Tag: police
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Time to end the Asian American ‘model minority’ story
As Minhaj noted, one of the officers who stood by while Derek Chauvin killed Floyd is Hmong American; the store proprietor who called the police is Arab American. There’s no better example of Asian … Read Full Article
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The Black Officer Who Detained George Floyd Had Pledged to Fix the Police
Alex Kueng is one of four former officers accused of crimes in the killing of Mr. Floyd, which happened on his third shift. His decision to join the force had frayed friendships. Read Full Article
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George Floyd’s death not simply the result of racist police force
Another Black Lives Matter protest was held last week, yet as far as I’m aware, not one black person has been killed by police in New Zealand. I could be wrong, but how many can you name off the top … Read Full Article
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Amid Pandemic and Protests, Late Night Hosts Become “Megaphone for the Movement”
Late night shows have long been known for bringing in humor while covering the news, but after the racial justice protests against police brutality began to rock the nation, hosts and writers had to … Read Full Article
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UW-Stevens Point campus police investigating rock found with racist, violent message
Tags: policeUW Stevens Point campus police are investigating a small rock painted with a message of violence and using the n-word, according to a UW-Stevens Point spokesperson, found on Schmeeckle Reserve on … Read Full Article
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Sacramento City Schools Consider Ending Police Contract For School Resource Officers
The Sacramento City Unified School District is considering fully divesting from the Sacramento Police Department. The district currently has a contract for a little over $500,000 with the police … Read Full Article
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Journalists should focus more coverage on Catholic police chaplains and less on ‘cancel culture’
I have covered my share of police funerals over the years. With some regularity over the course of two decades working in journalism, police officers have been shot and killed in the line of duty. Read Full Article
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Students of color press St. Paul district to cut ties with Police Department
We have seen how these police come into the school environment and mess everything up … We need them out right now.” … Read Full Article
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Backlash against Asian American woman married to ex-cop in George Floyd case reveals disturbing truth
Remarks about the interracial marriage between Kellie and Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd, come from historical emasculation of Asian men and … Read Full Article
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Kellie Chauvin and a history of Asian women being judged for whom they marry
Remarks about the interracial marriage between Kellie and Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd, come from historical emasculation of Asian men and … Read Full Article
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Readers Write: Lost Minneapolis, the ‘Holy Land’ brand, and matters involving the police — appreciation, quantification of killings, recruitment
Americans appointed to the U faculty, served on the Minneapolis Fair Employment Practice Commission and the State Commission Against Discrimination when there were few complaints of police brutality … Read Full Article
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Stevens Point Police Chief resigns
The Stevens Point Police and Fire Commission announced Friday morning that they’re accepting the resignation of Martin Skibba as police chief. The resignation is effective immediately. According to … Read Full Article
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Criminalizing police violence is a potent tool
Two of the other three officers present were rookies, one of them white and one African American. The fourth officer is of Hmong descent. All four were fired the day after Floyd died in their custody, … Read Full Article
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America Run Riot
George Floyd was brutally killed by police officers—probably murdered, in fact, in the technical legal sense of that term. However, beyond that fact, which virtually all people of good will … Read Full Article
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Readers Write: Pledge to end police, Max Mason, race and kids, Colin Kaepernick, Trump rally
The Minneapolis City Council’s pledge to end the Police Department has come as a shock to many residents. But it shouldn’t be that shocking, since the elected representatives are actually not that … Read Full Article
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Report: 3 more cops to be charged in George Floyd’s death
“He died because he was starving for air,” he said. “He needed a breath. So we are demanding justice. We expect all of the police officers to be arrested before we have the memorial here in … Read Full Article
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Haunting question after George Floyd killing: Should good cops have stopped a bad cop?
Challenging a senior officer is no small thing. But police must learn to stand up to those who are out of control, even when they’re on the same team. Read Full Article