Police Brutality
Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Police Brutality, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 130 stories have been published about Police Brutality which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Police Brutality, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 130 stories have been published about Police Brutality which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
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Black Lives Matter · MinneapolisThao, Kueng and Lane were convicted in federal court in February of violating Floyd's civil rights. In rejecting the plea agreements, Thao and Keung are risking state sentences that could be significantly longer than their federal sentences. The offers would have dropped the most serious charge of aiding and abetting murder.See the Story
Thao, Kueng say they rejected plea deal in Floyd killing
66% Center coverage: 50 sources
US & Canada · ChicagoMichael Vitellaro, 49, is charged with felony official misconduct and aggravated battery. Video shows him holding a 14-year-old boy in the prone position with his knee. The incident occurred in Park Ridge, Illinois, while he was off-duty. Video also shows a group of boys attempting to get the sergeant off the boy.See the Story
Off-duty Chicago police officer charged after video shows him kneeling on teen's back
57% Center coverage: 28 sources
Police Brutality · Los AngelesThe LAPD discussed the investigation at a Police Commission meeting on Tuesday. Officer Houston Tipping was paralyzed in the training exercise back in May. The LAPD has said it was an accident, but Tipping's mother has filed a wrongful death claim. The family's attorney alleges one of the officers involved in the sexual assault was also at that exercise.See the Story
LAPD officer who died during training was targeted for investigating fellow officers, family attorney says
44% Left coverage: 16 sources
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Europe · LondonBritish authorities have quashed plans to prosecute protesters who attended a vigil for a murdered woman in breach of pandemic lockdown rules — a killing, and a response, that ignited a storm of criticism of the London police force and its attitude toward women’s safety.See the Story
UK drops prosecution of protesters over slain woman's vigil
43% Left coverage: 14 sources
Crime · Orange CountyOn Friday, a deputy with the Orange County Sheriff's Department was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault on multiple female inmates at the Theo Lacy Facility. According to a release by the department, 30-year-old Arcadio Rodriguez was booked into the Santa Ana jail. His employment with the department is also pending termination as a result of the alleged misconduct. See the Story
Orange County Sheriff’s deputy accused of sexually assaulting female inmates
50% Center coverage: 8 sources
US & Canada · Little RockArkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) on Monday called the behavior of three police officers caught on camera beating a suspect reprehensible. Hutchinson said the Department of Justice's (DOJ) civil rights division will investigate the incident. A video went viral showing officers repeatedly punching and kicking an individual, and at one point slamming their head into the ground.See the Story
Arkansas governor says DOJ will investigate ‘reprehensible’ police beating caught on camera
83% Left coverage: 6 sources
Europe · ZurichSwitzerland has a serious systemic problem with racism against people of African descent, a report says. The U.N.-appointed working group noted positive measures taken by Switzerland. It voiced concerns about the prevalence of racial discrimination and highlighted several incidents following a visit to the country this year.See the Story
Switzerland has 'systemic' racism issues, UN experts say
50% Left coverage: 6 sources
Black Lives Matter · New YorkThe Legal Aid Society launched Law Enforcement Look Up on Monday. The project started years ago as a way for public defense attorneys to share information. In 2020, New York State law changed, clearing the way for once sealed police discipline records to be shared with the public. Former NYPD Officer Dr. Oscar Odom questioned the use of the database.See the Story
New Yorkers can look up NYPD officer records in new database
83% Left coverage: 6 sources
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Police BrutalityIn 'Criminal (In)Justice,' Rafael A. Mangual argues that criminal justice reforms favored by social justice activists—and many libertarians—will make life worse for communities of color.See the Story
[Opinion] Is a war on policing increasing crime? Q&A with Rafael Mangual
100% Right coverage: 1 sources
Police Brutality · Catalonia“The image of police brutality is still fixed in the account of the events of October 17, a story that serves to barbarize the State's response”See the Story
Catalonia | The images of 1-O, five years later
Police Brutality · New YorkDetroit council is considering spending $7 million of COVID recovery funds to bring the faulty surveillance system to the Motor City. City Council seems to more frequently represent Duggan and his violent police force than they do actual Detroiters. Many Detroiters participating in the public comment demanded that councilmembers reject the proposal.See the Story
