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Kim Potter Found Guilty of Manslaughter in Shooting Death of Daunte Wright
Former police officer Kim Potter said she mistakenly pulled her gun instead of her Taser, leading to the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright
‘What We Did Was Nothing To Sneeze At.’ Activists in Minneapolis Look Ahead After ‘Defund’ Vote Fails
It wasn’t a huge shock to racial justice organizers in Minneapolis when the votes were counted. During the city’s elections on Nov. 2, 56% of voters voted down “Question 2,” a ballot initiative offering the opportunity to replace the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) with a new, community-oriented public safety model. “I was sad and disappointed…
In Blow to “Defund” Movement, Minneapolis Residents Vote Against Replacing the City’s Police Department
Despite widespread criticism of their police department and its conduct, voters in Minneapolis have decided they do not want a new model of public safety implemented in their city. During Tuesday’s city elections, voters’ ballots included a question asking them if they want to replace the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) with a new department of…
9,000 New York City Workers on Unpaid Leave as COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Takes Effect
About 12,000 workers have applied for religious or medical exemptions to the vaccination mandate
Minneapolis Cops Involved in Fatal Shooting Get Separate Attorneys, Signaling Movement in 2013 Case
As relatives of Terrance Franklin accuse police of lying about his death, officers involved in the shooting have been given separate lawyers, suggesting a shift in the case
Will a City Mandate Cause Thousands of Unvaccinated L.A. Cops to Walk Off the Job? We’re About to Find Out
An October 20th deadline looms, and nearly 40 percent have still not gotten the jab
Study: Police Killings in U.S. Are Significantly Underreported
A new study of over 30 years worth of medical data reveals the number of deaths at the hands of police officers in the U.S. is more than double the amount that’s been widely reported. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) published the study on Thursday in the medical journal The Lancet, having…
Bipartisan Congressional Talks on Police Reform Collapse
Bipartisan congressional talks on overhauling policing practices have ended without an agreement, marking the collapse of an effort that began in 2020.
‘I Just Don’t Feel Like I Need It Yet.’ Why the NYPD Is Grappling With COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is struggling to vaccinate its employees. According to the department, an estimated 47% of its members are fully vaccinated under NYPD-administered programs against COVID-19 as of Aug. 24. Even accounting for a percentage of the NYPD’s force who may have been vaccinated outside work and not provided details…
Criminal Justice Researchers Studied Over 4 Million 911 Calls. Here’s How Their Findings Could Influence Calls for Police Reform
The study from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences tracked around 4.3 million 911 calls
‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Season 8: The Complicated Return of a Cop Comedy
It's business not quite as usual as the goofballs of the 99 resume their jobs in a world rocked by anti-police protests
What Mike Fanone Can’t Forget
D.C. police officer Michael Fanone defended American democracy on January 6. Now, he's defending the history of that day