Police Abuse

Politics

New Orleans Newspaper Petitions for Documents Related to Prosecutorial Misconduct in Danziger Bridge Police Shootings to be Unsealed, Cops Seeking to Get Convictions Overturned

Prosecutorial misconduct all the way down

Ed Krayewski | 8.6.2013 8:12 PM

Civil Liberties

Former Illinois Cop Previously Accused of Brutality Suing for Anti-Mexican Discrimination, Wants Job Back

Is he a white Hispanic?

Reason Staff | 8.6.2013 5:40 PM

Civil Liberties

Fruitvale Station

Michael B. Jordan offers a complex portrayal of Oscar Grant, who was killed by police.

Ed Krayewski | 8.6.2013 4:30 PM

Civil Liberties

Judge Rejects Request to Delay Trial of Little Rock Cop Charged With Manslaughter

Accused of shooting a 15-year-old

Reason Staff | 8.6.2013 4:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Illinois County Attorney Says He'll Prosecute No-Taping-Cops Law Declared Unconstitutional on "Case by Case Basis"

Brian Doherty | 8.6.2013 3:20 PM

Politics

Video: Radley Balko Discusses Militarization of Police Force

Mike Riggs and Amanda Winkler | 8.6.2013 3:00 PM

Policy

Cops in Iowa Beat Up Shoplifter After Hearing Her Boyfriend is Community Activist Who Has Worked with Cops on Racial Sensitivity Training

Brian Doherty | 8.6.2013 1:12 PM

Policy

Utah Might Rethink Armed Police Home Invasion Raids: Some Reasons Why

Brian Doherty | 8.6.2013 11:46 AM

World

London Police Settle with Family of Man Killed at Protest

Was struck by a baton and knocked down at a G-20 rally and died

Reason Staff | 8.5.2013 2:40 PM

Policy

Phoenix Ex-Officer Faces Murder Trial for Shooting Man, Dog

While answering domestic disturbance call

Reason Staff | 8.5.2013 1:40 PM

Civil Liberties

Cop Charged With Misdemeanor Battery After Pepper Spraying Teen's Pizza

Teen and his friends got sick after eating the pizza, teen called police suspecting deputy sprayed his pizza

Reason Staff | 8.3.2013 5:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Leon Rosby (Whose Dog Max Was Shot by Hawthorne Police) Speaks

Brian Doherty | 8.3.2013 2:15 AM

Civil Liberties

Dunphy Reviews Balko's "Rise of the Warrior Cop"

An LAPD officer reviews a book on the militarization of America's police forces

Ed Krayewski | 8.2.2013 4:59 PM

Civil Liberties

Woman Sues After Cops Praise Police Dog for Tearing Her Leg Apart

They told the mutt, " Awesome ... you deserve a Slurpee."

Reason Staff | 8.2.2013 9:24 AM

Civil Liberties

Santa Ana Cop Shoots Unarmed Homeless Man After Foot Pursuit

Was being "combative" at a McDonald's parking lot

Reason Staff | 8.1.2013 2:28 PM

Civil Liberties

Police Continue to Harass and Threaten Citizens for Perfectly Legal Act of Photographing Them

Brian Doherty | 7.31.2013 8:31 PM

Civil Liberties

Jury to Hear Civil Case in BART Police Train Station Shooting

Handcuffed man shot in the back

Reason Staff | 7.31.2013 10:23 AM

Civil Liberties

Teen Seeks Medical Help After Using Hash, Cops Handcuff Him to Hospital Bed and Fine Him $7,000

Zenon Evans | 7.30.2013 4:48 PM

Policy

Man Who Austin Cop Chased, Shot, Killed Not Suspected of Any Particular Crime But May Have Been Up to No Good

Brian Doherty | 7.30.2013 4:36 PM

Civil Liberties

Cops Who Terrorized a Woman in Her Home Also Tackled a Random Guy

J.D. Tuccille | 7.30.2013 3:17 PM

Policy

Minneapolis SWAT Officers With History of Misconduct Expected Preferential Treatment From Green Bay Cops After Street Scuffle

Ed Krayewski | 7.30.2013 10:09 AM

Civil Liberties

Man Awarded $40K for Beating by Denver Sheriff's Deputy

All captured on video

Reason Staff | 7.30.2013 9:24 AM

Civil Liberties

Secret Police Restored by Egypt's Military Rulers

The wrong kind of nostalgia

Reason Staff | 7.30.2013 9:00 AM

Civil Liberties

95-Year-Old Dies After Cops Taze, Shoot Him With Bean Bag Rounds

After tasing him first.

Zenon Evans | 7.30.2013 8:16 AM

Civil Liberties

Police Shoot Man Getting Cigarettes From Car In His Own Driveway

Probably for his own good

Reason Staff | 7.29.2013 2:44 PM

Civil Liberties

95-Year-Old Man Dies After Cops Shoot Him With Beanbag Rounds

This didn't occur to them as a likelihood?

Reason Staff | 7.29.2013 12:52 PM

Policy

Cigarettes Can Kill: Florida Deputies Shoot Man Looking for a Smoke in His Own Driveway

Jacob Sullum | 7.29.2013 12:36 PM

Policy

Concord, NH, Cops Want Armored SWAT Vehicle to Combat "Free Staters" (And Others)

Brian Doherty | 7.29.2013 11:58 AM

Civil Liberties

Toronto Cops Shoot 18-Year-Old on Street Car Nine Times

Then tased him

Ed Krayewski | 7.29.2013 10:57 AM

Policy

Mother of Man Who Police Say Shot Himself While Handcuffed in Cop Car Suing

Police investigation found no wrongdoing

Reason Staff | 7.28.2013 10:35 PM

Civil Liberties

UC Davis Pepper Spray Cop Wants Workers Comp for "Psychiatric Injury," Court Orders School to Identify Other Cops Involved

Looking for one more pay day

Ed Krayewski | 7.26.2013 3:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Cops Shot an Innocent Guy at the Wrong House Because It Was Dark, Say Fort Worth Police

J.D. Tuccille | 7.26.2013 2:41 PM

Civil Liberties

Cops Blame Poor Lighting For Shooting 72-Year-Old Man After Arriving at the Wrong House

Fort Worth, Texas

Reason Staff | 7.26.2013 2:12 PM

Civil Liberties

Court Rules UC Davis Must Disclose Cops Involved in Pepper Spray Incident Must Be Identified

No secrecy for thugs

Reason Staff | 7.26.2013 1:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Former UC Davis Cop Photographed While Pepper Spraying Peaceful Protesters Looking to Get Workers Compensation for Psychiatric Problems

Wants to profit off his misconduct

Reason Staff | 7.26.2013 12:36 PM

Civil Liberties

Chicago Pays $10M After Putting Innocent Man Away for 25 Years

Police beat a false confession from Eric Caine

Reason Staff | 7.25.2013 8:10 PM

Civil Liberties

Cop Faces No Prison Time For Fatally Ramming Man's Car

Ouch

Reason Staff | 7.25.2013 7:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Officer Faces Charges in Death of Elderly Man

Tough guy

Reason Staff | 7.25.2013 6:30 PM

Policy

Cops Tell Mom Her Son Was Murdered, Kill Her Dog for Good Measure

J.D. Tuccille | 7.25.2013 12:31 PM

Civil Liberties

Bronx Council Member Blames Racial Profiling for Killing of Ramarley Graham—What About the War on Drugs?

Bloomberg vetoes bills meant to place more restrictions on police

Ed Krayewski | 7.24.2013 10:16 AM

Civil Liberties

Lawsuit Charges Beating and Illegal Restraint by Police After Traffic Ticket

That's tough enforcement

Reason Staff | 7.23.2013 5:10 PM

Civil Liberties

Florida's Weird, Unfortunately the Police Misconduct's Not

Though Florida has its share

Ed Krayewski | 7.23.2013 3:21 PM

Policy

Delaware Police Say Taser 'Malfunctioned' During Fatal Arrest

Official cause of death still to be announced

Reason Staff | 7.23.2013 7:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Brickbat: German Justice

Charles Oliver | 7.22.2013 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

US Marshal Upset That Couple His Police Gang Terrorized Went to the Press

Might have to pay them another visit

J.D. Tuccille | 7.21.2013 12:23 PM

Civil Liberties

Cops Terrorize Innocent Couple at Home on Off Chance a Fugitive Might Be Present

A US Marshal at the scene was offended the coupe went to the press

Reason Staff | 7.21.2013 11:25 AM

Civil Liberties

Cops Drag Woman Having Diabetic Episode Out of Car After Minor Car Wreck, Leave Her Limp and Handcuffed on Asphalt on Summer Day in New Mexico

Brian Doherty | 7.19.2013 1:34 PM