice in Policing Act of 2020, legislation designed to make the nation’s police more accountable to the nation’s citizens, especially its Black citizens, in the wake of the brutal death of George
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