police shootings
The Strange Relationship Between Politics, Prosecutors, and Police Shootings
The United States is alone in the world in electing its prosecutors, but how should officials handle the rage and resentment that boils over when police kill unarmed minorities?
A Tour of the Spots Where Officers in LA Killed Unarmed People in 2014
A look back at deadly police violence in Los Angeles, where six unarmed men were killed by the cops.
Ferguson Shows How the Police Can Kill and Get Away with It
Police kill. They get away with it. They kill again. Eventually, you realise that this process is not a bug in the system but a feature.
Bad Information Leads to Worse Police Raids
An American man is dead because cops raided his house on what turned out to be a phoney tip from an informant.
Why Did a Black Man Get Gunned Down in Walmart for Carrying an Unloaded Air Rifle?
A month later, the death of John Crawford III at the hands of police still makes no damn sense.
Why Black Chicagoans Distrust and Fear the Police
Two police shootings have resulted in weeks of tension and protests.
Are Albuquerque’s Police the Worst in the US?
They've shot and killed 26 people in the past four years.
What’s Behind All the Right Wing Cop Shootings in America?
The creepy anti-government conspiracies that set off the Las Vegas shooting spree.
Politicians Finally Realise They Can Stop Pretending to Hate Weed
Everyone from Barack Obama to Chris Christie is having second thoughts about marijuana prohibition.
The Police Can Probe You if They Think You Have Drugs
Cops in New Mexico violate more than just civil liberties.
The Police Need to Lay Off the Mentally Ill
Cops are supposed to protect the public. That includes the mentally ill.