Joan Walsh Says Dangerous Things About Race That Help Perpetuate Police Brutality
Perhaps her white privilege is showing and she should take her ideological fellow travelers' advice on it
Police Abuse
Baltimore Police Union Open Letter to State's Attorney: 'Not one of the officers involved are responsible for the death of Mr. Gray'
Union wants independent prosecutor, cites relationships with lawyers associated with the defense, as well as husband's seat on the city council
Police K-9 Attacks Man's Face After Neighbor Calls 911 Over Christmas Tree Burning in Barrel
He had his hands up but couldn't get off the couch, because he had his hands up.
DOJ Announces Funds for Police Body Cameras, but Keep an Eye on the Rules Cities Implement
New rules in Los Angeles give officers opportunity to review evidence in advance.
Freddie Gray Death Ruled Homicide: All Cops Involved Being Charged, Still Drawing Paychecks
State's attorney announced charges this morning.
The Baltimore Police: More Equal Than Others
The special rights that police have written for themselves embolden abusers.
New Theory: Freddie Gray's Head Hit Bolt in Van. Doesn't Matter, Police Issues the Same.
No matter what happened to Freddie Gray government can't afford to afford police the privileges it does.
Texas Legislators Vote to Ban Roadside Sexual Assaults by Police
A bill passed by the state House requires warrants for body cavity searches of motorists.
Freddie Gray's Neck Reportedly Broke in Van, Officer Who Drove Van Still Hasn't Given Statement to Authorities
Anonymous sources talk after police send their investigative findings to prosecutors.
Bill O'Reilly: Zero Tolerance for Police Brutality
Could new-found attention to police violence be causing an actual political shift?
Former CBC Chair Who Voted For 1994 Crime Bill Tries to Cover Up His Role
Kweisi Mfume had boasted the CBC put its 'stamp' on the bill, the largest crime bill in U.S. history, which provided new cops and prisons.
Riots in Baltimore: What Is Seen and Unseen
The city has been on a slow burn for years.
Peaceful Protesters Cause 'Rolling' Road Closures Through D.C.
The group was short on specific grievances, longer on general frustration with the status quo.
Drive-By 'Arrest' of Baltimore Protester Joseph Kent Caught Live on CNN
Arresting someone in America should never look like this.
David Simon on How Civil Rights Were Destroyed in Baltimore And Why He Might Vote For One of the Men Responsible Anyway
Behold how intractable tribalism can make a problem
So Why Exactly Does Baltimore Own a Money-Losing Hilton?
Current and former politicians prefer cutting real estate deals to doing the less sexy work of basic civic governance
The Ultimate Baltimore/Baseball Symbolism: Millionaires to Play in Empty, Taxpayer Financed Stadium
Camden Yards, long a symbol of downtown-development delusion, stretches a metaphor to the breaking point
Chicago Police Superintendent: Criminally Charging Cops for Fatal Shootings is a 'Safety Hazard'
Chicago cop found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter because judge said off-duty shooting was reckless and he should've faced a murder charge.
Immigration Officer Shoots 19-Year-Old While Serving Warrant in Detroit
Too many law enforcement agencies.
Barack Obama on Baltimore: We Need 'Political Mobilization' to Solve Problems
Job training, school reform, anything but limiting police powers and privileges.
Martin O'Malley's Lousy Record on Overpolicing
The potential presidential candidate isn't very good on civil liberties.
Freddie Gray's Arrest Record Explains Why He Ran, Not Why He's Dead
Cops still haven't explained how he died in their custody, but insist they did nothing criminal.
Resistance Isn't Always Rational
We needn't endorse the means of desperate people to acknowledge their ends are worth fighting for.
State of Emergency in Baltimore, Governor Calls Out National Guard
"To address the growing violence and unrest in Baltimore City"
Rioting Is a Threat to Public Safety. Police Unions Are a Worse One.
How much does a lack of police accountability and transparency contribute to the anger that helps turn protests violent?
End the Violence in Baltimore: Rioting and Looting Never Justified
Violence gives cops the justification they need
No, 'Outside Agitators' Were Not Responsible for Saturday's Violence in Baltimore
Contrary to the authorities' claims
Police in Palm Beach Shot, Paralyzed an Unarmed Man After Encounter Based on Riding His Bike the Wrong Way
The insane array of petty reasons cops have to try to stop us lead once again to shooting of unarmed man.
Texas Cop Knocks Woman Unconscious in Front of 6-Year-Old Daughter
Woman was reportedly intoxicated and resisting.
Watch Cops Tackle a Woman Whose Son Was Just Kidnapped
Family friends help locate missing boy while local police pin down and handcuff mom.
Judge Dismisses Involuntary Manslaughter Charge Against Cop, Says He Should've Been Charged With Murder Instead, Lets Him Go Free
The defense attorney argues double jeopardy protections will prevent prosecutors from retrying the cop on murder charges.
Lawsuit Over Insanely Excessive Connecticut Drug Raid Can Proceed
The Supreme Court declines to hear an appeal by cops who claim they can't be held responsible.
Town Where U.S. Marshal Smashed Citizen's Camera Rakes in Millions from Federal Forfeiture Rules
South Gate seizes more under federal program than San Francisco.
Baltimore Police Union Compares Freddie Gray Protesters to 'Lynch Mob'
Protesters have questions about Gray's mysterious death; the union hears demands for officers' "immediate imprisonment"
County Will Pay $1 Million to Parents of Toddler Burned in Drug Raid
Given the recklessness of the assault that injured Baby Bou Bou, the amount seems low.
U.S. Marshal Grabs, Breaks L.A.-Area Woman's Phone for Daring to Film Him
Officers of the law really seem to have a problem with having their actions on the record.
Speeding Cop Strikes, Kills Scooter Rider: Gets Cited for Careless Driving, Suspended for 120 Hours
Careless driving in Florida that leads to death usually comes with a driving suspension.
Police Say Kidnapping Medical Marijuana Activist's 11-Year-Old Son Is for 'the Child's Well-Being'
Shona Banda's son is back in state custody as she awaits criminal charges.
Federal Judge Attacks Pro-Police 'Orthodoxy' in 4th Amendment Case
Judge Janice Rogers Brown makes the case for reviving 4th Amendment protections.
From Being Judged by the Content of Your Character to Seeing a Cop Shoot an Unarmed White Teenager in the Back: A New Vision of a Post-Racial Society
Setting the table for more police violence as a solution to racist police violence
Supreme Court Says Police Violated 4th Amendment When Use of Drug-Sniffing Dog Prolonged Routine Traffic Stop
Law enforcement loses 6-3 in Rodriguez v. United States.
