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Tag: excessive force

Emergency Medical Association Withdraws Paper On Controversial 'Excited Delirium,' A Term Used To Justify Excessive Force
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Emergency Medical Association Withdraws Paper On Controversial 'Excited Delirium,' A Term Used To Justify Excessive Force

By Melissa Noel · Oct 16, 2023
Black Mother Punched In Face While Holding Her Baby During Traffic Stop, Sues Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
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Black Mother Punched In Face While Holding Her Baby During Traffic Stop, Sues Los Angeles Sheriff's Department

By Melissa Noel · Jul 26, 2023
Massachusetts City Agrees To Reform Police Department After DOJ Investigation
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Massachusetts City Agrees To Reform Police Department After DOJ Investigation

By Ashlee Banks · Apr 14, 2022
Georgia Reaches Multi-Million Dollar Settlement After Trooper Kills Black Man
In Defense of Black Lives · News

Georgia Reaches Multi-Million Dollar Settlement After Trooper Kills Black Man

By Ashlee Banks · Apr 6, 2022
Ex-Officer Who Fatally Shot Laquan McDonald Granted Early Release From Prison
In Defense of Black Lives · News

Ex-Officer Who Fatally Shot Laquan McDonald Granted Early Release From Prison

By Ashlee Banks · Feb 4, 2022
Independent Autopsy Shows Dijon Kizzee Was Struck 15 Times By Los Angeles Deputies
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Independent Autopsy Shows Dijon Kizzee Was Struck 15 Times By Los Angeles Deputies

By Tanya A. Christian · Sep 23, 2020
Police Held Black Teens At Gunpoint After They Were Chased By Man With Knife
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Police Held Black Teens At Gunpoint After They Were Chased By Man With Knife

By Breanna Edwards · Aug 11, 2020
Georgia Man Sues Police Department For $700,000 After Being Misidentified Then Body-Slammed
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Georgia Man Sues Police Department For $700,000 After Being Misidentified Then Body-Slammed

By Tanya A. Christian · Jun 25, 2020
16-Year-Old Girl Who Was Tased In Her High School By Chicago Police Shares Her Story
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16-Year-Old Girl Who Was Tased In Her High School By Chicago Police Shares Her Story

By Breanna Edwards · Feb 4, 2019
New York City Agrees To Pay $2 Million To Family Of Deborah Danner, Mentally Ill Woman Killed By Officers
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New York City Agrees To Pay $2 Million To Family Of Deborah Danner, Mentally Ill Woman Killed By Officers

By Breanna Edwards · Dec 14, 2018
Chicago Cops To Face Trial After Allegedly Covering Up Shooting Death of Laquan McDonald
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Chicago Cops To Face Trial After Allegedly Covering Up Shooting Death of Laquan McDonald

By Breanna Edwards · Nov 27, 2018
Viral Video Shows Officer Beating Restrained Black Man
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Viral Video Shows Officer Beating Restrained Black Man

By Breanna Edwards · Nov 6, 2018