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Another Cops-Beating-Homeless-Man Storynew

It isn't just the Kelly Thomas killing in which cops believe they have the right to execute a citizen during a scuffle.
OC Weekly  |  R. Scott Moxley  |  05-18-2012  |  Crime & Justice

Cop Identified in Kayvan Sabehgi Beating?new

Video and OPD records indicate that the military veteran was savagely beaten on November 2 by Oakland Police Officer Frank Uu, who has since retired from the force.
East Bay Express  |  Ali Winston  |  04-15-2012  |  Crime & Justice

Two Distinct Stories Emerge From Night of Occupy Philly's Evictionnew

In turns out in Philly, the revolution will not be Instagram-ed. The eviction came and went without a meme-worthy Sgt. Pepper-Spray moment. Instead, we have hours and hours of messy footage and a handful of allegations of police brutality.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Tara Murtha  |  12-07-2011  |  #OCCUPY

Don Cameron Trains Cops in How to Use Force, Then Defends Themnew

Long ago, Don Cameron set upon a path that would make him a Rosetta Stone for understanding what happens when someone gets his ass kicked by a cop. For most of us, that's a brutish prospect. But to hear Cameron tell it, done correctly, it's justified.
SF Weekly  |  Matt Smith  |  02-17-2010  |  Crime & Justice

The Madison Police Department's Secret Beatingsnew

When violent assaults happen, the public has a right to know.
Isthmus  |  Bill Lueders  |  09-30-2008  |  Crime & Justice

Why is Homeland Security Watching Eugene's Activists?new

The Department of Homeland Security's monitoring of a peaceful anti-pesticide group led to the arrest and violent Tasering of a 19-year-old university student by local police.
Eugene Weekly  |  Camilla Mortensen  |  06-26-2008  |  Civil Liberties

The LAPD's Clampdownnew

What happened at the close of immigration rights protests in Los Angeles this week was an unfortunate smear on a department that has shown great improvement in recent years, but it was also an insult to the constitutional rights these same police are sworn to protect.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Editorial  |  05-04-2007  |  Commentary

Guns Gone Wildnew

NYPD gunfire goes up while crime goes down -- what gives?
The Village Voice  |  Sean Gardiner  |  12-08-2006  |  Crime & Justice

911 Call Captures Officer's Questionable Pepper-Sprayingnew

Asking an officer armed with pepper spray for his badge number turned out to be risky business for a Colorado choirboy.
Westword  |  David Holthouse  |  12-07-2004  |  Crime & Justice

Magic Johnson's Proposed St. Louis Development Is Deadnew

A real estate group, fronted by ex-basketball superstar Earvin "Magic" Johnson, wanted to construct a multimillion-dollar retail/residential complex on the downtrodden north side of St. Louis. But the plan got stuck in the city's stew of race and politics.
Riverfront Times  |  Mike Seely  |  10-19-2004  |  Politics

High Voltage, High Stakesnew

Owing to links to more than 70 deaths, use of Taser guns is being seriously questioned by the American Civil Liberties Union in California. A Bay Guardian reporter peruses the Taser use manual and finds out just how many times one person can be shocked. And more.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  A.C. Thompson  |  10-06-2004  |  Crime & Justice

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