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Police Violence? Body Cams Are No Solution
Body cams are an inadequate response to police violence. Real transparency and reform are required.
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How This Indigenous Wood Carver Is Finding Peace After a Seattle Officer Killed His Brother
Rick Williams asked for calm when protesters demanded justice for his brother, who was shot and killed by a Seattle police officer.
Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: Black Lives Matter Movement Hits Counterreaction
Faced with nationwide protests, the police are staging a coup against reality.
Liberals, Trojan Horses and the Myth of Police-Community Relations
Instead of having a conversation about the codification of racism through law enforcement, we're given a layer of public relations.
NYPD Officer Speaks Out on Fellow Cops Who Turned Backs to Mayor and Why People of Color Fear Police
Some 20,000 people gathered in New York City on Saturday for the funeral of NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos.
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Jeopardy Has Not Attached: Killer Cops Can Still Be Indicted
The murder of the police officers should not be pretext for repression. Protests should continue to demand justice for Michael Brown and Eric Garner.
Calls for Calm After NYPD Union Says Mayor, Protesters Have Blood on Their Hands for Cops’ Murder
New York City is grappling with the aftermath of the first targeted killings of police officers in years.
The Fight Against Police Brutality Is Just and Must Continue
Statement from El Grito de Sunset Park, Bronxites for NYPD Accountability, the Association for Pro Inmate Rights and New Yorkers Against Bratton.
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We Shouldn’t Blindly Worship Authority Figures
We need to recognize that the police are hired to serve us, and not the other way around.