NewsNewsBlack Man Who Was Handcuffed and Led by Rope by a Cop on Horseback Sues Texas City for $1 MillionA Black man has sued the city of Galveston, Texas, and its police department for $1 million after being arrested and…ByJoe JuradoPublishedOctober 12, 2020
NewsNewsNAACP Ask Head of Louisiana State Police to Resign Following Multiple ControversiesThe NAACP has called on the head of the Louisiana State Police to quit as more and more atrocities continue to mount…ByJoe JuradoPublishedOctober 8, 2020
NewsNewsAfter 2 Years, No Charges Will Be Filed Against Chicago Cop Who Fatally Shot Black Security GuardIn 2018, Jemel Roberson, a Black security guard, was restraining an active shooter when he was shot and killed by a…ByJoe JuradoPublishedOctober 2, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityGeorgia Cop Pleads Guilty to Using Unneccessary Force on Black Man During Traffic StopA former Atlanta area cop is forbidden from working in law enforcement again after pleading guilty to using…ByJoe JuradoPublishedSeptember 29, 2020
NewsNewsMaryland County Reaches $20 Million Settlement in Fatal Police Shooting of Handcuffed ManIn Maryland, officials for Prince George’s County have agreed to pay $20 million to the family of a man who was shot…ByJoe JuradoPublishedSeptember 28, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsFormer Trump Campaign Manager Hospitalized After Police Find Him Armed and Threatening Self-Harm and Somehow Manage Not to Shoot HimBeing white looks like having a moment, a desperate moment, in which everything inside your brain turns to TV static…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedSeptember 28, 2020
NewsNewsSeattle Cop Seen Allegedly Walking Bike Over Protester's Head Placed on LeaveA Seattle cop seen on video rolling his bike over the head of a protester laying on the street has been placed on…ByJoe JuradoPublishedSeptember 25, 2020
NewsNews3 More Louisville Metro Cops Under Investigation for Role in Breonna Taylor's DeathThe Louisville Metro Police Department announced on Monday that its Professional Standards Unit is currently…ByJoe JuradoPublishedSeptember 21, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCalifornia Cop Charged and Taken Into Custody for Fatally Shooting Black ManA police officer in San Leandro, Calif., has been charged and taken into custody for the fatal shooting of a Black…ByJoe JuradoPublishedSeptember 16, 2020
NewsNewsRochester Mayor Fires Police Chief and Suspends Two City Officials Over Daniel Prude's DeathIn New York, Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren has fired the police chief and suspended two city officials due to their…ByJoe JuradoPublishedSeptember 15, 2020
NewsNewsAfter Arrest of Black Teenager, 1 Lousiana Officer Placed on Leave and 2 Others Removed From DutyIn Louisiana, an investigation has been launched into three officers involved in the arrest of two Black teenagers…ByJoe JuradoPublishedSeptember 10, 2020
NewsNewsArbitrator Orders New Hampshire Officer Fired for Racist Texts Be Reinstated, Police Chief RefusesOne of the biggest issues facing meaningful police reform is the arbitration process. An officer could be fired for…ByJoe JuradoPublishedSeptember 9, 2020
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersIn Ghana, I Experienced an Interaction With the Police Unlike Any I'd Expect in AmericaAll I could say after “it” concluded—and after I picked my face and bowels up off the floor of the car—was, “it is…ByPanama JacksonPublishedSeptember 2, 2020
NewsNewsNew Jersey Mayor Tried to Charge Teenage Activist $2,500 for Police Overtime After She Planned a Black Lives Matter ProtestA New Jersey mayor has rescinded a bill he sent to an 18-year-old activist for $2,500 in alleged police overtime…ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 1, 2020
NewsNewsNew Footage Shows Phoenix Police Mocking Muslim Man's Faith as They Kneel on Neck, Killing HimNew body-camera footage released last Wednesday revealed Phoenix police insulted Muhammad Muhaymin Jr.’s faith while…ByJoe JuradoPublishedAugust 25, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityGeorgia Cop Put on Administrative Leave After Tasing Black Woman on Her Own Front PorchIn Georgia, an investigation has been launched after a video went viral showing a cop tasing a Black woman on her…ByJoe JuradoPublishedAugust 20, 2020
NewsNewsChicago Public Schools Significantly Cuts Budget for School Resource OfficersOfficials for Chicago Public Schools have voted to significantly reduce the budget for school resource officers.ByJoe JuradoPublishedAugust 20, 2020
NewsNewsLawyers Believe New Video Proves Caine Rogers Wasn't a Threat to Atlanta Officer During 2016 ShootingOn Tuesday, a new video was released detailing the 2016 shooting death of an unarmed Black man by an Atlanta Police…ByJoe JuradoPublishedAugust 19, 2020
NewsNewsKentucky Police Union Predictably Mad Over 'Breonna's Law,' a Bill That Would Ban No-Knock Warrants StatewidePolice unions are the fucking worst. Any request for cops to do their job even slightly more responsibly is met with…ByJoe JuradoPublishedAugust 17, 2020
NewsNewsMinneapolis Cop Who Was Fired for Racist Christmas Tree Decorations in 2018 Is ReinstatedYou know, when one of your officers is alleged to have been responsible for the unnecessary death of a Black man,…ByJoe JuradoPublishedAugust 14, 2020