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May 25 2021
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George Floyd anniversary: How his death turned policing into a political battle
George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police rocked nearly every facet of American life: entertainment, academia, politics, corporate culture, and even conversations at the dinner table.
One year after the tragedy felt around the world, the law enforcement community is still grappling with the fallout that has thrown the future of policing into uncertainty.
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Washington ExaminerJun 08 2020
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George Floyd: Minneapolis council pledges to dismantle police department
A majority of Minneapolis City Council has pledged to dismantle the local police department, a significant move amid nationwide protests sparked by George Floyd's death last month.
Nine of the 13 councillors said a "new model of public safety" would be created in a city where law enforcement has been accused of racism.
Mayor Jacob Frey earlier opposed the move, drawing boos from
BBC NewsJun 01 2020
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Despite furor, accountability lags for police. Here’s why it might change.
It’s not his phrase, but former Seattle police Chief Norm Stamper covets it when describing police officers: “tiny principalities of power.”
Armored with immunity for a wide swath of behavior, protected by unions and friends and demands for civic order, and beholden more to a beat cop code than to the chief’s orders, the 900,000-strong American police force cuts a unique profile: They
Christian Science MonitorMay 30 2020
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This Is What You Get
In August 2016, a small riot broke out following the death of Sylville K. Smith, a black man shot and killed by Milwaukee police. An auto parts store was aflame while a CBS reporter interviewed the victim’s brother. “We losing loved ones every day to the people that’s sworn in to protect us,” he said. “It’s not us, it’s the police. This is the madness that they spark up. This is what they
JezebelApr 22 2021
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With trial over, what next for racial justice?
For much of the country, it has felt like racism itself was on trial in Minneapolis. What does the verdict say about where America goes from here?
There have been other moments of police violence against Black men captured on video over the past few years.
As part of a new moment in human history when nearly everyone is equipped with video-recording phones, witnesses – and
Christian Science MonitorApr 22 2021
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Caught Red-Handed: NBC News Busted for Editing Out a Crucial Detail in the 911 Call of the Ohio Shooting
They cannot be this stupid, right? After CBS News was caught editing the bodycam footage of the police shooting of Adam Toledo in Chicago, which has also sparked outrage, NBC News decides to edit the 911 call concerning the officer-involved shooting in Ohio, where a 16-year-old was shot and killed after she tried to stab another person (via Columbus Dispatch):
In an unprecedented move,
TownhallOct 05 2020
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Why young people who protested for George Floyd question the power of voting
For the youngsters who took to the streets of Minneapolis this summer, protests were their first political act – but many have also lost faith in the power of representative democracy
On 25 May, white Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for nearly nine minutes. The viral video of the horrific slaying became a catalyst for a civil uprising
The GuardianMay 25 2021
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10 Questions About Empathy In America, A Year After George Floyd's Death
"I can't breathe." "I'm scared." For many people, hearing someone say those words would prompt a scramble to help. But not all. It depends who's listening.
A year ago today, the world watched as George Floyd's life was taken from him him in an agonizing 9-and-a-half-minute video — a murder a police officer was convicted of committing. This month, we saw long-suppressed footage of
NPR (Online News)Jun 01 2020
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National Unrest After Murder of George Floyd
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
Last week, a viral video showed the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers. The video showed Officer Derek Chauvin pin his knee on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes while Floyd (unarmed and Abridge NewsJul 03 2020
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Liberal Reporter Documents Minneapolis Devastation And Suggests Why the Media Didn't Really Cover It
The Minneapolis riots are over, but the devastation is immense. Our own Julio Rosas was there when the chaos erupted, covering, among other things, the looting and the torching of the city’s third police precinct headquarters. The rioting was over the officer-involved death of George Floyd. The officers involved have been fired, the one who kept his knee on the back of Floyd’s neck as he laid
Townhall