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Tacoma police vehicle plows through crowd watching street race
A police officer in Washington state has been temporarily placed on leave after his patrol vehicle plowed through a crowd of pedestrians late Saturday, The…
New York AG sues NYPD over excessive force at Black Lives Matter protests
New York state Attorney General Letitia James is suing New York City’s police department, citing widespread excessive use of force from the country’s most recognizable…
LA coroner orders rare inquest in case of teen shot in back running from deputies
The first coroner’s inquest in Los Angeles in over 30 years will be conducted over the officer-involved death of an 18-year-old.The case in question involves…
Philly police smashed a car’s windows, beat black driver while child was in backseat
A few days ago I posted this video of police officers pulling someone out of a car with a child in the back seat at…
Philadelphia police shoot man holding knife, sparking protests
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Philadelphia overnight Monday following the police killing of a 27-year-old Black man, with local authorities saying that…
Illinois police department fires officer who shot Black couple in car
An Illinois police chief announced Friday that an officer has been fired after they shot a Black couple sitting inside their car, killing one person…
A year-long investigation into the unaccountable police brutality of K9 units
A collaborative team of journalists from The Marshall Project, AL.com, IndyStar and the Invisible Institute spent a year exploring a topic that often gets overlooked in discussions of…
Cops fired and charged after beating animals to death
Officers Addison Cox and Mike Rolerson were fired from the police department in Rockland, Maine, after “beating porcupines to death,” reports The Courier Gazette. Another…
Outrage after police filmed kneeling on back of pregnant black woman
<p>Protests continue amid demands for Kansas City police chief to resign </p> Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/deja-stallings-video-kansas-city-black-lives-matter-protests-pregnant-b910258.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The…
Jacob Blake released from hospital, enters rehab center
Jacob Blake has been released from the hospital, well over a month after he was shot seven times in the back at point-blank range by…
Breonna Taylor’s family requests new special prosecutor to reopen case
Attorneys for Breonna Taylor’s family are calling for a new special prosecutor to reopen her case and for Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R) to recuse…
Chilean police throw boy, 16, off bridge during protests
Apparent serious assault is latest in series of alleged human rights abuses by Carabineros Less than a month before Chile votes on whether to replace…
Black woman called police officer ‘master’ as she begged for help upside down in patrol car
<p>Shataeah Kelly repeatedly told the officer she could not breathe but was ignored</p> Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/police-colorado-shataeah-kelly-patrol-car-video-b744533.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with…
AG agrees to release grand jury tapes in Breonna Taylor case
Kentucky’s attorney general has agreed to release the recordings of the secret grand jury proceeding that considered charges against three officers involved in the fatal…
Texas sheriff charged with destroying footage of officers killing black postal worker
Robert Chody, the Sheriff in Williamson County, Texas, was arrested and charged Monday with destroying footage of his deputies killing Javier Ambler. Ambler, 40, was…
Missouri man faces prison for assault after police officer broke hand punching him
<p>Officer injured in fight to arrest suspect after speeding stop</p> Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/missouri-police-officer-punch-hand-matthew-calhoun-b629604.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The Article…
George Floyd case: Court considers allowing cameras to film police officers’ trial
The trial of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd will generate massive public interest when it begins in March…
I was arrested, jailed and assaulted by a guard. My ‘crime’? Being a journalist in Trump’s America
<p>In his 30-year career, <i>The Independent</i>’s Chief US Correspondent <a href=”/author/andrew-buncombe”>Andrew Buncombe</a> has filed dispatches from across the world. Last week, while reporting on protests…
Journalism is not a crime: Agent who ‘choke-slammed’ photographer at Trump rally goes unpunished, report says
<p>Violent incident at Trump rally in 2016 sparked outrage</p> Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/photographer-chokehold-trump-rally-secret-service-agent-journalism-b426555.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The Article Was…
Biden campaign adviser: Trump ‘has been trying to incite violence this entire summer’
Joe Biden’s deputy campaign manager Kate Bedingfield accused President Trump on Sunday of “inciting violence” with his response to unrest in American cities.Appearing on “Fox…
Trevor Noah slams Kenosha police for conflicting response to Jacob Blake and Kyle Rittenhouse: 'To some, black skin is the most threatening weapon'
‘Whatever happened to warning shots? Or tackling a suspect?’ Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/trevor-noah-jacob-blake-kenosha-shooting-the-daily-show-watch-a9692311.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The Article Was…
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