PoliceBrutality

Does anyone else believe Thomas Lane will be the only one of Floyd's alleged killers to get off?

A Minneapolis medical support coordinator who trained two of three former officers federally charged in George Floyd’s death testified on Tuesday that what she saw of the officers’ actions was …

Wed Feb 9, 2022

'Oxygen ... is critical to survival': Expert testifies George Floyd died due to restricted breathing

The federal trial against three former Minneapolis police officers accused of standing idle while their peer murdered George Floyd resumed on Monday after one of the defendants tested positive for …

Mon Feb 7, 2022

Settlement reached after police dog mauls teen and deputies fire so indiscriminately dog is killed

A South Carolina county is set to shell out $700,000 in a civil settlement after a teen girl was “mauled by a police dog and shot five times by deputies,” the victim’s attorneys announced …

Sat Feb 5, 2022

Defendant tests positive for COVID-19 after judge refuses mask and bans doctor from using one

One of the three former Minneapolis police officers facing allegations that they stood idle and in some cases helped their peer murder George Floyd has tested positive for COVID-19. Although …

Thu Feb 3, 2022

Different trial, same tactics: Defense attorneys again blame George Floyd for his own death

Trial started on Monday for three former Minneapolis police officers accused in a federal case of failing to help George Floyd even though they saw their peer killing the Black father. Thomas Lane, J. …

Tue Jan 25, 2022

Police aren't the best option for handling mental health crises. Here's what we can try instead

Though the phrasing of “defund the police” has proven to be more than a little divisive among Democrats and progressives, many of us do agree with core sentiments in the movement. Even simply …

Sat Jan 15, 2022

'Anarchy cannot exist': Judge zeroes in on 'outside influences' in cases of Derek Chauvin's peers

Court proceedings are already off to a problematic start for three former Minneapolis police officers shown in viral video doing nothing to save George Floyd’s life as their peer kneeled on his neck …

Thu Jan 13, 2022

Let's start showing appreciation for police officers by crafting policies that protect them and us

It’s National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, and I can’t think of a more fitting way to honor law enforcement officers than by crafting policies to take them out of harm’s way. That’s exactly …

Mon Jan 10, 2022

Don't forget Elijah McClain: Forced into chokehold, injected for looking 'sketchy.' He is dead now

Weeks ago, news broke that the city of Aurora would be paying the family of the late Elijah McClain a $15 million settlement, the largest ever paid by a municipal government in the state of Colorado, …

Sat Jan 1, 2022

Before Black Lives Matter, there were activists like Rev. C. Herbert Oliver fighting for Black lives

Rev. C. Herbert Oliver was a civil rights leader, a force against police brutality, and a champion for Black students in segregated school systems that did not serve them fairly. He was on a porch …

Sat Jan 1, 2022

Yet another investigation shows policing system is as crooked as we thought it was

Police brutality doesn’t just happen. Despite popular Republican rhetoric, the spotlight cases of such brutality aren’t just exceptions to a rule of otherwise fair and humane policing—they are …

Tue Dec 28, 2021

Hope is not lost. These 2021 guilty verdicts against cops (current and former) are examples why

With new viral video surfacing each week of a Black person brutalized by police or targeted for little more than simply being Black, it’s easy to feel hopeless. That’s exactly how I felt when I …

Fri Dec 24, 2021

Kim Potter takes the stand to answer for shooting death of Daunte Wright

Former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter took the stand shortly before 11 AM local time on Friday at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Potter is facing one count of …

Sat Dec 18, 2021

Derek Chauvin changes plea to guilty in federal case against him

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin changed his not guilty plea in the federal case against him on Wednesday, instead deciding to plead guilty to depriving George Floyd of his civil …

Wed Dec 15, 2021

'I was trying to help him': Girlfriend of Black man killed by cop gives heartbreaking testimony

The 20-year-old woman who was riding in the car with Daunte Wright when he was shot gave heartbreaking testimony on Thursday about what it was like to see her boyfriend killed by former police officer …

Tue Dec 14, 2021

Live: Trial continues for cop who claims she grabbed gun instead of Taser to shoot Daunte Wright

The trial of a white former police officer accused of manslaughter in the shooting death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, who was Black, began Wednesday and continued this week with testimony Monday from …

Mon Dec 13, 2021

Cameron Lamb's family gets imperfect, but historic justice when white cop convicted

A white cop still employed by the Kansas City Police Department in Missouri was convicted on Friday of involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action after he shot and killed a Black man and …

Sun Nov 21, 2021

Attorney calls for DOJ probe after Oklahoma cops use Taser more than 50 times to murder man

An attorney representing the family of a man murdered when police used their Tasers on him more than 50 times in 2019 is making an important call of federal investigators investigating police …

Mon Nov 15, 2021

Service dog for veteran with PTSD killed after police arrest unhoused man on panhandling charges

No matter what topic we cover, it’s always important to remember those of us who live with multiple marginalizations and thus may face unique barriers or obstacles in both the short and long term. …

Sun Oct 31, 2021

'So many lies told': Judicial inquiry begins seven years after Eric Garner killed selling cigarettes

Some seven years after Eric Garner was killed after being targeted by police and put in a chokehold, a judicial inquiry into his death started on Monday. It is the very least officials can do after …

Tue Oct 26, 2021