Police Shooting Videos Spark Need for Reform
From Chicago to San Francisco, police shooting incidents require broader debate
Police Abuse
On 'International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers,' Women Around the World Demand Rights, Not Rescue
The criminalization of prostitution is at the root of the risk sex workers face.
The Case Against Stop-and-Frisk, Chapter DXXIII
When pedestrian police stops declined, crime failed to rise.
Ferguson Thinks It May Have to Raise Taxes in Order to Stop Abusing Citizens
Deal in the works with the Department of Justice.
Guess How Many Bias Claims Were Upheld By the LAPD From 2012-2014?
Hint: It's a round number. Like, really round.
Cop Who Sought Photos of Teen's Erection in Sexting Case Commits Suicide Moments Before Arrest
The cop was the sexual predator, not the teen.
Jury Acquits the Only Cop Who Faced Charges After a Drug Raid Maimed a Toddler
Nikki Autry claimed she lied on a search warrant affidavit by mistake.
Drug War Draftees
How cops turn young, low-level drug offenders into "confidential informants," a job that might kill them
L.A. County Sheriff's Deputies Shoot Man in Back, Kill Him, As He Walked Away from Them at a Gas Station [UPDATED]
Man reported to have been firing shots in the air before police shot him.
Are Taser Employees Trolling an Anti-Taser Documentary?
Killing Them Safely directors reveal questionable negative reviews.
Police Officer Patrick Feaster Shoots Man Crawling From Wreckage of His Truck, Doesn't Tell Anyone Until Circumstances Force Him To; Of Course, Not Criminally Responsible [UPDATED]
Apparent logic is because he was so insanely negligent, he wasn't criminally responsible.
Dead Informants Highlight the Drug War's Cruel Chain of Betrayal
60 Minutes explains how young, low-level offenders are drafted into the war on drugs.
Anti-Police Brutality Protests in Chicago Demand Resignation of Rahm Emanuel
Emanuel apologized this week for last year's police killing of Laquan McDonald.
FBI to Better Track Fatal Police Shootings—If the Departments Participate
Extremely inaccurate database to be replaced and revamped
Black Lives Matter Targets Police Union Contracts, Launches CheckthePolice.org
Activists collecting and analyzing police union contracts from around the country.
Video Captures At Least Nine Cops Surround, Shoot at California Knife-Wielding Man At Least Fifteen Times
Police say five of the officers fired their guns.
Cop Who Killed Tamir Rice Claims Toy Pistol Was 'in His Hands'
Video of the shooting does not seem to support Timothy Loehmann's account.
Shots in the Park
Two use-of-force experts call the killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice "objectively unreasonable."
What Exactly is Rahm Emanuel's Firing of His Police Chief Supposed to Accomplish?
The Chicago mayor dismissed his police superintendent, but the problems with the department are systemic.
Will Officer's Murder Indictment Prompt Any Changes or Even Introspection in Chicago Police?
More importantly: Was there a cover-up effort and should others face charges?
How Responsible is the (Pro-Life or Black Lives Matter) Movement for (the Planned Parenthood Shooting or Cop Killings)?
Using criminal actions to discredit broader movements is toxic, and will probably be used against you too.
Watch: Chicago Police Officer's Fatal Shooting of Laquan McDonald
Officer Jason Van Dyke charged with murder.
Chicago May See an Officer Charged with First-Degree Murder for First Time in 35 Years (Updated)
Laquan McDonald, 17, shot 16 times.
The Inevitable Collision Between Black Lives Matter and Gun Control
Or, what in hell is any Michael Bloomberg group doing anywhere near regular BLM-related phone calls?
Lawyer in Waco Biker Case Challenges the Government to Put Up or Shut Up with Trials
See if they can make their silly charges stick on one guy, then either drop charges or likely see the other 105 plea out.
Man Jailed for Soap Sues Pennsylvania Troopers
A field test supposedly identified the white powder in the trunk as cocaine.
Man Slams Doors on Cops Who Had No Warrant, Cops Break Door Down, Kill Him
Killed after a struggle over a Taser
'Body Cameras for Thee—but Not When You're With Me'
Bureaucracy turns Department of Justice into hilarious hypocrites
Institute for Justice Maps States That Still Love to Steal Your Stuff
Despite some reforms, civil asset forfeiture revenues continue to grow.
Drunk Off-Duty Chicago Cop Shot at Off-Duty Local Cop Trying to Pull Him Over
Charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm a year later; still with the police department
Tuscaloosa Cops Manhandle, Tase, Beat, and Cuff Students Whose Music Was Too Loud
The police chief says he was "deeply disturbed" by video of the incident.
State Investigates Why Cops Killed Idaho Rancher Who Was Trying to Put Down a Bull
It is not clear how a traffic accident escalated into Jack Yantis' death.
Justice Sotomayor Faults SCOTUS for Sanctioning 'Shoot First, Think Later' Tactics by Police
The liberal justice files a lone dissent in Mullenix v. Luna.
Two Louisiana Cops Charged With Murder for Killing of Six-Year-Old
State police chief called body camera footage, unreleased, "disturbing"
Legion of Armed, Upset Citizens Has a 'Surprise' Planned for Quentin Tarantino
Response to criticism of police misconduct is to give more reasons to be afraid.
Did the NYPD "Execute" a Mentally Ill Man in His Home?
New evidence contradicts officers' claims that they shot Mohamed Bah because he stabbed one of them.
Camera-Shy Cops Can Relax
The exoneration of the officer who killed Zachary Hammond shows police have strong defenses against viral videos.
Sex Crimes Common From U.S. Police, Finds Year-Long AP Investigation
Nearly 1,000 officers were fired for sex crimes or sexual misconduct from 2009 through 2014, and a third of the incidents involved children.
Police Unions Freak Out Over Quentin Tarantino's Mild Anti-Police Killings Statement
Questioning everything leads to war on cops and more tired old myths.
