Police Abuse

Politics

Warrior Cops Use Pepper Spray, Tear Gas on Celebrating Ohio State Students

School spirit never hurt this bad.

Anthony Fisher | 1.13.2015 11:05 AM

Civil Liberties

It's Not Just About Race, It's About Power

Rethinking policing after the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown

Matt Welch | 1.13.2015 12:01 AM

Police Abuse

Albuquerque Cops Who Killed James Boyd Charged With Murder; Had "Duty" to Kill Boyd Defense Says

Ed Krayewski | 1.12.2015 3:15 PM

Police Abuse

Albuquerque Cop Shoots Undercover Officer Over $60 Meth Deal

Ed Krayewski | 1.12.2015 9:49 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: New Year's Hangover, Featuring TV's Andy Levy, Supermodel Carol Alt, Money-Maker Charles Payne, Michael Malice, and More!

Matt Welch | 1.9.2015 6:49 PM

Police Abuse

San Antonio Cop Caught on Dashcam Allegedly Stealing Gun, Drugs, and Cash on New Year's Eve

Ed Krayewski | 1.9.2015 12:19 PM

Civil Liberties

Watch Montana Officer Shoot Man to Death, Then Yell Orders at Him, Then Call in Medical a Minute Later [UPDATED]

Brian Doherty | 1.8.2015 6:38 PM

Policy

Criminal Justice Reform Will Be 'Centerpiece' of Congressional Black Caucus Agenda in 2015

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.8.2015 11:35 AM

Civil Liberties

Full Tamir Rice Video Released: Attorney Calls It 'Cruelest Thing I've Ever Seen,' And You Will, Too

Robby Soave | 1.8.2015 9:10 AM

Police Abuse

NO, Settlements Over Police Brutality DON'T Bring Accountability to Cops or Prevent Future Police Brutality

Ed Krayewski | 1.7.2015 11:01 AM

Police Abuse

What is Wrong with the New York Times? Cops Not Bothering Minorities a Possible 'Civil Rights Violation'

Ed Krayewski | 1.6.2015 9:52 PM

Politics

What Cops and Protesters Both Get Wrong: Police-Related Violence in New York City Has Been Falling For Decades

Jim Epstein | 1.6.2015 4:31 PM

Police Abuse

NJ Cop Gets Promoted, Tries to Run Over Councilman, Suspended Without Pay

Ed Krayewski | 1.6.2015 12:59 PM

Policy

Help the Cops Chill Out

How law enforcement can be made more compatible with Americans' liberty.

Ed Krayewski | 1.6.2015 10:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Journalist Busted in Ferguson Fights Back in Court

Aaron Malin | 1.6.2015 7:00 AM

Politics

On The Independents: Rep. Thomas Massie on the House Leadership Fight, Peter Suderman on the Gas Tax, Huckabee 2016, #BlackBrunchMatters, NYPD Blue, Harshing Sleds, the Bullet Train to Madera, and After-show

Matt Welch | 1.5.2015 8:10 PM

Culture

Guy Who Attacked Female Worker Is a 'Hulking Brute.' Oh Wait, He's a Cop? Nevermind.

Robby Soave | 1.5.2015 2:18 PM

Politics

Data on Shootings by Police is Even Worse Than We Thought

Anthony Fisher | 1.5.2015 1:40 PM

Civil Liberties

Robocop, Circa 1924: "The Radio Automata Have No Equal"

Nick Gillespie | 1.5.2015 9:45 AM

Politics

Eric Garner Protesters Shut Down West Side Highway

Anthony Fisher | 1.3.2015 3:00 PM

Civil Liberties

12 Times the Police Used Deadly Force Under Questionable Circumstances in 2014

From Eric Garner to John Crawford to Tamir Rice.

Ed Krayewski | 1.2.2015 1:30 PM

NYPD

New York Times Wants NYPD to Do the Impossible: Enforce All the Laws, Even the Constitutionally Questionable Ones, While Practicing 'Constitutional' Policing

Ed Krayewski | 1.2.2015 11:35 AM

Tasers

Being Homeless in Miami May Lead to a Tasering

Scott Shackford | 1.2.2015 11:15 AM

Politics

More Police WTF: Alabama Man Shot, Killed by Police While Turning in Stray Cat

Nick Gillespie | 1.2.2015 10:29 AM

Policy

Candid Camera Cops

Recording law enforcement

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 1.1.2015 12:00 PM

Politics

Best of 2014: "Sex, Spice and Small-Town Texas Justice: The Purple Zone Raid"

Anthony Fisher | 1.1.2015 9:00 AM

Police Abuse

Scott Walker Doesn't Know If Correct Decision Was Made in Dontre Hamilton Investigation, Not Getting Involved

Ed Krayewski | 12.31.2014 2:35 PM

Police

Mentally Ill Man Posts Police Threats on YouTube, Shot to Death by Cops From Three Jurisdictions Trying to Arrest Him

Ed Krayewski | 12.31.2014 12:31 PM

Politics

"We Need Our Police to be Better Than This"

Nick Gillespie | 12.31.2014 9:26 AM

Politics

Ellen Degeneres-Inspired 'Dance Dare' Prankster Gets Thrown to the Ground by NYPD

Anthony Fisher | 12.31.2014 7:05 AM

Politics

On The Independents: Scalise's Dukey, NYPD Slowdown, Disputed Hack, Obama on Race, More Grubering, the Big (and Forgotten) Stories of 2014, a New Enemy of Freedom, and Punch-drunk After-show!

Matt Welch | 12.30.2014 8:27 PM

Police

Civilian and Police Homicide Rates Roughly Comparable

Ronald Bailey | 12.30.2014 11:36 AM

Police Abuse

Rules of the Road

Charles Oliver | 12.30.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Body Cameras for Police Only Work When On: Did Utah Police Killing of Iraq Vet Sgt. Nicholas McGehee Go Down Like Police Claim?

Brian Doherty | 12.29.2014 11:23 PM

Politics

The Independents Rides Again, With Lenore Skenazy, Kyle Smith, Mugshot Monday, NSA Document Dumps, The Interview, NYPD vs. BdB, and More

Matt Welch | 12.29.2014 8:32 PM

Police Abuse

Lawsuit Over Fatal Police Shooting of Marine in California Delayed Again, DA Still Deciding Whether to Charge Another Marine

Ed Krayewski | 12.29.2014 7:05 PM

Civil Liberties

Autopsy Reveals LAPD Anti-Gang Cops Shot Ezell Ford in Back at Close Range

Brian Doherty | 12.29.2014 5:28 PM

Politics

Instapundit: Excessive Tribalism Poisons Both Sides of Police-Violence Debate

Nick Gillespie | 12.29.2014 11:54 AM

Civil Liberties

Bloomington to Bill Protesters for Police Presence at 'Black Lives Matter' Demonstration in Mall of America

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.29.2014 11:30 AM

Protests

Nashville Police Responded Peacefully to Peaceful Protesters, and That Made Some Folks Upset

Scott Shackford | 12.29.2014 11:20 AM

Policy

Bernard Kerik: Anti-Police Rhetoric "Has the Potential to Rip America at its Seams"

Jim Epstein | 12.27.2014 10:30 AM

Police Abuse

Ex-Baltimore Cop Alleges Retaliation for Reporting Police Brutality

Ed Krayewski | 12.26.2014 12:17 PM

Public Unions

Affidavit Shows Cop Union Targeting Foes

A case in California spotlights their political 'playbook'

Steven Greenhut | 12.26.2014 11:30 AM

Police Abuse

Suspended San Jose Cop: "Threaten me or my family and I will use my God given and law appointed right and duty to kill you."

Ed Krayewski | 12.24.2014 12:53 PM

Police

Cincinnati Cop Charged in Teen Sex Scandal May Not be Only Officer Involved

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.23.2014 12:50 PM

Police Abuse

Buffalo Cop Claims She Was Fired For Stopping Another Cop From Choking a Handcuffed Suspect, That Cop Was Later Accused of Choking Another Cop, Retired With Full Pension

Ed Krayewski | 12.23.2014 11:04 AM

NYPD

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Police Unions and the "Anti-Cop" Smear. Works for School Reform and Teachers Unions, Too

Ed Krayewski | 12.23.2014 9:14 AM