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A 'Harvard Study' Doesn't Disprove Racial Bias in Officer-Involved Shootings

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Kim LaCapria

Jul 15, 2016 The New York Times inaccurately reported an unvetted working paper as a Harvard study that dispr ...

Mother of Jemel Roberson Files Federal Lawsuit Over Police Shooting Death of 'Brave' Security Guard

Written by:

Bethania Palma

Nov 14, 2018 Roberson, an African-American security guard who held a suspected shooter at gunpoint, was 26.

Did a Jury Find That a Cop Had Lied About a Fatal Shooting, But Brett Kavanaugh Threw Out the Verdict?

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Alex Kasprak

Oct 1, 2018 Judge Brett Kavanaugh once ruled against a police shooting victim’s family, blocking financial d ...

Police Training and Police Killings: USA vs. the Nordic Countries

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Dan MacGuill

Sep 11, 2018 A meme used mostly accurate stats to draw a somewhat questionable link between the duration of a ...

The Death of John Crawford III

Written by:

Dan MacGuill

Aug 14, 2018 President Donald Trump's renewed criticism of NFL protests prompted the re-emergence on social m ...

Would a California Bill Stop Police From Shooting People Carrying 'Imitation Weapons'?

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Arturo Garcia

Apr 9, 2018 According to blogs, Assembly Bill 931 would put police at risk of being second-guessed.

Did Police in Delaware Shoot and Kill a Man in a Wheelchair?

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Arturo Garcia

Mar 20, 2018 Jeremy McDole's death in 2015 received renewed attention online in 2018.

Did CNN Bury the Justine Damond Story Because She Was a White Woman Killed By a 'Black Islamic Immigrant From Somalia'?

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Bethania Palma

Jul 25, 2017 CNN, along with many other major media outlets all across the world, has covered the Damond shoo ...

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A 'Harvard Study' Doesn't Disprove Racial Bias in Officer-Involved Shootings

Mother of Jemel Roberson Files Federal Lawsuit Over Police Shooting Death of 'Brave' Security Guard

Did a Jury Find That a Cop Had Lied About a Fatal Shooting, But Brett Kavanaugh Threw Out the Verdict?

Police Training and Police Killings: USA vs. the Nordic Countries

The Death of John Crawford III

Would a California Bill Stop Police From Shooting People Carrying 'Imitation Weapons'?

Did Police in Delaware Shoot and Kill a Man in a Wheelchair?

Did CNN Bury the Justine Damond Story Because She Was a White Woman Killed By a 'Black Islamic Immigrant From Somalia'?

Was a Holistic Doctor Killed by Police for Working Against 'Big Pharma'?

Are Black Police Officers More Likely to Kill Black People?

Standing Rock Protester in Danger of Losing Arm After Police Use Force

Feds to Track Use of Force by Police Across United States

African Union Issues 'Travel Advisory' for U.S.

Southern California Sees Third Police Shooting in One Week

Man Dies After Being Tased By Police in Pasadena, California

FBI Director Says Federal Government Will Start Tracking Police Killings

El Cajon Police Release Shooting Videos

FBI Warned About White Supremacists Infiltrating Police Departments

Do Police Kill More White People Than Black People?

Terence Crutcher Shooting: What We Know