Tag: Police Militarization

"If all we're doing is focusing on retraining police but not dealing with some of these underlying issues, then these problems are going to crop up again," Obama said. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Obama: We’ve seen police-related deaths ‘too often now’

Kelly Cohen · April 29, 2015 4:31 pm

Harvard: Young voters don’t like Hillary as much as Obama, Carson tops GOP

Paul Bedard · April 29, 2015 2:11 pm

Only the rule of law can save Baltimore

Washington Examiner · April 29, 2015 9:00 am

"We are going to put as much manpower and resources" on the street as possible, Larry Hogan reiterated to reporters. (AP Photo)Â

Maryland gov vows: No repeat of last night in Baltimore

Kelly Cohen · April 28, 2015 4:42 pm

As the game ended Saturday, hundreds of police dressed in riot gear were dispersed throughout downtown Baltimore and near the stadium. (AP Photo)Â

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Thanks ‘Hon: Orioles reward riot-delayed fans with free tickets

Paul Bedard · April 27, 2015 6:41 pm

Americans of all races and political stripes reacted with outrage at the videotaped choke-hold that led to the death of Eric Garner in Staten Island. And there is almost no racial divide in public opinion regarding the outrageous videotaped police shooting of the unarmed, fleeing Walter Scott in South Carolina. (AP Photo)

Why police shootings matter for everyone

Washington Examiner · April 22, 2015 9:00 am

The case Ferguson wanted to be occurred April 4 in South Carolina, when white police officer Michael Slager fired eight shots into the back of the black Walter Scott. (AP Photo)Â

Four cases, four different stories

Noemie Emery · April 14, 2015 9:00 am

A lesson in Ferguson: Big government is not a victimless crime

Washington Examiner · March 13, 2015 9:00 am

On Friday Obama gave a small preview of the points he'll likely make in his Saturday remarks.

Obama’s Selma speech to shine spotlight on race relations

Susan Crabtree · March 7, 2015 10:00 am

Police were deployed to keep the peace along Florissant Avenue on August 16, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. (Getty Images)

DOJ probe into Ferguson Police Department to be released Wednesday

Kelly Cohen · March 3, 2015 8:23 pm

Obama faces frustration with post-Ferguson blueprint

Brian Hughes · March 3, 2015 10:00 am

President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with members of the Task Force on 21st Century Policing, Monday, March 2, 2015, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. From left are, the president, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, and Brittany Packnett, executive director of Teach For America in St. Louis, Missouri. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama on police reform: ‘The moment is now’

Brian Hughes · March 2, 2015 6:57 pm