Police State

Markey Bill, Backed by Sanders and Warren, Moves to Abolish Qualified Immunity for Cops 'Once-and-for-All'

Police officers in Buffalo, New York walk by the motionless body of 75-year-old Martin Gugino as he bleeds from his ear after being attack attacked by officers during a protest on June 5, 2020. (Photo: Screengrab/WBFO)

Congress Urged to Repeal Program That Transfers 'Weapons of War' to Local Police

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"In response to the national outrage, armored vehicles, assault weapons, and military gear once again filled our streets and communities, turning them into war zones."

ACLU Demands Lawmakers Act After Michigan Man Wrongfully Arrested 'Because Face Recognition Can't Tell Black People Apart'

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Robert and Melissa Williams, and their young daughters, appeared in a video circulated Wednesday by the ACLU. (Photo: ACLU/YouTube)

"It's past time for lawmakers to prevent the continued use of this technology...

Report on Broken Windows Spending Bolsters Call to Redirect $1 Billion of NYPD Budget to Harmed Communities

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

New York Police Department officers listen as Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York President Pat Lynch and representatives from other NYPD and law enforcement unions holds a news conference at the Icahn Stadium parking lot on June 9, 2020.

City leaders are urged to direct the money to "more relevant city agencies,...

'This Is Why We March': Poll Shows Overwhelming US Support for Police Reform, Increased Accountability

Lawmakers Welcome IG Probe Into Violent Police Clearing of Lafayette Square

New Amnesty Map Documents 'Shocking Extent' of US Police Violence Against Black Lives Matter Protesters

New Research Suggests Racial Justice Protests Have Not Led to Covid-19 Transmission Spike

'About Damn Time': Louisville Police Chief Moves to Fire 1 of 3 Officers Involved in Breonna Taylor Shooting

Atlanta Cop Who Shot Rayshard Brooks in the Back Charged With 11 Counts—Including Felony Murder

Skull Fractured by Police and Lied About by Trump, 75-Year-Old Peace Activist Martin Gugino Still Unable to Walk

100+ Racial Justice Groups Urge Congress to Defund 'Unconstitutional and Dangerous' Police Surveillance

'Make America Grim Again': With Only 14% Very Happy, Americans Haven't Been This Sad Overall Since Nixon

Calls Mount for 'Radical Changes in Policy and Policing' and the Arrest of Officer Who Killed Rayshard Brooks

Atlanta Police Shoot and Kill Rayshard Brooks as Protests Demanding Racial Justice Continue Worldwide

Louisville Lawmakers Ban No-Knock Warrants as Advocates Escalate Demand for Arrests of Three Officers Who Killed Breonna Taylor

Further

We Hear You, Unless We're Saying You're Choking Us To Death and We Can't Breathe, In Which Case STFU

Marking this "holiday of horrors," another black guy dies - this time on video - another white cop walks. The failure of a New York grand jury to indict Daniel Pantaleo for choking Eric Garner to death quickly sparked a righteous wave of protests and furious chants of "This Stops Today." A stunningly tone-deaf NYPD offered the hashtag #Wehearyou and the vow they're "committed to rebuilding public trust." Hey NYPD: The people have had it. Eric Garner's father: "There is no justice system."