police shootings
After a Police Shooting, One Father's Quest for Justice Sets a Precedent
After a cop killed his son, Nicholas Heyward Sr. became a mentor to the Black Lives Matter movement. His crusade may finally pay off.
How to Cope with a Terrifying Planet
We asked psychologists and a chaplain how to handle weeks of headlines dominated by shootings, political turmoil, and terrorist attacks.
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.
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?
What Killed Eric Garner, Racist Cops or Cigarette Taxes?
It's fine for conservatives to use Garner's tragic death to decry the "nanny state," but they also shouldn't ignore the racial disparities that run through the US justice system.
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.
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.
Are Albuquerque’s Police the Worst in the US?
They've shot and killed 26 people in the past four years.
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 Need to Lay Off the Mentally Ill
Cops are supposed to protect the public. That includes the mentally ill.
Asset Forfeiture, the Cash Cow of the Drug War
Cops seize property in drug busts so they can buy more fancy equipment for more drug busts.