Police Brutality

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July 16, 2010
OPINION - The sentencing delay is part of the strategy to buy time to come up a plausible ground for…
July 13, 2010
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - 'Put simply, we will not tolerate wrongdoing by those who are sworn to protect the public,'…
July 12, 2010
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The uncle of an unarmed man fatally shot by a former transit police officer has harsh…
July 9, 2010
OPINION - Our work is just beginning to make this situation more than just a moment of reflection; but rather,…
July 9, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The U.S. Department of Justice say the review will be conducted by its Civil Rights Division,…
July 9, 2010
She's not from Detroit and neither are her cohorts but through the internet they have galvanized to form the International…
July 9, 2010
SLIDESHOW - theGrio looks at controversial incidents where African-Americans were allegedly the targets to police violence and how the black…
July 8, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Involuntary manslaughter carries a sentence of two to four years...
July 1, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two and half minutes. That's the time Johannes Mehserle spent on an Oakland train platform before…
June 29, 2010
CHICAGO (AP) - Prosecutors have alleged Burge didn't act alone, and one witness said Burge didn't touch him but looked…
June 28, 2010
CHICAGO (AP) - Lt. Jon Burge, a decorated former Chicago police lieutenant, was accused of suffocating, shocking and beating confessions…
June 25, 2010
CHICAGO (AP) - All five accusers have several criminal convictions, including the murders of two police officers...
June 24, 2010
Queens cops say Jacqueline Deravin wielded a 12-gauge shotgun, but Deravin says she was a victim of police brutality...
June 23, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A former San Francisco Bay Area transit police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black…
June 23, 2010
OPINION - Rarely do we come across a case that so clearly embodies racial hatred, elements of torture and police…
June 22, 2010
The Black Law Enforcement Association of Washington has publicly defended the actions of Seattle Officer Ian Walsh for punching a…
June 21, 2010
OPINION - At what point do we as responsible adults start holding our adolescent and teenage children accountable for their…
June 17, 2010
VIDEO - Rev. Al Sharpton said he believes it is irresponsible for the Seattle Police Officers Guild to defend the…
June 15, 2010
VIDEO - The South Seattle Police Department is investigating what they call "an assault of an officer" today. However, the…
June 15, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Carlos Reyes fought back tears as he watched a video of himself sitting several feet away…