Was the Shooting of Rayshard Brooks 'Lawful but Awful'?
Every encounter with armed agents of the state has the potential to end tragically, which is a good reason to minimize such encounters.
Every encounter with armed agents of the state has the potential to end tragically, which is a good reason to minimize such encounters.
Do settlement amounts reflect police culpability in deaths?
How could jurors think that shooting a fleeing, unarmed man in the back was not a crime?
How to dodge responsibility, whether you're a candidate or a cop.
Lack of accountability is a recipe for official lawlessness.
The North Charleston, South Carolina, officer fired eight rounds at Scott as he fled.
The illegal harassment of camera-carrying bystanders needs to stop.
Lawsuit over use of Taser on arrested, submissive man.
Michael Slager had possession of Walter Scott's driver's license and car when he decided to chase him anyway.
Feidin Santana was exercising a constitutional right that police often violate.
Video seems to show the officer picking up an object and dropping it near the body.
The patrolman claimed he "felt threatened" when the man grabbed his Taser.
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