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Why progressives should rethink their stance on police surveillance.
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Why progressives should rethink their stance on police surveillance.

Slate  

For more than a year, gun violence consumed a neighborhood in South Philadelphia. What finally broke the case open was the discovery of surveillance footage from a private camera outside the Get It Mini Market on Marston Street, according to Bill Fritze, the chief of the Gun Violence Task Force at the Philadelphia district attorney’s office. Instead, the outcome of …

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Ex-Philadelphia police officer pleads guilty in shooting death of 12-year-old boy
8 months ago

Ex-Philadelphia police officer pleads guilty in shooting death of 12-year-old boy

Hindustan Times  

PHILADELPHIA — A fired Philadelphia police officer pleaded guilty Friday to murder in the shooting of a fleeing 12-year-old boy, who prosecutors have said was on the ground and unarmed when the officer fired the fatal shot. Ex-Philadelphia police officer pleads guilty in shooting death of 12-year-old boy Edsaul Mendoza also pleaded guilty to possession of an instrument of crime …

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Explained: How Tyre Nichols' death brings 'elite' police units under scrutiny
1 year, 10 months ago

Explained: How Tyre Nichols' death brings 'elite' police units under scrutiny

Firstpost  

A car with dark tinted windows circles the block a few times before swerving onto the sidewalk. The beating and death of Tyre Nichols by five former Memphis police officers who were members of an anti-crime task force has renewed scrutiny on such squads, which frequently wear street clothes and often are involved in a disproportionate number of violent incidents …

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Tyre Nichols beating raises scrutiny on ‘elite’ police units
1 year, 10 months ago

Tyre Nichols beating raises scrutiny on ‘elite’ police units

Associated Press  

A car with dark tinted windows circles the block a few times before swerving onto the sidewalk. The beating and death of Tyre Nichols by five former Memphis police officers who were members of an anti-crime task force has renewed scrutiny on such squads, which frequently wear street clothes and often are involved in a disproportionate number of violent incidents …

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Tyre Nichols beating raises scrutiny on 'elite' police units
1 year, 10 months ago

Tyre Nichols beating raises scrutiny on 'elite' police units

India Today  

A car with dark tinted windows circles the block a few times before swerving onto the sidewalk. READ | 3 officials fired for delayed patient assessment in Tyre Nichols case Police department leaders across the country bill the specialty squads as “elite” units of officers sent into neighborhoods as a direct response to an increase in specific crimes, often arguing …

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Fired officer charged with murder in shooting of boy, 12
2 years, 7 months ago

Fired officer charged with murder in shooting of boy, 12

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — A fired Philadelphia police officer has been charged with murder in the shooting of a fleeing 12-year-old boy, who prosecutors said Monday was on the ground and unarmed when the officer fired the fatal shot. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced first- and third-degree murder charges against former Officer Edsaul Mendoza in the shooting of Thomas “T.J.” Siderio …

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Police shoot, kill 12-year-old boy after bullet hits cop car
2 years, 9 months ago

Police shoot, kill 12-year-old boy after bullet hits cop car

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — A plainclothes Philadelphia police officer fatally shot a 12-year-old boy in the back Tuesday night, moments after a bullet was fired into an unmarked car, police said. In a statement Wednesday, police said the four officers wearing plainclothes were in an unmarked car in south Philadelphia at about 7:20 p.m. Tuesday as part of a task force responding …

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Philadelphia police admit shooting 12-year-old in back
2 years, 9 months ago

Philadelphia police admit shooting 12-year-old in back

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Last night, a young child with a gun …

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