police accountability
Maryland Lawmakers Want to Stop Criminal Cops From Getting Their Pensions
“We need to send the message that if you’re a law enforcement officer and you commit crimes when you are on duty, your pension will be at risk.”
The Community Where Patrick Lyoya Was Killed by Cops Saw It Coming
“If people would have paid more attention to the situations we’ve been talking about here, he’d be alive,” one Grand Rapids resident told VICE News.
Your Right to Film the Police Is Under Attack
Republicans in several states have introduced legislation—and in some cases, passed it—that could ultimately punish people for recording the police.
Axon is Now Selling VR Training That Won't Stop Cops From Killing People
The company made billions selling body cameras that didn't reduce police killings. Its latest sales pitch is training officers in virtual reality.
A SWAT Team Tore Down This Woman’s Home and Left Her With a $50,000 Bill
Police blew open her garage door, shot her house full of tear gas canisters, and drove an armored vehicle over her fence.
State Troopers in Louisiana Kept Turning Off Their Bodycams and Allegedly Beating People
Four troopers have been arrested and now face charges of simple battery and malfeasance in connection to two separate incidents.
Hackers Are Finding Footage on Police Body Cams They Bought on eBay
Hackers are buying used body cameras on eBay and finding troves of video evidence.
The man who filmed NYPD officers choking Eric Garner to death is going to prison
Ramsey Orta shot the cell phone video that gave a movement its slogan, "I can't breathe." Now he's going to prison for selling heroin and gun possession.
Five Chicago cops might get fired for the LaQuan McDonald shooting
The shooting, cover-up and video prompted a civil rights investigation and the formation of a Chicago Police accountability task force
Inside Day One of a New York City Police Killing Trial
On Monday, prosecutors made their case against Peter Liang, the NYPD officer who shot and killed unarmed black man Akai Gurley in 2014 during a routine patrol of a Brooklyn housing project.
Why the Agency That's Supposed to Hold Chicago Cops Accountable Is Such a Failure
A veteran cop and independent police investigator explains why it's so hard to get the police under control in Chicago.
A New Database Reveals Just How Rarely Chicago Cops Get Punished
Data gathered from lawsuits and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests paint an ugly picture of police accountability in the Windy City, with whites getting their complaints addressed far more often than blacks.