The black man was shot twice in the back last Friday night after fleeing and pointing a stun gun in the officer’s direction.
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Senate Republicans propose police changes more modest than Democrats’
The bill includes an enhanced use-of-force database, restrictions on chokeholds and new commissions to study law enforcement and race.
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France backs off chokehold ban, adds stun guns for police
Tasers are increasingly the weapon of choice for European law enforcement.
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French leader rejects racism, but colonial statues to remain
President Emmanuel Macron also announces that France will reopen nearly everything shut in response to the coronavirus starting Monday.
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Floyd’s death hastens shift in police pop culture portrayals
Today’s images of law enforcement are worlds away from an episode of ‘Dragnet.’
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Some Minneapolis activists have doubts about disbanding police
Supporters who want to defund the police say it’s not about abolishing the entire force but to spend more on what communities across the U.S. need, such as housing and education.
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New York City police misconduct often involves minority youths, study shows
Nearly two-thirds of complaints of mistreatment of youths involved young boys of color.
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Despite promised reforms, police still shoot and kill nearly 1,000 people a year
Since 2015, U.S. police have shot and killed 5,400 people.
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Despite promised reforms, police still shoot and kill nearly 1,000 people a year
Since 2015, U.S. police have shot and killed 5,400 people.
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Protesters hope for a reckoning for American policing, but experts say not so fast
The politics of police reform that have squashed previous efforts still loom: powerful unions, legal immunity for police and intractable implicit biases.