Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Punches Mentally Ill Woman [Video]

by Jorge Rivas on January 11 2012, 3:20PM

A woman, who witnesses say was not being combative, was punched in the face by a Los Angeles County Sheriff Deputy.

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San Francisco Cops Caught on Tape Shooting Man in Wheelchair

by Jamilah King on January 6 2011, 11:21AM

After two police shootings in as many weeks, department brass hope Tasers can salvage city morale.

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Johannes Mehserle Speaks

by Julianne Hing on October 29 2010, 5:02PM

Emotions build as the former BART cop awaits sentencing next week.

Topics: Criminal Justice, Oscar Grant Trial

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Man L.A. Cops Shot in Head Was Unarmed, Witness Says

by Julianne Hing on September 9 2010, 6:31PM

The L.A. Weekly reports that a witness saw no knife on the Guatemalan immigrant.

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Protests, Outrage After LAPD Kills Guatemalan Father of Three

by Julianne Hing on September 9 2010, 9:57AM

Man was reportedly shot twice in the head by an officer.

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No Hate Crime Charges for Seattle PD’s Beating Caught On Camera

by Julianne Hing on September 3 2010, 5:21PM

The prosecuting attorney apparently doesn’t think racial profiling precipitates hate crimes.

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Remembering the 1965 Watts Riots

by Hatty Lee on August 14 2010, 12:04PM

This week marks the 45th anniversary of a violent eruption that revealed the frustration—and fury—injustice creates inside walled-off urban ghettos.

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Oscar Grant Verdict: What’s Inside the Jury’s Ruling

by Julianne Hing on July 9 2010, 11:36AM

How could a jury all but acquit a white cop for yet another killing of a young Black man?

Topics: Criminal Justice, Oscar Grant Trial

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“The Wrong People Are in Control”

by Jamilah King on July 9 2010, 1:58AM

By now, you’ve seen the headlines recounting last night’s reaction to the involuntary manslaughter verdict in the Johannes Mehserle murder trial. The San Francisco Chronicle’s reporting that angry mobs smashed windows and looted from stores. CNN’s reporting that angry crowds…

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“MY SON WAS MURDERED”—GRANT’S MOM

by Julianne Hing on July 8 2010, 11:44PM

Oscar Grant’s family insists the shooting was no accident and argues that the jury’s deliberations ended far too quickly for it to have fairly weighed the case.

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Violence is Not Justice, Says Oscar Grant PSA

by Naima Ramos-Chapman on July 2 2010, 1:33PM

PSA pushes for peace should Johannes Mehserle be found not guilty of any charges in Grant’s killing.

Topics: Oscar Grant Trial

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What the Grant Jury Must Decide

by Hatty Lee on July 2 2010, 11:27AM

A handy, graphic guide breaking down the charges and what the prosecution must prove for each.

Topics: Criminal Justice, Oscar Grant Trial

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Oscar Grant Trial: The Jury’s Debate

by Julianne Hing on July 2 2010, 7:37AM

A detailed breakdown of the charges Johannes Mehserle faces and the arguments jurors will weigh in deciding his fate.

Topics: Criminal Justice, Oscar Grant Trial

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Cop in Chicago Torture Scandal Finally Nailed—for Perjury

by Juell Stewart on June 30 2010, 9:26AM

Former Chicago police commander Jon Burge was found guilty Monday of obstruction of justice and perjury—after allegedly overseeing the torture of hundreds of Black men.

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Aiyana Stanley-Jones and Our Confused, Grieving Hearts

by Akiba Solomon on May 25 2010, 12:00PM

Dueling Facebook pages reveal the conflicted emotions stirred when Detroit police shot a 7-year-old girl while investigating a 17-year-old boy’s murder.

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It’s Happening Again. What Aiyana Jones’ Death Tells Us

by Juell Stewart on May 17 2010, 6:15PM

It’s an all-too-familiar occurrence: A young person of color gets killed by the police, the community rallies around the victim’s family, and everybody wonders what can be done to prevent it from happening again. Well, it’s happening again in Detroit, where…

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Seattle Cop: ‘I’ll Beat the F—-ing Mexican Piss Out of You Homey’

by Kai Wright on May 10 2010, 2:16PM

A freelance photographer’s video of Seattle police kicking a suspect in the head while hurling racial slurs surfaced last week, and is quickly drawing national attention. The video, shot on April 17, is certainly shocking. A group of officers from…

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Daryl Gates: The Thin Blue Line Between Personal and Structural Racism

by Channing Kennedy on April 16 2010, 3:31PM

From the LA Times today: Daryl F. Gates, the rookie cop who rose from driver for a legendary chief to become chief himself, leading the Los Angeles Police Department during a turbulent 14-year period that found him struggling to keep…

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Cop Pleads Guilty in Katrina Shootings

by Jamilah King on February 25 2010, 3:22PM

New Orleans Police Chief Warren Riley on Danziger Cover-Up Remember those brutal police shootings of unarmed civilians following Hurricane Katrina? A cop just pleaded guilty to orchestrating a cover-up: Lt. Michael Lohman’s guilty plea on Wednesday signals a huge break…

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It’s Official: Race May Be Factor in Police Shootings

by Jorge Rivas on February 25 2010, 11:32AM

The most recent national analysis from the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics shows that Blacks and Latinos were nearly three times as likely as whites to be searched by police—and Blacks were almost four times as likely as whites…

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