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'This Wasn't Policing, This Was Murder,' Prosecutors Tell Jury in Closing Statement of Chauvin Trial
The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin—who is charged with second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in the death of unarmed Black man George Floyd last year—wrapped up on Monday as attorneys for both sides delivered lengthy closing statements as the city and nation began bracing for the jury's verdict.
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Why Police Can Stop Motorists With Air Fresheners Hanging in Their Cars
A majority of states have laws making it illegal to hang anything from a rearview mirror that obscures a driver’s view. But critics say the laws are often used as pretexts.
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Marchers Set Fire at Apple Store and Shatter Windows Across Downtown Portland After Police Killing
The powder keg lit by the police killing of a man in the Lents neighborhood Friday morning exploded in downtown Portland on Friday night.
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Simon & Schuster refuses to distribute book by officer who shot Breonna Taylor
US publishing giant was due to distribute Jonathan Mattingly’s The Fight for Truth for rightwing outlet Post Hill Press
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No charges for Capitol Police officer who shot Jan. 6 rioter, Justice Department says
The Justice Department won't file charges against the U.S.Capitol Police officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt during the storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6. In a news release, the Justice Department said that the investigation did not find evidence that the officer had violated any federal laws and that there was nothing to contradict that he believed it was necessary to shoot at Babbitt, 35, "in self-defense or in defense of the Members of Congress and others evacuating the House Chamber."
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The effects of Black Lives Matter protests
There’s long been a fierce debate about the effect of Black Lives Matter protests on the lethal use of force by police. A new study, one of the first to make a rigorous academic attempt to answer that question, found that the protests have had a notable impact on police killings. For every 4,000 people who participated in a Black Lives Matter protest between 2014 and 2019, police killed one less person.
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Officer who shot, killed Daunte Wright and Brooklyn Center police chief both resign
Minnesota police officer Kim Potter resigned from her position Tuesday after shooting and killing Daunte Wright.
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Chauvin's Former Supervisor Testifies Restraint Should Have Ended Much Sooner
Retired Sgt. David Ploeger of the Minneapolis Police Department testified Thursday in the trial of former officer Derek Chauvin that the force officers used against George Floyd went on too long and should have ended once Floyd had been handcuffed and stopped resisting.
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'Everything is riding on the outcome': Minneapolis braces for Chauvin trial
Prosecutors due to set out their case in heavily fortified building for trial of ex-officer charged with murdering George Floyd
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Don’t Arm Robots in Policing
A new bill would “prohibit the New York City Police Department (NYPD) from using or threatening to use robots armed with a weapon or to use robots in any manner that is substantially likely to cause death or serious physical injury.”
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Should We Get Used to Mass Shootings?
Michael Paterniti, who reported from Columbine for GQ in 1999, leads us from the tragedy there, to the unspeakable horrors at Sandy Hook, to a recent 10-day stretch that suffered 14 mass shootings, including San Bernardino. This is the story of those 10 days, the new and relentless strain of gun violence in America, and the desperate need for us not to look away.
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Secret misconduct records of 83,000 New York cops were made public over the objection of police unions
Access to the records, one expert said, could help squash the "wandering-officer phenomenon."
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Uber passenger seen assaulting San Francisco driver in viral video is arrested
Police have arrested a woman who was seen assaulting a San Francisco Uber driver in a video that went viral this week. San Francisco police said on Thursday that officers with the Las Vegas police department had arrested Malaysia King, 24, who is accused of attacking Subhakar Khadka after he refused to continue to drive King and two other passengers, one of whom had failed to follow Uber policies and wear a mask during the ride.
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White supremacists 'seek affiliation' with law enforcement to further their goals, internal FBI report warns
In some cases, they wanted to join the military or police so they would be able to commit acts of violence toward members of minority groups. In others, they planned to join the military or police to learn how to wage war against members of those minority groups.
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Charles Dozsa: eating a meal... a succulent chinese meal...
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Trump Appointee Arrested for Role in Capitol Riot
One of the latest people arrested in connection with the Capitol riot is a former State Department aide who worked on former President Trump's 2016 campaign. Federico Klein, 42, is the first known Trump appointee facing charges over the Jan. 6 attack, Politico reports.
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Did James Plymell need to die?
Acouple of stray dogs were running loose in the parking lot of the Linn County fairgrounds just after 8 a.m. on Oct. 23, 2019, and Gerry Morris, a community service officer (CSO) with the Albany Police Department in Oregon, was on his way to help round them up. Morris turned onto a street that snakes past the blank-looking backs of stores and homes wedged next to railroad tracks. He noticed a beat-up silver Nissan Sentra stranded in the bike lane, partially blocking the road.
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Crowd in Mexico stops gay couple from being arrested as they chant ‘I’m gay too’ at cops
A gay couple were handcuffed by armed police “for kissing” on a beach in Mexico. A series of videos of the incident, posted to Facebook, appear to show police ushering the couple into the back of a vehicle as a crowd of fellow beachgoers chant “I’m gay too” in solidarity.
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FBI investigating if Lady Gaga dognapping was retaliation for her singing at Biden’s inauguration
The FBI is now investigating the kidnapping of singer Lady Gaga‘s dogs along with the Los Angeles Police Department, and they’re looking into the possibility is was “politically motivated,” The Sun reports. “Lady Gaga is high profile of course but she sang at President Biden’s inauguration which takes this case to another level,” a source told The Sun. “The FBI wants to know exactly what motivated this incident.”
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Video: Police arrest black man for walking home from his Walmart job in the snow
Last week Rodney Reese, an 18-year-old black man, was arrested in Plano, Texas for walking home from his job at Walmart. Police had received a call that a black man with short sleeves was walking through the snow.
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