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A 'Harvard Study' Doesn't Disprove Racial Bias in Officer-Involved Shootings
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Jul 15, 2016
The New York Times inaccurately reported an unvetted working paper as a Harvard study that dispr ...
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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.
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Did a Jury Find That a Cop Had Lied About a Fatal Shooting, But Brett Kavanaugh Threw Out the Verdict?
Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Oct 1, 2018
Judge Brett Kavanaugh once ruled against a police shooting victim’s family, blocking financial d ...
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Police Training and Police Killings: USA vs. the Nordic Countries
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Sep 11, 2018
A meme used mostly accurate stats to draw a somewhat questionable link between the duration of a ...
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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 ...
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Would a California Bill Stop Police From Shooting People Carrying 'Imitation Weapons'?
Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Apr 9, 2018
According to blogs, Assembly Bill 931 would put police at risk of being second-guessed.
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Did Police in Delaware Shoot and Kill a Man in a Wheelchair?
Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Mar 20, 2018
Jeremy McDole's death in 2015 received renewed attention online in 2018.
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Did CNN Bury the Justine Damond Story Because She Was a White Woman Killed By a 'Black Islamic Immigrant From Somalia'?
Written by:
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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Was a Holistic Doctor Killed by Police for Working Against 'Big Pharma'?
Written by:
Bethania Palma
Jul 24, 2017
There's no evidence that Justine Damond was targeted for her healing practices.
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Are Black Police Officers More Likely to Kill Black People?
Written by:
Bethania Palma
Dec 27, 2016
A recent study found that in most cases of officer-involved killings, the race of the police off ...
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Standing Rock Protester in Danger of Losing Arm After Police Use Force
Written by:
Bethania Palma
Nov 22, 2016
Sophia Wilansky's left arm was damaged severely after protesters say police hit her with a concu ...
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Feds to Track Use of Force by Police Across United States
Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
Oct 14, 2016
The unprecedented move comes after a spate of high-profile killings by law enforcement.
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African Union Issues 'Travel Advisory' for U.S.
Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Oct 5, 2016
A political cartoon was misreported online as being a real warning for African travelers regardi ...
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Southern California Sees Third Police Shooting in One Week
Written by:
Bethania Palma
Oct 4, 2016
A man was wounded by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies at a train station in Santa Monica.
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Man Dies After Being Tased By Police in Pasadena, California
Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sep 30, 2016
Relatives of Reginald Thomas say he was mentally ill, and was holding a knife and fire extinguis ...
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FBI Director Says Federal Government Will Start Tracking Police Killings
Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sep 28, 2016
James Comey said a federal database should be up and running in two years.
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El Cajon Police Release Shooting Videos
Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
Sep 27, 2016
The department said that the investigation into the shooting of Alfred Olango is continuing.
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FBI Warned About White Supremacists Infiltrating Police Departments
Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sep 27, 2016
In 2006, the FBI issued a warning that infiltration by groups such as the KKK into law enforceme ...
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Do Police Kill More White People Than Black People?
Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sep 22, 2016
More white people are killed in police shootings than Black Americans, but overall white people ...
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Terence Crutcher Shooting: What We Know
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Sep 22, 2016
What we know so far about the controversial 16 September 2016 officer-involved fatal shooting o ...
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