Murder of Tyre Nichols: The Aftermath
Memphis police announced Saturday that they have permanently deactivated the unit including the five officers who fatally beat Tyre Nichols. SCORPION, or Street Crimes Operation to Restore Peace in Our Neighborhoods, included more than two dozen officers tasked with taking on street crime. According to the department, their responsibilities included finding violent criminals, drugs, or […]
New Arizona Law Highlights Complexities within Modern Day Policing
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd cried out the phrase “I can’t breathe.” The immediate aftermath snowballed into large-scale civil unrest, countless public protests, and a nationwide discussion surrounding police brutality and excessive force. Videos similar to George Floyd’s have become increasingly more and more common in the days since Floyd’s death. The presence of […]
Police Reform Bills Sweep the Nation in Wake of Protests
Two weeks of non-stop Black Lives Matter protests across the United States are starting to yield results. Protesters are demanding massive change, including defunding police forces entirely. While most localities are not willing to go that far, police reform bills are being proposed at nearly every level of governance. In cities, on the state level, […]
Protests Continue Across The US
Protests and riots continue to rage across the country in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd. Floyd was a black man in Minneapolis who was arrested for a non-violent crime and was unarmed. One of the four officers involved has been charged in his death. Protests began over Memorial Day weekend and […]
Weekend Review: Floyd Death Shines Spotlight on Police Brutality in the U.S.
The spotlight is back on police brutality in the US following the death of unarmed black man George Floyd. Last Monday, employees at a Cup Foods store in Minneapolis, Minnesota called authorities to report a counterfeit $20 bill. Police arrived on the scene and the employees reportedly directed them to George Floyd, who was sitting […]
How Big Of A Problem Is The Police Use Of Excessive Force Within The United States?
Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke was recently found guilty of second-degree-murder from a 2014 shooting of teenager Laquan McDonald. In the now infamous incident, Van Dyke shot the unarmed McDonald — who was seventeen at the time, sixteen times as he was walking away from the officer. A viral dashcam video captured the incident […]