Tag: Police Militarization

Beyonce said that "anyone who perceives my message as anti-police is completely mistaken." (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Beyonce: I’m not anti-police, just ‘against police brutality and injustice’

Joshua Axelrod · April 5, 2016 8:50 pm

"Tonight, the city of Ferguson, Mo., took an important step towards guaranteeing all of its citizens the protections of our Constitution," Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta said. (AP Photo)

DOJ, Ferguson strike deal on police reform

Anna Giaritelli · March 16, 2016 2:15 am

Ferguson City Council approved the first reading of a measure that would reverse the government's lawsuit. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Ferguson throws in the towel in Justice Department lawsuit

Anna Giaritelli · March 9, 2016 3:54 am

Milwaukee County Sheriff: Obama’s a ‘cop hater’

Steve Doty · March 4, 2016 3:22 pm

Chicago news station mixes up dead teen, golden arches

Becket Adams · February 27, 2016 2:24 am

Under a Sanders administration, every police shooting of a civilian would be investigated on a federal level. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

Sanders: DOJ should investigate every police shooting

Anna Giaritelli · January 18, 2016 3:35 am

Emanuel announces taser training for Chicago cops

Kelly Cohen · December 30, 2015 4:31 pm

Twitter users want James to stop playing basketball until the feds reverse the grand jury's decision. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

Activists want LeBron James to show solidarity with Tamir Rice

Joshua Axelrod · December 29, 2015 11:55 pm

The original New York Times story published Monday afternoon reported that jurors had elected to indict patrolman Timothy Loehmann. But this didn't happen. (AP Photo)

Oops: NY Times posts wrong Tamir Rice story

Becket Adams · December 29, 2015 7:17 pm

"Hands Up, Don't Shoot" quickly gained traction, and the story soon became part of a widely accepted narrative involving Michael Brown's death. (AP Photo)

‘Hands Up, Don’t Shoot’ makes WaPo’s list of outlandish claims

Becket Adams · December 14, 2015 5:55 pm

Emanuel fires police chief over shooting of black teen

Pete Kasperowicz · December 1, 2015 6:38 pm

"We must reinvent how we police America," Sanders said. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

Sanders: Police can resemble an ‘invading army,’ ‘Iraq’

Curt Mills · November 21, 2015 10:50 pm