When a call to the police for help turns deadly
In at least 178 cases over three years, law enforcement killed the individuals they were called to assist
The Pedestrian
Back in 1952, the great American science fiction writer Ray Bradbury published a short story called “The Pedestrian” in a small antifascist publication. The story, which was based on Bradbury’s…
The Pedestrian
Back in 1952, the great American science fiction writer Ray Bradbury published a short story called “The Pedestrian” in a small antifascist publication. The story, which was based on Bradbury’s…
‘Huge Legal Win’: Court Stops Police From Blockading Line 3 Protester Camp
One attorney described the blockade as "an outrageous abuse of law enforcement authority serving the interests of the Enbridge corporation against its environmental opponents."
The look in Derek Chauvin’s eyes was something worse than hate
It was the look of indifference in Chauvin’s eyes on May 25, 2020, as he casually drained the life out of George Floyd. That was as chilling as his knee…
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New York City Ends Qualified Immunity For Police Officers, Becoming 1st In Nation To Do So
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The New York City Council voted Thursday to end qualified immunity for police officers. The decades-old protection has prevented officers from being sued or liable for…
The Sarah Everard Case Proves That More Cops Won’t Make Women Safer
Sarah Everard’s murder and the response to it underscores that women’s safety requires more than “protection” by disciplinary actors of the state that—even when they aren’t, like Wayne Couzens, the…
Atlanta Police Officer Who Claimed Shooter Had a “Bad Day” Made Anti-Asian Posts on Social Media
This disgusting sentence drips with disdain for the women who were brutally murdered. Their murders constitute a “bad day.” It drips with racism: the lives of the Asian women murdered…
The Night The Block Burned Down: Philadelphia’s MOVE Bombing
How the Philadelphia police leveled a whole block to take down an unlikely messiah figure.