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How Hong Kong's Patchy Sex Work Laws Enable Predatory Cops
Sex workers and advocates say Hong Kong's laissez-faire, not-legal-but-not-illegal stance toward prostitution is leaving many women at the mercy of predators, some of them cops.
Cops Detained a Guy for Joking at a Bar About Killing Trump
A 28-year-old history teacher says he was hanging at a Brooklyn sports bar Saturday and the conversation turned to politics. That's when shit got weird.
When the Cops Take Your Urine By Force
When police want a sample, they can do it the easy way, or they can do it the hard way.
Why Police Interrogations Lead to So Many False Confessions
'Making a Murderer' subject Brenden Dassey's confession, which a judge ruled was unlawfully coerced, demonstrates the sometimes dishonest lengths interrogators will go to to extract admissions of guilt.
When Cops Can Legally Shoot People in America
A law professor explains the sometimes tricky rules that govern when a police officer using lethal force is technically justified under the law.
Alton Sterling Is the Latest Black Man Killed by Cops on Camera
The Baton Rouge man was shot while being restrained by the police outside a convenience store, sparking outrage and protests and leading to a US Department of Justice investigation.
I’m a Cop Who Went Viral for Not Killing a Man
He came at me with a knife screaming "Kill me!" and "I'm going to kill you." I shot him once in the stomach, but stopped there.
When Someone You Love Dies in Police Custody and They Blame 'Excited Delirium'
Many cops are taught that some people lose it, gain superhuman strength, and die. But is the condition real?
Why I Hated Being a Cop
I'm no regular cop hater: I was crippled in the line of duty, with the boot they cut off me at the hospital to prove it.
Murder Plots, Bumbling Cops, and Con Men: When Reality TV Goes Wrong
How a Florida newlywed who allegedly plotted to have her husband killed on an episode of 'COPS' is fighting her case.
A New Poll Says NYPD Cops Really Hate Their Jobs
Over three quarters of New York police officers wouldn't recommend their family members try the gig, according to a survey by the politically powerful police union.