Florida Police Can Use Stand Your Ground Defense in Deadly Shootings, Court Rules https://t.co/fC1QNuIhYf pic.twitter.com/ARHDY2f7qd
— Colorlines.com (@Colorlines) December 14, 2018
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This is interesting. They don’t chase the stolen car, because that’s against departmental policy, as chases endanger everyone. But shooting at it is okay. And officer was so scared for his life he was able to pop off 5 shots before moving out of way. #ROC https://t.co/tCom8xPKMd
— Rachel Barnhart (@rachbarnhart) December 28, 2018
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Jonathan Heart aka Sky Young was…
20 y/o
Black
Gay
and #homeless.He was killed last Sunday at a Walgreens in #Hollywood by an armed security guard for allegedly shoplifting. pic.twitter.com/sQZtBnrwMX
— Jasmyne Cannick (@Jasmyne) December 9, 2018
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Jury awards $1.18 million to the family of Alfontish Cockherham, 23 year-old Chicago man killed by police in 2015. Cops initially said Cockerham wielded a gun, but surveillance tape showed Cockerham being pursued by an officer and then shot in the back. https://t.co/gE4tUv9Fhu
— Ethan Brown (@ethanbrown72) December 16, 2018
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The New York Police Department declares rapes unfounded– defined by the FBI as false or baseless – at rates higher than any city with a population above 1mn, 5x as often as the next largest city (Los Angeles) and more than other crimes. https://t.co/CRtdwcEMbi by @megoconnor13
— Ashley Southall (@AshleyAtTimes) December 17, 2018
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It is alarming that the NYPD is declaring so many rape allegations in #Queens as ‘unfounded,’ seemingly in many cases without doing a thorough investigation.
My full statement demanding an investigation, in response to @megoconnor13 article in @theappeal: pic.twitter.com/fnMXUxYYH5
— (((Rory Lancman))) (@RoryLancman) December 17, 2018
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Advocates say sexual assault victims are being pressured by NYPD Special Victims detectives to sign "withdrawal" forms to quickly close investigations and protect the department from legal liability. https://t.co/Up6aa1VrR4 by @megoconnor13 https://t.co/QDZCaPpCGR
— The Appeal (@theappeal) December 17, 2018
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"Stand Your Ground"—a law that favors white men and increases homicides—now applies to cops in Florida. https://t.co/VfxbaxH3lf via @TheAppeal newsletter
— The Appeal (@theappeal) December 18, 2018
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Two weeks after a routine police stop in Baton Rouge, you can still make out the injuries on Steven Wayne Young’s body—scabs from handcuffs and mottled skin from the police Taser. Police dispute his account, but will not release their body cam video. https://t.co/vcRn08VsKr
— The Appeal (@theappeal) December 20, 2018
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A jury found Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke guilty of murder for killing Laquan McDonald. But last week a judge acquitted three Chicago cops for covering up for Van Dyke after the shooting. Does the police "code of silence" extend to judges and journalists? https://t.co/ol4Y4vFsBT
— The Appeal (@theappeal) January 24, 2019
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George Robinson, 62, was still recovering from a stroke when his family say Jackson police "approached his car, pulled him out, & brutally beat him." A witness alleges police hit him in the head with a flashlight. He died at a hospital 2 days later.https://t.co/R1sE4t0Xcs
— Ashton Pittman (@ashtonpittman) January 25, 2019
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Cook County Judge Domenica Stephenson just acquitted the officers who tried to cover up the #LaquanMcDonald shooting. Data shows she has a history of making racist decisions as a judge. A thread. https://t.co/qAHzon6v2R
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) January 18, 2019
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The ultimate price was paid by the man her husband shot 16 times without cause. Can you imagine Mr. McDonald’s family listening to this? Bless them. https://t.co/wnWY3cindM
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) January 19, 2019