Florida Judge Sentences Corrupt Cops to Prison, Slams Prosecution for "Slap on the Wrist"
Former Biscayne Park Officers Charlie Dayoub and Raul Fernandez are going to prison after pinning burglaries on innocent black men.
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.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says if the report is true, the sheriff "must resign."
Credibly accused, but never actually convicted, of torturing dozens of people to force confessions
Valentino Dixon has been proclaiming his innocence for decades. After a golf magazine brought attention to his case, people started to listen.
But several questions remain unanswered.
The protesters may have broken the law, but two nights behind bars is a bit much.
It's a scare tactic, and an inaccurate one at that.
The nation that gave the world John Milton and his cry for the "liberty to utter" is now at the forefront of shutting speech down.
The controversy might be two years old, but that didn't stop the Reno City Council from weighing in.
Reason takes an inside look at a simulator designed to train law enforcement not to kill family pets.
Jason Washington was killed after trying to pick up his legal firearm from the ground.
After one of their own killed him, Dallas Police searched Jean's apartment for marijuana.
Officer Jesse Hill said he mistakenly shot and killed a woman when her dog attacked him. Body cam footage shows him slipping on ice.
An ex-NYPD detective allegedly used his knowledge of police procedure to keep the operation afloat.
Many unanswered questions surround this case.
Attorneys for the family say witnesses contradict some details of the officer's account.
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