Tag: police
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Navarrette: Protesters can hate police violence — and still love America
Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd and hope they get jail time, something has been bothering me about … Read Full Article
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Floyd’s death hastens shift in police pop culture portrayals
NEW YORK (AP) — Gary Phillips, a prize-winning crime novelist from Los Angeles, grew up on TV shows that showed a world nothing like the one he lived in. Read Full Article
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La Crosse area police training prohibits chokeholds, requires de-escalation in accordance with #8CantWait policies
While protests in the wake of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis have prompted several La Crosse County law enforcement officials to rethink the way they do things, an … Read Full Article
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Police reform debate showcases strength of Minnesota legislators of color
The Minnesota Legislature was once a lonely place for state Rep. Rena Moran. After her election in 2010, the St. Paul Democrat was the only black woman serving in the 134-member state House. Just … Read Full Article
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Union President Says Minneapolis Is Trying to Punish Transit Workers Who Wouldn’t Help the Police
Working In These Times is dedicated to providing independent and incisive coverage of the labor movement and struggles for workers’ rights. Read Full Article
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Cop in Floyd case got medals for valor and drew complaints
A Minneapolis police officer who used his knee to pin down George Floyd’s neck before his death had a record that included both medals for bravery and 17 complaints against … Read Full Article
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4 Minneapolis cops now charged in George Floyd’s death
Prosecutors charged a Minneapolis police officer accused of pressing his knee against George Floyd’s neck with second-degree murder on Wednesday, and for the first time leveled charges … Read Full Article
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Asian Americans confront racism in their own communities
In the wake of the police shooting of Philando Castile in 2016, Asian American activists launched an online, crowd-sourced effort to confront anti-blackness in their own communities. In a project … Read Full Article
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Arrest warrants issued for 3 more cops in George Floyd death
Prosecutors charged a Minneapolis police officer accused of pressing his knee against George Floyd’s neck with a new more serious charge of second-degree murder on Wednesday, and … Read Full Article
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Minneapolis Had This Coming
That’s different now, in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department. Night after night of violence has left swaths of Lake Street in ruins, the … Read Full Article
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Asian Americans Need to Go Beyond Apologizing for Anti-Black Racism
As the country is rocked by protests over police brutality, many in the Asian American community feel a very focused grief summed up by this particular image of Thao: not quite the man whose knee was … Read Full Article
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Voices of protest: Participants talks about why this movement matters
The shocking video of George Floyd under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer has propelled tens of thousands of protesters into the streets nationwide. Undaunted by the ongoing coronavirus … Read Full Article
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Bail set at $1.25mn for George Floyd murder suspect
Bail was set at $1.25 million for a sacked Minneapolis police officer accused in the death of George Floyd, an African-American man who died in the … Read Full Article
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St. Paul police officer one of six area leaders to land 2020 Bush Foundation fellowships
A Twin Cities police officer, a beauty activist, two public health leaders and two business owners were among the 24 named by the St. Paul-based Bush Foundation as visionary leaders. The 2020 Bush … Read Full Article
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Ex-Officer Derek Chauvin’s bail set at $1 million with conditions
The bail for former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin reportedly was set at $1 million with conditions and $1.25 million without conditions Monday afternoon. Read Full Article
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Small Town Protests See ‘Thrilling’ Response
Its size is one measure of how broad and far-reaching the protest movement against police brutality and racial injustice has become — reaching Wisconsin’s small cities and rural areas, and often … Read Full Article
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Duty to intervene: Floyd cops spoke up but didn’t step in
Minneapolis police have for years required officers to intervene when they see colleagues using unreasonable force … Read Full Article
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Duty to intervene: Minneapolis cops who helped arrest George Floyd spoke up but didn’t step in
Minneapolis was among several cities that had policies on the books requiring police officers to intervene to stop colleagues from using unreasonable force, but that didn’t save George Floyd and law … Read Full Article