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Police Violence

US Corporations Pump Aquifers Dry as Police Kill Water Defenders in Rural Mexico
Farmers are risking their lives to fight back against the US-owned factory farms that are destroying Mexico’s water.

Police Violence Is Also Political Violence — and Deeply Normalized in the US
The threat of state-sanctioned violence is so constant in the US that it doesn’t even make the headlines.

NYC Police Commissioner Prevented 54 Cops’ Misconduct Cases From Going to Trial
The NYPD is “shutting down cases under the cloak of darkness,” said a former head of the police oversight agency.

Police Are Sending Student Protesters to the ER. Campus Cops Don’t Keep Us Safe.
The recent campus crackdowns underscore the danger of the decades-long rise in school policing.

California Cops Violently Attacked a Black Man Who Was Filming Them
“I felt the asphalt just cutting in my face,” said Kwesi Guss, the man who the officers attacked.

Medics Say Police Weapons Drew Blood and Cracked Bones at UCLA Protest
One witness said some protesters required not just a visit to the emergency room, but actual hospitalization.

NYPD Killed 19-Year-Old Win Rozario After He Called 911 for Help
The fatal shooting of the Bangladeshi teen has set off protests and demands for justice from the family.

NYPD Officer Fired Gun During Violent Raid of Columbia Hamilton Hall Protest
Police officers had entered Hamilton Hall with guns raised as they brutalized student protesters on Tuesday.

Activists Say Police Killing of Ryan Gainer Shows Need for Community Safety
Black, autistic 15-year-old Ryan Gainer was fatally shot by San Bernardino police during a mental health crisis.

Stop Cop City Takes Fight to Tucson as GA Aims to Expand Domestic Terror Statute
Activists targeted insurers and investors in Tucson as the Georgia legislature and police target organizers in Atlanta.