Wrongful Arrest

Black pastor handcuffed while watering plants sues police officers

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Watering flowers while Black: anatomy of a pastor’s arrest in Alabama

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For first time, video shown of cops arresting Black man, 25, on warrant for 49-yr. old white man

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Lawyer: Police tried to bribe teen with McDonald’s in exchange for shooting confession 

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$1.3M awarded to Black man arrested by Boston police after having a stroke

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Gelin wrongful arrest thegrio.com

FL Commissioner calls out cop for wrongful arrest and gets berated by city officials, but praised by Ava Duvernay and others

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Chicago to pay $168.5K after police forced man to sit in own waste, stole another’s money

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Man says he was run over by officer who mistook him for suspect

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Wyclef Jean detained by LAPD: ‘Another case of mistaken identity’

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Video shows black man being arrested for apparently walking in street

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Body cam video reveals cops arrested woman for having attitude

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Clerical error led to college student's unnecessary arrest

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