Chicago Grandmother Killed by Cops Was Trying to Help Them
Two days after Bettie Jones was shot dead by Chicago police, it remains unclear why the 55-year-old grandmother of five...
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Police Unions Abandoning Plans to Boycott Tarantino Film
At least one police union has seemingly abandoned its plans to boycott Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight in the wake...
Smartphone App Allows Citizens to Depend on Each Other for Emergency Services Instead of Police
We live in a world where we are forced to pay for services that are unreliable, corrupt and brutal. We...
San Juan Cop Suspended After Being Caught On Video Kneeing Suspect in Groin
A San Juan police officer has been suspended after he was caught on video using “excessive force” against a man...
Mentally Ill Man Shot Multiple Times by Dearborn Cop
The Wayne County Medical Examiner has declared the death of 35-year-old Kevin Matthews to be a homicide. Matthews was shot...
Tarantino: I ‘Utterly Reject’ Argument That Only Some Cops Are Bad
Quentin Tarantino continues to stand by anti-police comments he made earlier this fall in a new interview, saying he “completely...
Nearly Half of Georgians Shot by Cops Were Unarmed or Shot in The Back
An eyewitness testified that Maurice Hampton was shot in the back after breaking free from an Atlanta police officer and...
NYPD Cop Accused Of Stomping Suspect’s Genitals
A New York Police Department (NYPD) officer keeps guard during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Times Square December 31, 2014....
Police Shootings Hit Decade High
Protesters demand police accountability during a march on Chicago Police headquarters on Sept. 16, 1999. (In March 1999, The Chicago...
Cop Who Threatened to Kill Ferguson Protesters Says His Life is ‘Ruined’
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A former police lieutenant forced out of his department after he pointed a semiautomatic rifle at protesters...
Bernie Sanders Backs The Prosecution of Edward Snowden
The support by Bernie Sanders for the prosecution of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, which he voiced during Tuesday night’s Democratic...
Chicago Police Torture ‘Black Site’ Exposed at Hearing
This man circled around a reporter and photographer for the Guardian twice while waiting for a local politician to show...
How Waze Makes Roads Safer Than the Police
The app economy has improved our lives in thousands of small ways, with seemingly endless opportunities to download and use...
First Cop Charged in Death of Freddie Gray Faces Sentencing
Prosecutors have described Porter as acting with “callous indifference”, alleging the officer ignored Gray’s plea for help when he said...
Quentin Tarantino Expands On Police Brutality Comments, Plans To “Go Further” With Activism
His films may be gory, but Quentin Tarantino has made it pretty clear where he stands on the issue of...
Colorado About to Require All Police Officers to Undergo Psychological Evaluations
Colorado ruled Monday that police officers in the state be required to undergo full psychological evaluations. The checks would occur...
Real Police Reform is Unlikely in Chicago
On Nov. 24, I pried loose the video of Laquan McDonald being killed by Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke. Seemingly...
Lawsuit Against Denver Suburb Police Exposes Major Police Brutality, Disturbing Videos
Unfortunately, there have been no shortage of police brutality lawsuits targeting officers and departments in metro-Denver communities during recent years. However, the...
Maryland Police Placed Peaceful Climate, Death Penalty, Anti-War Activists on Terror List
The Maryland State Police classified 53 nonviolent activists as terrorists and entered their names and personal information into state and...
The Mentally Ill Are 16 Times More Likely to be Killed by Cops
The federal government came under fire this year from activists, media outlets, and officials for not keeping a comprehensive database...
