Three Memphis police officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols during a January 2023 traffic stop have been found not guilty of second-degree murder, NBC News reports. Former police officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, and Justin Smith — who were previously found guilty of witness tampering but acquitted of …
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The Justice Department released the results of its investigation into the Memphis Police Department on Wednesday, nearly two years after officers fatally beat Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, following a traffic stop. In a 73-page report, federal authorities found that the MPD uses excessive force, discriminates against Black people …
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A white former police detective accused of raping and terrorizing women in the predominantly Black neighborhood he was sworn to protect in Kansas City, Kansas, died in an apparent suicide Monday morning just as jury selection was set to begin in his criminal trial in nearby Topeka. Roger Golubski, 71, …
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On the night of January 24, 2023, in Mississippi, six members of the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office kicked in the front door of a house without a warrant. For an hour and a half, these Mississippi officers — members of the self-named Goon Squad —tortured two Black men, Eddie Parker …
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Twenty-three year old Elijah McClain was stopped by police while walking home from a convenience store in Aurora, Colorado, on Aug. 24, 2019. Someone had called 911 and said he was wearing a ski mask and looked “sketchy.” When officers arrived, they pulled him to the ground and placed McClain …
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Netflix has shared a new trailer for the documentary Power, which traces the history of policing in the United States, from 18th century slave patrols and publicly funded police departments in the 19th century to police protests in the Sixties and 2020s. A speaker in the Netflix trailer raises the …
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A year ago, Sen Morimoto was on the cusp of quitting music altogether. Instead, the Chicago-based, Japan-born multi-instrumentalist and producer channeled his disillusionment with the music industry and society at large into a new album, Diagnosis. He released it this fall on the quietly influential indie label he co-owns, Sooper …
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The most gripping dystopias are the ones that feel alarmingly close to reality, offering a glimpse into a future we’ll soon inhabit. That is the world created by Daniel Kaluuya in his feature directorial debut. And while it runs you through the gamut of emotions, you’ll end up full of …
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Six police officers who shot and killed “Stop Cop City” protester Manuel Esteban Paez Terán will not face criminal charges, Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney George R. Christian ruled on Friday. “The use of lethal (deadly) force by the Georgia State Patrol was objectively reasonable under the circumstances of …
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In the NYPD Blue Season One episode “Tempest in a C-Cup,” cop Andy Sipowicz and prosecutor Sylvia Costas wind up on an impromptu dinner date. To call the occasion unexpected would be a wild understatement, as we were introduced to the characters at the very start of the series with …
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