Fuhrman Left His Mark on Media
Ari Paul for FAIR The racism of Mark Fuhrman, the Los Angeles police detective whose involvement in the O.J. Simpson murder investigation helped sink the prosecution’s case, was so well-known…
Itamar Ben-Gvir Turns Torture Into a Public Spectacle: “Don’t Be Bothered by Their Screams”
Joshua Scheer “Don’t Be Bothered by Their Screams”: Ben-Gvir Proudly Posts Video of Police Dragging Members of the Flotilla Team Ben-Gvir himself reportedly captioned the footage, “That’s how we welcome…
‘What the F*ck Did You Do?!’ Video Contradicts DHS Claims About Killing of Alex Pretti
By Julia Conley for Common Dreams WARNING: The following article contains graphic video. In the original video of the shooting of a man in Minneapolis, identified by the Minneapolis Star…
National Day of Protest Against Police Brutality at Ruins of the 3rd Precinct
By Niko Georgiades / Unicorn Riot Minneapolis, MN — Over a dozen members of families impacted by police violence marched from the ruins of the former Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct…
NYC Police Plan to Use Drones to Surveil Labor Day Parties
By Zane McNeill / PopularResistance Civil Liberties Groups Believe Police Use Of Surveillance Drones Is “Poised To Explode.” The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is planning to use surveillance…
‘Traffic stops should not be death sentences’
By Niko Georgiades / Unicorn Riot Minneapolis, MN — Around 2 a.m. on July 31, Minnesota State Patrol trooper Ryan Londregan fatally shot Ricky Cobb II, 33, during a traffic…
Young Arab and Black Men Jailed and Fined in France’s Riot Trials
Fast-track trials deliver hefty sentences for petty crimes committed during riots sparked by police killing teenager
Calls for Systemic Transformation of US Policing Follow Damning DOJ Report on Minneapolis PD
"Reform isn't what we need! 'Reform' means more money for the killer cop industry that will never erase its origins out of slave patrols," asserted Black Lives Matter.
‘The Whole World Is Watching’: Atlanta City Council Approves Cop City Funding
"We're here pleading our case to a government that has been unresponsive, if not hostile, to an unprecedented movement in our City Council's history," one opponent of the police training…
CDC Report Recognizes Police-Perpetrated Killing as Major Cause of Violent Death
Federal researchers detailed huge racial disparities in deadly police violence, but crucial data is still missing.
Welcome to the Predator State, Where the Scorpions on the Corner Just Might Kill You
With the police ever better funded (just as the U.S. military is), war has come home to roost in our streets, no less disastrously than it did abroad in the…
‘Broken Windows Policing’ Gave Rise to SCORPION Unit That Killed Tyre Nichols
Broken windows policing reflects racialized assumptions about what is disorder and which communities are disorderly.
Fired Memphis Cops Charged With Second-Degree Murder for Killing Tyre Nichols
"The video must be that bad," said law professor Sherrilyn Ifill. "But fired does not prevent rehiring elsewhere, and charged does not mean convicted. But more important than all, none…
Movement to Stop Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ Calls for Support After Police Kill Forest Defender
Atlanta activists are calling for an independent investigation and solidarity, after police killed an Indigenous land defender in a heavily-armed raid.
Record Police Killings in 2022 Show Need to Continue Organizing for Abolition
Building power and transformation is about encouraging the grassroots while confronting a resilient carceral state.