Jeff Sessions’ ‘Failure to Remember’ Cited in Defense of Cop Who Killed Walter Scott

Kali Holloway / AlterNet Nov 30, 2017 The attorney general's defense is now being used by lawyers for South Carolina Police Officer Michael Slager, who killed the unarmed Walter Scott. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Innocent

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Police Target Practice

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America’s Criminal Injustice System

By Judith Coburn / TomDispatch Aug 17, 2016 In this age of stop-and-frisk, racial profiling, mandatory sentencing, the death penalty, life without parole and execution-by-cop, I—a private eye for defense lawyers—can't defend anybody. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

‘Dark Justice’: A Looney Tunes Take on Racism

Thor Benson / Truthdig Mar 21, 2016 Funny or Die’s show about the only black officer in a small-town police department dives into treacherous waters and brings humor to the surface. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Threat-Score Software’: Will It Get You Shot by a Cop?

Thor Benson / Truthdig Feb 1, 2016 This law enforcement technology can use facts such as ZIP codes and frequency of address changes to assign a danger level to people an officer might engage A high threat score could increase the officer's anxiety and you know where that could lead. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Don’t Just Fire Officer James Frascatore — Arrest Him

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Sep 17, 2015 New York City Police Officer James Frascatore has given new meaning to the Grand Slam of tennis. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Black People in Minneapolis Are 9 Times More Likely to Be Arrested for Minor Offenses

Roisin Davis / Truthdig May 29, 2015 A damning ACLU report finds "severe," "pervasive" and "systematic" racial disparities in arrests by Minneapolis police. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Victim Mentality

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In Selma, Memories of Bloody Sunday Spur Action Today

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Mar 13, 2015 Fifty years have passed since Bloody Sunday, that seminal event in United States civil-rights history when African-Americans and their allies attempted to march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala., demanding the right to vote. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Report: Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson to Call It Quits

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Mar 12, 2015 Thomas Jackson has held fast to his post as chief of the embattled Ferguson, Mo., Police Department despite a constant chorus of calls for his resignation following the Aug. 9, 2014, shooting of an unarmed black teenager, Michael Brown, by Officer Darren Wilson. That's apparently about to change. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Florida Police Caught Using Photos of Black Men for Target Practice

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jan 18, 2015 You'll never guess how the North Miami Beach Police got found out using mug shots of black citizens to practice their shooting. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )