Nigerian Army Justifies Killing Protesters With Trump Video on Stone-Throwing Migrants
Trump's comments are not the same as the Nigerian Army's actions. But regardless of the nation, shooting protesters is bad.
Trump's comments are not the same as the Nigerian Army's actions. But regardless of the nation, shooting protesters is bad.
Radley Balko thoroughly documents a culture of misconduct, incompetence, and poor training, and the unnecessary deaths that resulted.
Since 2005, at least five police officers and four deputies have been arrested for sexual misconduct.
The officer was caught on video threatening to plant a "kilo of coke" in another teen's pocket.
The sheriff's over-the-top "no trick or treat" signs might make him feel better, but they're actually harming more people than they're helping.
A city ordinance let officers harass women as part of a licensing inspection process. A judge ruled it unconstitutional.
The man refused to obey their orders. But his death was probably avoidable.
A decade of surveillance from the civil rights era makes a technology and social-media-fueled return.
Citizens of Coachella and Indio are fighting back against the private law firm that charged them for their own prosecutions.
The vague wording of Marsy's Laws allows law enforcement to classify themselves as "victims" after shooting suspects.
Victims worried their cases were not being handled correctly. An investigation proved them correct.
Black people in Alabama are more than four times as likely to be arrested for a marijuana offense, according to a new report.
Officer Peter Casuccio lectured the kids for endangering their lives by doing something that was perfectly legal.
...with a little help from "Distracted Boyfriend" guy.
The new laws bring us closer to the state of affairs that existed before 2006, when a state Supreme Court decision slammed the door on police accountability.
The Cobb County Police Department then blamed Corey J's aunt for escalating the confrontation.
An off-duty Chicago Police Sergeant Khalil Muhammad said Ricardo Hayes was displaying a gun in an "armed confrontation."
Former Biscayne Park Officers Charlie Dayoub and Raul Fernandez are going to prison after pinning burglaries on innocent black men.
The op-ed's claims are harsh, but they're also true.
When genetic testing results become a tool for law enforcement
Officer First Class Ryan Macklin has since been arrested and suspended without pay.
Under Chinese law, disrespecting the national anthem is punishable by up to 15 days in jail.
Three arrests and six firings are not enough to keep Sgt. German Bosque from police work.
Police initially said the arrests were part of "a long-term investigation into...human trafficking" and prostitution.
It's pretty obvious that the 4'8" William Colon didn't pose a serious threat to any of the 8 cops on-scene.
"He did absolutely nothing wrong," one witness said.
This is how the system is supposed to work.
It's hard to get rid of bad cops, especially when there are leaders willing to excuse deadly incompetence as an innocent mistake.
Rather than seeking medical attention for an inmate, 3 sheriff's deputies made jokes at his expense.
Also found guilty of 16 counts of aggravated battery, one for each bullet he fired.
Mara Mancini was seven months pregnant when she was attacked by a police dog chasing a suspect on foot.
"I'm being handcuffed right here on my own damn property," Karle Robinson said while watching body camera footage of the incident.
A new class about what to expect at a traffic stop is being mandated for all high school students.
When the ground strategy failed, police turned to the air.
A polygraph test does not prove Christine Blasey Ford is telling the truth-or anything else.
Cops were greeted by a calm scene, but the situation quickly erupted into chaos.
A libertarian-leaning federal judge and a liberal Supreme Court justice both make the case against qualified immunity.
Gov. Jerry Brown signs bills dramatically increasing transparency about law enforcement behavior.
This might be the first time a Nashville police officer has been charged for an on-duty shooting.
An investigation concluded that there was no way the officers could have seen a man using drugs as they said they did.
It makes no sense. Then again, neither does prohibition.
The officer is now under internal investigation. Some want a citizen review panel, but the chief thinks that would be "problematic."
Questions about the Botham Jean shooting won't be going away anytime soon.