Policing
Cops Gave a K9 Narcan After Fentanyl Exposure. It Was ‘Totally Unnecessary.’
Police are now dragging their dogs in the widely debunked idea that simply touching fentanyl can cause an overdose.
A Black Family Was Reportedly Stopped for Tinted Windows. Then CPS Took Their Kids.
The five children were placed in state custody, including a a four-month-old who is still breastfeeding.
Biden’s Ghost Gun Crackdown Is Starting to Fall Apart
Gun control groups are bracing for a "worst case scenario" after a court partially lifted some federal restrictions on untraceable firearms.
Homeless Man Shot and Killed Execution-Style in St. Louis
The suspect was caught on video walking up to the homeless man, who was facing away from him, and loading a gun.
George Floyd Protesters Who Were Brutally ‘Kettled’ by NYPD Getting $21K Each
A 99-page Human Rights Watch report said the NYPD's actions amounted to "serious violations of international human rights law.”
A Black Man Died in Memphis Jail After Beating From Cops
An autopsy report classified the death of Gershun Freeman in a Memphis prison last fall as a homicide.
Black Army Vet Says Same Memphis Cops Beat Him Days Before Killing Tyre Nichols
Monterrious Harris alleges he was pulled from his car and beaten by the same “Scorpion Unit” officers charged in the murder of Tyre Nichols.
The LAPD Wants Robot Dogs. How Did We Get Here?
Like other surveillance tools before them, quadrupedal robots are being pushed by Los Angeles’ well-funded police lobbyists.
Atlanta Activists at 'Stop Cop City' Aren’t Backing Down After Police Kill Protester
The “Stop Cop City” movement has gone global as more than a dozen activists defending the Atlanta Forest are charged with domestic terrorism.
LAPD’s Release of Drug Tests Is Smearing Keenan Anderson, Groups Say
The Black teacher died hours after being tasered six times by the LAPD. Police later released preliminary drug tests, which experts say mean little more than a public relations tactic.
‘They’re Trying to George Floyd Me’: Black Teacher Dead After Being Tased By LAPD
Keenan Anderson, the cousin of a Black Lives Matter co-founder, is the third man of color to die after an encounter with the LAPD in 2023.
White Sheriff Who Called Colleagues ‘Black Bastards’ Resigns—Again
It’s the second time Jody Greene has resigned to avoid being removed from office.