excessive force
Former Tennis Great James Blake Says He Got Tackled by the NYPD on His Way to the US Open
The Harvard star who once ranked number four in the world says race was "probably" a factor in plainclothes cops mistaking him for an identity-theft suspect.
Obama Outlines Criminal Justice Reform Plan After Year of Police Killings and Protests
In a speech Tuesday at the NAACP convention in Philadelphia, the president announced wide-ranging proposals to "fix a broken system."
Video Shows Group of Cops Beating Unarmed Black Man in Philadelphia
The footage shows cops screaming obscenities as they hit 22-year-old Tyree Carroll repeatedly while he is on the ground after they stopped him on suspicion of drug possession.
A National Parks Service Ranger Tased a Man Flying a 3-Inch Toy Helicopter
"Why the hell did you shoot me with a stun gun because I flew a remote controlled helicopter?"
Video Shows Man Tased By Former North Charleston Cop Michael Slager in August
A black man from South Carolina, 35-year-old Julius Garnett Wilson, is filing a lawsuit against Officer Michael Slager and the North Charleston Police Department for tasing him back in August.
Texas Cop Fired For Tasering 76-Year-Old Man Says He Did Nothing Wrong and Wants His Job Back
An attorney representing a Victoria, Texas officer who was fired for tasering an elderly man during a routine traffic stop says his client did "nothing unreasonable."
Video Shows Texas Police Officer Using Taser on 76-Year-Old Over Car Inspection Sticker
Dashcam footage shows a Victoria officer grab and wrestle the older man to the ground, even though he pointed out dealer tags on the vehicle that exempted it from inspection.
Albuquerque Hosted a Dumb Police Shooting Contest
The same department responsible for killing 27 people in the past four years thought it was a good idea for officers to participate in the "National Police Shooting Competition."
This Woman Wants to Teach You How to Avoid Getting Shot by the Police
Why are American police officers shooting so many of their suspects? I asked Emily Iland, an advocate for safer police interactions, how we can all learn to better avoid a "stray bullet" from the cops.