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Police try to handcuff 8-year-old with special needs and tell boy he is going to jail 'after hitting teacher'
‘You made a mistake,’ officer tells child Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/boy-police-arrest-special-needs-arrest-jail-handcuff-florida-a9664896.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The Article Was Written/Published By:…
Mother shares video of armed police surrounding black son after they assumed he was attacker when teen called 911
‘Just keep your hands up. It’ll be over soon,’ one bystander shouted at teenager Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/police-brutality-black-teenager-santa-clarita-911-call-tammi-collins-video-a9663921.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it…
Downtown Chicago hit by widespread looting after police shooting
Chicago police responded to hundreds of people looting stores and causing widespread property damage in the city’s downtown overnight, resulting in at least one exchange…
Cops lie constantly
Police officers lie in arrest reports, court testimony and internal investigations. The lie to suspects, to victims, to judges and to one another. They lie…
Police committed 125 human rights violations during Floyd protests: Amnesty
Police in the U.S. committed 125 human rights violations in response to George Floyd protests, according to a new report from Amnesty International.In the report…
Nevada lawmakers pass ban on chokeholds
Nevada lawmakers passed legislation on Saturday that would ban chokeholds in the state.The bill, passed by the state Assembly over the weekend, would also codify a…
Prosecutor: No charges for officer in Michael Brown’s death
CLAYTON, Mo. — St. Louis County’s top prosecutor announced Thursday that he will not charge the former police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown in…
Trump sending more federal agents to Portland in significant increase in force at courthouse
The Trump administration has planned to send more federal officers to Portland as the situation heightened over the weekend between demonstrators and agents. Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-portland-protests-courthouse-federal-agents-police-oregon-a9640901.html…
Senate rejects strict limits on military gear to civilian police
The Senate on Tuesday rejected a bipartisan effort to significantly scale back Pentagon transfers of surplus military gear to civilian law enforcement in the wake…
Ocasio-Cortez to introduce bill requiring federal officers to identify themselves
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and District of Columbia Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) will introduce a bill that would require all federal law enforcement officials…
Louisville mayor to be investigated after hundreds arrested demanding Breonna Taylor's killers be jailed
Since protests began 435 individuals have been arrested, according to Louisville police Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/breonna-taylor-protests-louisville-mayor-kentucky-investigation-david-mcatee-a9625221.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you….
Body-cam footage shows new details in George Floyd arrest
Police body-cam footage disclosed to some media outlets on Wednesday revealed new details involving the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man who died after a…
Police officer allegedly pointed gun at handcuffed black man's head after he refused to give his identity
‘Sgt Amin’s actions, the violation of public trust and the dishonouring of his oath to serve and protect, is despicable,’ says Hillsborough County sheriff Chad…
Watch Florida police laugh after shooting protesters with rubber bullets
The department said it is conducting a review of 8,000 minutes of body camera footage, but it is defending the officers involved in the video,…
LA police department funding officially slashed by $150m following systemic racism protests
Other US cities also cutting police budgets, including an effort in Minneapolis to disband city’s force Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/lapd-police-los-angeles-funding-cut-racism-george-floyd-protests-a9597451.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and…
Massachusetts detective fired after post supporting Black Lives Matter
A Massachusetts detective has been fired over a social media post last month expressing support of her niece attending a Black Lives Matter rally.According to a report from ……
'Grim Reaper' Mitch McConnell stalling lifesaving pandemic aid and policing reform, Nancy Pelosi says
‘Mitch McConnell has called himself the Grim Reaper, that any legislation that goes over there will die in the Senate cemetery’ Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mitch-mcconnell-grim-reaper-nancy-pelosi-pandemic-police-reform-chokeholds-ban-aid-senate-vote-a9596176.html Droolin’ Dog…
North Carolina police department fires officers who said black people could be wiped-out with civil war
Comments captured on video showed one cop saying mass-slaughter would ‘put ’em back about four or five generations’ Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/north-carolina-police-department-officers-fired-black-americans-civil-war-a9585191.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this…
Tim Scott shares racist and threatening messages he’s received over police reform bill
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) shared racist and threatening messages he’s received in recent days over the GOP police reform bill during a closed-door lunch with…
GOP senator introducing bill to scale back qualified immunity for police
Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) is introducing legislation on Tuesday to scale back qualified immunity, an idea that divides Senate Republicans.Braun’s bill, titled the Reforming Qualified…
McConnell sets initial police reform vote for Wednesday
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is setting up a key test vote for a GOP police reform bill.McConnell on Monday moved to end debate…
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