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Police Respond With Aggression to Wall Street Protests

Staff / Truthdig Sep 25, 2011 Protesters claim 80 arrests were made Saturday as the occupation of Wall Street by scores of mostly young demonstrators turned violent, with police corralling, wrestling and appearing to pepper-spray participants. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

EU Battles Extremes

Staff / Truthdig Jul 31, 2011 The EU decides to address far-right extremism; education fails to solve poverty and inequality, while Netflix may destroy TV networks. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Turning the Camera on the Police

David Sirota / Truthdig May 20, 2011 What's good for the police apparently isn't good for the people -- or so the law enforcement community would have us believe when it comes to surveillance. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Video Shows Brazilian Police Shooting Boy

Staff / Truthdig Mar 25, 2011 Recently uncovered 2010 security footage showing Brazilian police shooting a 14-year-old boy has led to the arrest of five men. The BBC reports that the "boy survived with several wounds and is now in a witness protection programme along with his family." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Alleged Chicago Torturer’s Overdue Day in Court

Amy Goodman / Truthdig May 26, 2010 Abu Ghraib has nothing over Chicago. Forty years ago, Jon Burge returned from Vietnam, joined the Chicago Police Department and allegedly began torturing people. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

No Firings in LAPD’s May Day Brutality

Staff / Truthdig Jul 1, 2009 A Los Angeles police review panel comprised mostly of cops has refused to fire any of the officers involved in the 2007 May Day brutality in MacArthur Park. The city shelled out $13 million in settlements because of the melee, but the worst punishment handed down was a 20-day suspension for one cop. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )