Truthout
Policing
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.
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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.
Reasonable Wrongness
The American distaste for prepositional clauses leads them to think that in order to arrest someone there has to be “probable cause.”
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“The Hunger Games”-ification of US Police and the Community
When Blacks' protests about unjust policing are met with condemnation, is that on par with “The Hunger Games”?
Amid Justice Department Investigations, Protesters Call Out Cleveland Police Murders
As national protests continue, activists and concerned residents in Cleveland are calling for police accountability.
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It’s Not the Law – but Prosecutors – That Give Immunity to Killer Cops
Police will not be prosecuted for their crimes until conditions of ungovernability in the United States' cities allow no other choice.
Police “Reforms” You Should Always Oppose
Ultimately, the only way that we will address oppressive policing is to abolish the police.
Vince Warren on How Police Officers Get Away With Killing From Ferguson to NYC
A New York grand jury cleared New York City police officer Daniel Pantaleo for the killing of Eric Garner, who died after being placed in a chokehold.