For Every 1,000 People Killed by Police Only One Officer is Convicted of a Crime
A female protester raises her hands while blocking police cars in Ferguson In what may be one of the most...
Month: June 2015
Two Alabama Cops Suspended After Being Exposed As Members of Alleged Hate Group
League of the South demonstrators ANNISTON, Ala. — The Southern Poverty Law Center has identified two Alabama police officers as...
No Charges for Michigan Cop Who Shot Unarmed Teen Seven Times
EATON COUNTY, Mich. — Eaton County prosecutors announced Tuesday that they have declined to charge a sheriff’s sergeant for shooting...
Missouri Man Says He Was Threatened by Racist Cop
Calverton Park police vehicles CALVERTON PARK, Mo. — A Missouri man says a police officer threatened him and made racist...
Cop Who Killed Eric Garner Hires Around-the-Clock Security Outfit
NEW YORK — The police officer now infamous for his role in the death of unarmed New York man Eric...
City Sued for $650,000 After Cop Accidentally Shot and Killed 89-Year-Old Woman
A Warminster police cruiser parked outside the apartment where Marie Zienkewicz, 89, was accidentally shot and killed by police WARMINSTER,...
Louisiana Cops Accused of Brutality in $2 Million Lawsuit
THIBODAUX, La. — Two family members are seeking $2 million in a lawsuit that claims police injured them while searching...
FBI Vastly Undercounts Police Killings
Recent independent data from The Guardian showed that Black Americans were twice as likely to be killed by police than white...
ACLU Responds to Growing Concerns Over Police and Government Accessing Private Medical Data
The American Civil Liberties Union has published a list of answers to frequently asked questions regarding the government’s ability to...
The Confiscation Lobby Must End
by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP® Every motorist who has ever fallen into a speed trap knows that abuses are...
Stress is Not An Excuse For Police Brutality
by Isabelle Cavazos Police brutality against black men and women are constantly in the news throughout the U.S., frequently reminding...
Indian Police Use Hookah Ban as Pretense to Beat Restaurant Owner
Since last week, when Nagpur Today broke the news of illegal Hookah activities taking place near Futala Lake area, Nagpur...
Five Reasons Why Police Body-Cams Are a Terrible Idea
by Virgil Vaduva Police accountability advocates often discuss the importance of body cameras being used and worn by police officers....
District Attorney Refuses to Prosecute Cops for Killing Unarmed Man Even After They Changed Their Story
An officer standing over the body of Brandon Tate-Brown, shot dead by police at a traffic stop on December 15,...
Anger Continues to Simmer in Baltimore
Paul Abowd from AlJazeera writes: Our team arrived the day after Freddie Gray’s funeral—after watching Baltimore on fire the night...
South Carolina Cop and Ex-Marine Arrested for Killing His Own Wife
Aiken County Sheriff’s Deputy Matthew Blakely NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — An Aiken County Sherrif’s Deputy is behind bars and being charged...
San Francisco Cops Respond to Accidental 911 Call, Kill Family’s Dog
Zoey, the Stancil family’s pet, was shot and killed by police SAN FRANCISCO — A police officer shot and killed a dog...
Rapper Makes Music Video About Killing Cops In Retaliation for Minority Police Killings
A rap music video titled GUTTA THE REBEL, which depicts men who say they are preparing to kill police officers, was posted...
Massachusetts Cop Sentenced for Rape, Gets 5 to 7 Years
WORCESTER, Mass. — Still maintaining his innocence through his lawyer, a former police officer convicted of rape last week was sentenced...
Half a Million Americans Are in Jail Right Now Without a Trial
Right now, about 480,000 people are locked in American jails nationwide awaiting trial. Their median wait time will be 68 days,...
