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Parbhani violence: Fadnavis announces judicial probe, suspends police inspector for using excessive force
3 weeks ago

Parbhani violence: Fadnavis announces judicial probe, suspends police inspector for using excessive force

Hindustan Times  

Nagpur: A judicial inquiry will be conducted into the violence that erupted in Maharashtra’s Parbhani district following the vandalism of a replica of the Constitution on December 10, chief minister Devendra Fadanavis announced on Friday. “It is not true that the desecration was the result of the Sakal Hindu Samaj morcha held in the city that very morning and the …

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Here’s where police are being investigated for excessive force, discrimination and other allegations
1 month ago

Here’s where police are being investigated for excessive force, discrimination and other allegations

Associated Press  

A U.S. Justice Department investigation into the Memphis Police Department after the beating death of Tyre Nichols found a pattern of unlawful use of excessive force and discrimination against the Black residents of the majority-Black city in Tennessee. In June 2023, the DOJ issued a report saying the police department in Minneapolis engaged in a pattern of using excessive force …

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Memphis cops use excessive force against Black people: US Justice Department
1 month ago

Memphis cops use excessive force against Black people: US Justice Department

India Today  

The Memphis Police Department uses excessive force and discriminates against Black people, according to the findings of a US Department of Justice investigation launched after the beating death of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop in 2023. The report says that “Memphis police officers regularly violate the rights of the people they are sworn to serve.” “The people of Memphis …

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Memphis police use excessive force and discriminate against Black people, Justice Department finds
1 month ago

Memphis police use excessive force and discriminate against Black people, Justice Department finds

Associated Press  

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Police Department uses excessive force and discriminates against Black people, according to the findings of a U.S. Department of Justice investigation launched after the beating death of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop in 2023. The report says that “Memphis police officers regularly violate the rights of the people they are sworn to serve.” “The …

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Memphis police use excessive force and discriminate against Black people, Justice Department finds
1 month, 1 week ago

Memphis police use excessive force and discriminate against Black people, Justice Department finds

LA Times  

Members of the Memphis Police Department work a crime scene. A U.S. Department of Justice investigation found that Memphis police use excessive force and discriminate against Black people. The Memphis Police Department uses excessive force and discriminates against Black people, according to the findings of a U.S. Department of Justice investigation launched after the beating death of Tyre Nichols after …

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Amsterdam protesters pressing excessive force charges against police, lawyer says
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Amsterdam protesters pressing excessive force charges against police, lawyer says

NL Times  

Demonstrators who participated in a banned Palestine-support protest in Amsterdam on Wednesday will be pressing charges of excessive force and police brutality against the police. Several protesters described to NOS how terrified they were when the riot police suddenly started chasing them and hitting them with batons after dropping them off at the Westelijke Havengebied by bus. There, according to …

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Jury Convicts Former Kentucky Officer Of Using Excessive Force On Breonna Taylor During Deadly Raid
2 months, 1 week ago

Jury Convicts Former Kentucky Officer Of Using Excessive Force On Breonna Taylor During Deadly Raid

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A federal jury on Friday convicted a former Kentucky police detective of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during a botched 2020 drug raid that left her dead. The 12-member jury returned the late-night verdict after clearing Brett Hankison earlier in the evening on a charge that he used excessive force on Taylor’s neighbors. …

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Ex-Louisville policeman convicted of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during deadly raid
2 months, 1 week ago

Ex-Louisville policeman convicted of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during deadly raid

LA Times  

Breonna Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer, hugs a friend in Louisville, Ky., on Friday after a former Kentucky police officer was convicted in federal court. A federal jury on Friday convicted a former Kentucky police detective of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during a botched 2020 drug raid that left her dead. The 12-member jury returned the late-night verdict after …

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A warden faced discipline over abuse at a prison. Now he runs a prison training site
2 months, 1 week ago

A warden faced discipline over abuse at a prison. Now he runs a prison training site

NPR  

A warden faced discipline over abuse at a prison. Andrew Ciolli was in charge of the penitentiary at Thomson in Illinois for one year before he moved to lead an even larger and more high-profile prison complex in Florence, Colo. An internal investigation by the Bureau of Prisons conducted last spring found that some staff at Florence used excessive force …

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Judge weighs jury instructions in trial of 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death
3 months, 1 week ago

Judge weighs jury instructions in trial of 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death

Hindustan Times  

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A judge considered arguments Tuesday related to dozens of pages of instructions that will be given to jurors in the federal trial of three former Memphis police officers charged with violating Tyre Nichols’ civil rights in a beating that proved fatal following a 2023 traffic stop. Judge weighs jury instructions in trial of 3 former Memphis officers …

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Judge weighs jury instructions in trial of 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death
3 months, 1 week ago

Judge weighs jury instructions in trial of 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death

Associated Press  

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A judge considered arguments Tuesday related to dozens of pages of instructions that will be given to jurors in the federal trial of three former Memphis police officers charged with violating Tyre Nichols’ civil rights in a beating that proved fatal following a 2023 traffic stop. Attorneys for Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith rested their …

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Appeals court sends back part of Dakota Access oil pipeline protester’s excessive force lawsuit
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Appeals court sends back part of Dakota Access oil pipeline protester’s excessive force lawsuit

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — An appeals court has sent back part of a lawsuit brought by a protester of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, who alleged excessive force by law enforcement officers. Eric Poemoceah, of Oklahoma, filed the federal court lawsuit in 2020 against Morton County, County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier, then-Sheriff of Cass County Paul Laney and other officers, including unidentified …

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Police in this small, majority-Black Southern city abuse Black people, Justice Department finds
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Police in this small, majority-Black Southern city abuse Black people, Justice Department finds

LA Times  

Police in Lexington, Miss., discriminate against Black people, use excessive force and retaliate against critics, the U.S. Justice Department said in a scathing report. Police in a majority-Black Mississippi city discriminate against Black people, use excessive force and retaliate against critics, the U.S. Justice Department said in a scathing report detailing a slew of civil rights abuses by law enforcement …

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Memphis Officers Testify Condemning Beating Of Tyre Nichols
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Memphis Officers Testify Condemning Beating Of Tyre Nichols

Huff Post  

In this image from video released and partially edited by the city of Memphis, Tyre Nichols lies on the ground during a brutal attack by Memphis police officers on Jan. 7, 2023. City of Memphis via Associated Press Multiple former Memphis police officers condemned the policing tactics of their own department during high-profile testimony this week in the federal trial …

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Burlington pays $215K to settle a lawsuit accusing an officer of excessive force
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Burlington pays $215K to settle a lawsuit accusing an officer of excessive force

Associated Press  

Vermont’s largest city of Burlington has paid $215,000 to settle a lawsuit accusing a police officer of using excessive force by grabbing a man and slamming him to the ground, knocking him unconscious in September of 2018. The police chief at the time said an internal investigation found Corrow did not call for backup or use verbal commands, but he …

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Testimony continues in trial of 3 ex-Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Testimony continues in trial of 3 ex-Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death

NPR  

Testimony continues in trial of 3 ex-Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death Another former officer, who pleaded guilty to federal charges, testified that the assault occurred after a traffic stop and afterwards the officers lied about using excessive force. The officers are accused of using excessive force last year during their violent arrest of a Black motorist, Tyre Nichols. …

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Victoria Police maintain presence at Land Forces expo as human rights groups condemn 'excessive' force
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Victoria Police maintain presence at Land Forces expo as human rights groups condemn 'excessive' force

ABC  

Police are expected to maintain their presence outside the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre today after hundreds of officers clashed with anti-war protesters on Wednesday, resulting in dozens of injuries and arrests. But Victoria Police and Premier Jacinta Allan said the actions of protesters necessitated the use of crowd-control techniques including foam bullets and pepper spray. Victoria Police Chief Commissioner …

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UN rights chief concerned about arbitrary detentions and excessive force in Venezuela's crackdown
4 months, 4 weeks ago

UN rights chief concerned about arbitrary detentions and excessive force in Venezuela's crackdown

The Independent  

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Judge throws out remaining claims in oil pipeline protester’s excessive-force lawsuit
5 months, 1 week ago

Judge throws out remaining claims in oil pipeline protester’s excessive-force lawsuit

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — A federal judge in North Dakota has thrown out the remainder of a lawsuit by an Arizona man who alleged excessive force was used against him when he was protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline. His lawsuit alleged excessive force was used and that Mitchell’s constitutional rights were violated. In 2020, U.S. District Judge Daniel Traynor granted …

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Lawsuit against North Carolina officer who shot and killed teen can continue, court says
5 months, 1 week ago

Lawsuit against North Carolina officer who shot and killed teen can continue, court says

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The mother of a 17-year-old who was killed while driving a reportedly stolen car in a central North Carolina city can continue to pursue claims against the police officer who shot her son, a federal court has ruled. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, unanimously reversed on Monday a previous decision by a lower court to …

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Honolulu officers who handcuffed 10-year-old can be sued for using excessive force, judges rule
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Honolulu officers who handcuffed 10-year-old can be sued for using excessive force, judges rule

Associated Press  

Three Honolulu police officers can be sued on excessive force claims for their part in handcuffing and arresting a 10-year-old girl at Honowai Elementary School in 2020, according to a recent decision by a panel of judges for the 9th U.S. The girl, identified in court documents as “N.B.”, was arrested after school administrators reported her to the police for …

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Justice Department files statement of interest in Alabama prison lawsuit
6 months ago

Justice Department files statement of interest in Alabama prison lawsuit

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The U.S. Department of Justice, which sued Alabama over prison conditions, filed a statement of interest in a lawsuit by prisoners who said they are subjected to unconstitutional levels of violence and excessive force. The Justice Department officials filed the statement last week in a 2014 lawsuit filed by inmates at St. Clair Correctional Facility. Justice Department …

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Victims cited in DOJ report on Phoenix police brutality call on city to implement mandated reforms
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Victims cited in DOJ report on Phoenix police brutality call on city to implement mandated reforms

Hindustan Times  

PHOENIX — Phoenix residents who have spoken out against police brutality hailed on Friday a scathing U.S. Justice Department report outlining a pattern of excessive force and racial discrimination, saying it lays blame not just at the feet of law enforcement but the leaders of the nation’s fifth-largest city. Victims cited in DOJ report on Phoenix police brutality call on …

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Victims cited in DOJ report on Phoenix police brutality call on city to implement mandated reforms
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Victims cited in DOJ report on Phoenix police brutality call on city to implement mandated reforms

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Phoenix residents who have spoken out against police brutality hailed on Friday a scathing U.S. Justice Department report outlining a pattern of excessive force and racial discrimination, saying it lays blame not just at the feet of law enforcement but the leaders of the nation’s fifth-largest city. The sweeping civil rights investigation found “overwhelming statistical evidence” that Phoenix …

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