Parent Arrested After Asking Questions at School Meeting

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 22, 2013 A Baltimore father was forced out of a public meeting between parents and leaders of his child's school district Thursday and faces a possible 10½ years in jail on charges of assaulting a police officer after being removed when he dared to ask an unscripted question, reports an article on "Activist Post." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Academics Join Opposition to Petraeus Professorship, Violent Arrest of Students

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 21, 2013 Hundreds of professors at the City University of New York and elsewhere are admirably calling for charges to be dropped against six students arrested Tuesday during a protest against former CIA Director Gen. David Petraeus. The academics are also calling for Petraeus to resign from his teaching post at CUNY. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Trouble With the Robert Ethan Saylor Case

By Nick Cull Jul 29, 2013 There are many things that trouble me about the death of Robert Ethan Saylor, a 26-year-old man with Down syndrome who died in January after an encounter with sheriff's deputies at a movie theater Stories of police brutality always carry the special chill that comes with a violation of the public trust. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Brazilian Protest

Paresh Nath, Cagle Cartoons, The Khaleej Times, UAE Jun 25, 2013 Dig deeper

California Man Sues Officers He Says Nearly Beat Him to Death

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig May 22, 2013 A California man who nearly died after an incident in which he said he asked two Highway Patrol officers to read a traffic ticket they had issued him has filed a lawsuit against them and the state. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Officers Reportedly Beat California Man to Death as He Begs for His Life

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig May 13, 2013 A defense attorney says a number of witnesses caught the beating on cellphone cameras, but those phones were seized by deputies before an arrest warrant was served. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

NYPD Accused of Hospitalizing, Handcuffing Brooklyn Woman

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 13, 2013 A Brooklyn landlord says New York City cops broke her leg and shackled her to a hospital bed for 17 days amid a wrongful arrest in her apartment building, the New York Post reports. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why Is There No Good Data on the Use of Police Force?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 12, 2012 There is no national record on the use of police force against American citizens nationwide, even though private police groups and the FBI keep a close watch on the number of cops killed and assaulted on the job, reports Radley Balko at The Huffington Post. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

L.A. Woman Dies After Arrest That Included Kick in Groin

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 31, 2012 A South Los Angeles woman who had dropped her two children off at a police station later died after an encounter with officers in which one of them kicked her in the groin. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Striking Miners Charged in Slayings of Colleagues Shot by Police

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Aug 31, 2012 Despite the fact that video seen around the world clearly showed police firing on the South African miners, their co-workers are the ones who are being charged in the deaths. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Anaheim Police Crack Down on Protesters (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Jul 26, 2012 Officers stepped up efforts to quell demonstrations in Anaheim that have grown increasingly heated as protesters demand answers about two police shootings over the weekend. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges on His Lawsuit Against the President

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The great Internet switch-off; the ACLU vs. jailhouse abuse; S&P's downgrade mania; Robert Scheer on the election, and Chris Hedges discusses his lawsuit against the president. Dig deeper