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Jul 30 2022
News
Exclusive: Brazil federal police warned against Bolsonaro arms agenda
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 29 (Reuters) - As President Jair Bolsonaro has aggressively sought to boost gun ownership in Brazil, documents obtained by Reuters reveal one key source of resistance to his agenda: his own federal police.
Nearly two decades after Brazil passed a landmark firearms control law, Bolsonaro has used dozens of executive orders to weaken such restrictions, turning the
ReutersAug 25 2022
Opinion
Critics said nothing would change after Sandy Hook. Actually, a lot has.
Shannon Watts started Moms Demand Action as a Facebook group in December 2012. It was the day after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary, and Watts wanted to create a space where people could channel their sadness and rage over gun violence into activism.
She envisioned an organization of parents — not unlike Mothers Against Drunk Driving — that could force political and cultural
VoxFeb 24 2021
Headline Roundup
Police Officers Not Charged for Daniel Prude Death
A New York grand jury voted not to charge seven police officers suspended over the death of Daniel Prude, state Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday. Body camera footage of the officers placing a mesh hood over Prude’s head and pinning him to the ground sparked protests in Rochester, NY in September 2020. Prude died in March 2020; his autopsy lists his manner of death as “homicide
CBS News (Online) BBC News Washington ExaminerJun 24 2021
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'It has to end': Biden targets illegal gun sales, rogue dealers in strategy to combat rising crime
President Joe Biden launched a new crime prevention strategy Wednesday in a push to take on soaring gun violence as Republicans blame a rise in crime on calls from progressive activists to cut police funding.
In a speech from the White House, Biden announced a "zero-tolerance policy" for rogue gun dealers and a new focus by the Justice Department to try to stop the illegal sale of
USA TODAYSep 08 2020
Headline Roundup
Rochester Police Chief Resigns Amid Controversy Over Death of Daniel Prude
Rochester, N.Y. Police Chief La'Ron Singletary announced his resignation Tuesday, along with several of the department's other leaders. The departures come amid controversy involving the death of Daniel Prude in March, who was apprehended by Rochester police March 23. Prude later died in a hospital, allegedly as a result of officers using excessive force while detaining him. The autopsy lists
Associated Press The Daily Caller New York Times (News)Jun 07 2021
News
Will rising crime rates sink the push for police reform?
In the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder in May 2020 and the worldwide protest movement it inspired, there were signs that comprehensive police reform was possible in the United States. The public expressed strong support, reform-minded lawmakers signaled major changes in big cities, and a bipartisan deal in Congress seemed possible.
Those reform efforts have largely stalled, however.
Yahoo! The 360Apr 08 2021
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Chauvin Trial: Medical Expert Says George Floyd Died From A Lack Of Oxygen
Dr. Martin Tobin, a pulmonary specialist who works in critical care, testified Thursday that George Floyd died from a lack of oxygen, bolstering the prosecution's argument that former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin caused Floyd's death last May.
Tobin is appearing as an expert witness for the prosecution. He said the state asked him to review documents and videos depicting the
NPR (Online News)Oct 05 2020
News
Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Recordings: Officers Testified They Knocked Before Entering
The Kentucky attorney general’s office released recordings of the grand jury proceedings in the Breonna Taylor case Friday, including officers’ testimony that they repeatedly knocked and announced themselves before entering her apartment.
That issue is one of several points of contention in the wake of the grand jury’s decision last week in the case of Ms. Taylor, a 26-year-old Black
Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 19 2021
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Judge instructs jury ahead of closing arguments in Derek Chauvin murder trial
Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill began instructing jurors on Monday before they heard closing arguments and begin deliberating on whether the way former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin knelt on the neck of a dying George Floyd in last year's arrest was murder.
Prosecutors have told the jury they are weighing the guilt of only one man, but their verdict will nonetheless be
ReutersApr 13 2021
News
Officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, police chief have resigned in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
The police officer identified in the shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright and the police chief in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota have resigned, officials announced on Tuesday.
Kim Potter, a 26-year department veteran, fatally shot Wright during a traffic stop Sunday afternoon. Wright died of a gunshot wound to the chest, according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner, which classified
NBC News (Online)