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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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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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Limpopo cop busted with R100 000 worth of illegal cigarettes in his car
An officer in Limpopo, operating on the wrong side of the law, was arrested when he crashed a car that was transporting his illegal cigarette stash.
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Cash-in-transit heist averted in Eastern Cape
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Reinstate Whistleblower Sgt. Javier Esqueda: Petition | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Joliet Police Chief Al Roechner stripped Javier Esqueda of his police powers on Monday and put him on administrative desk duty. By John Ferak, Patch An online petition drive seeks to restore Joliet Police Sgt. Javier Esqueda to regular duty. Esqueda revealed to CBS Chicago Channel 2 last week that
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Russell Simmons Leads Hip-Hop Elite in Praising New Police Reform Legislation
In the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, the hip-hop community has rallied behind proposed new legislation to reform American policing.
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Armed Texans rally again for bar that defied COVID-19 shutdown order
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Mass Police Reform Announces 1-844-BAD-APPL Police Misconduct Tip Line
In our first Talkin to the Police community conversation with law enforcement one of the simple solutions suggested was an anonymous tip line for both Law Enforcement and Civilians to safely report police misconduct. We have established the Bad Apple Police Misconduct Tip Line and Form in order to
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‘A New Low’: Elijah McClain’s Family Reacts To Photos Of Cops ‘Re-enacting’ Chokehold Death
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What do Derek Chauvin and Amy Cooper have to do with public education? Everything.
Submitted by: Jon Hale, University of South Carolina,  Candace Livingston, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Educators in South Carolina have been called to task once again. Recent calls to abolish the police, indict and convict police officers including Derek Chauvin, and to hold Whites
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Open letter to my fellow members of law enforcement | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Ralph L. Godbee, Jr. 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 “choke hold”, is low hanging fruit and should
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A New Low’: Elijah McClain’s Family Reacts To Photos Of Cops Re-enacting Chokehold Death
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Hanging death of Black man in California park ruled suicide - Black News Channel
By STEFANIE DAZIO and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The death of a Black man found hanging from a tree in a Southern California city park last month was ruled a suicide Thursday following a police investigation prompted by outrage from the family who said authorities
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‘I Can’t Breathe – The Murder of George Floyd was a Lynching in Broad Daylight.’
The signs say Black Lives Matter. Yet the very people who are supposed to protect us too often, in too many places, don’t seem to agree. By Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. President and Founder – Rainbow PUSH Coalition Three police officers stood and watched as a fourth, Derek Chauvin, knelt on
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Clunis’ sudden death shocks cops, family
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Lawsuit Aims To Prove North Carolina Cop Framed Black Teen After False Arrest
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Protesters net updated responses from mayor, MPD director - TSDMemphis.com
Mayor Jim Strickland and Memphis Police Department Director Michael Rallings on Tuesday gave fresh accounts of ongoing efforts to meet the demands of a multi-pronged band of local protesters. What emerged, in part, was an announcement about the launch of a new reimagine policing website in response
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Cop in uniform arrested for allegedly transporting illicit cigarettes worth R350 000 | News24
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Seattle Detective on leave for posting All Lives splatter after protesters death
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Lawmakers press FBI to release report on white supremacists inside police departments - TheGrio
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