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Almost a year after 22-year-old Rekia Boyd (pictured) was gunned down on Chicago’s West Side by Chicago detective Dante Servin, the Chicago City Council Wednesday approved a $4.5 million settlement with the family, reports ABC News. Boyd was an innocent bystander in Chicago’s Douglas Park around 1:00 a.m. on March 21, 2012 when Servin, responding […]

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UPDATED 3/13/13, 1:13 p.m.: According to the New York Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Gray was hit by seven bullets, with three of the bullets entering his body from his back, according to the N.Y. Times: One bullet entered his left shoulder in the rear, exiting in the front; two other bullets struck the […]

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Brooklyn teens erupted into fiery protest Monday night in response to the murder of 16-year-old Kimani Gray (pictured above) by NYPD officers, reports the Daily Mail. The 16-year-old boy was hanging out with friends Saturday night when they were approached by undercover officers who allegedly asked him to show his hands. Authorities claim that it was […]

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Even though Constance Malcolm (pictured center left) and Franclot Graham’s (pictured center right) buried their 18-year-old son last year, after he was shot by the NYPD, the two parents managed to show a powerful resilience on their son’s anniversary, one that proved they were stronger than the tragedy that changed their lives forever. RELATED: Ramarley […]

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Chicago police officer Gildardo Sierra, 32, admitted that he drank “multiple beers” before killing Flint Farmer in June, 2011 and has settled a civil lawsuit with Farmer’s estate for an undisclosed amount, reports the Chicago Tribune. It was Sierra’s second fatal shooting in a 6 month period. Chicago Tribune reports: A video of the incident […]

The savage beating of 36-year-old Detroit native Malice Green (pictured) at the hands of White police officers Larry Nevers and Walter Budzyn during a routine traffic stop occurred on November 5, 1992. On this day that same year, months after the L.A. Riots were sparked by the Rodney King case, the officers were charged with […]

Volunteer security guard Zlamy Trapper, 24, regrets calling the police about a drunk man who was sleeping in a lounge at Jewish youth center Aliya Institute in Brooklyn. Why? Because Ehad Halevi ended up being beaten and manhandled by at least four officers with another 7 officers showing up at the scene of the crime, […]

Army reservist Noel Polanco (pictured) was shot dead by NYPD officers early Thursday after they pulled him over on the highway near LaGuardia Airport, the New York Daily News reports. SEE ALSO: Black Pastors For Marriage Equality Polanco was not armed and no gun was found in his car. Just a four-volt Ryobi power drill […]

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Norwood, Ohio police Officer Robert Ward is being in investigated after video surveillance captured him throwing Denise Diallo into a cement wall at a police station, MSNBC reports. The incident took place on Aug. 11 when Diallo entered the Norwood Police Department asking for property from a previous arrest. When officers told her that they could […]

Homeless man Milton Hall was gunned down by policeman with 46 bullets, after refusing to put down a knife in a Saginaw, Mich., parking lot. On Wednesday, prosecutors overseeing the shooting made a controversial decision to clear the six policemen of all charges, according to CNN. RELATED: 6 Cops Shoot 30-Plus Shots At Knife-Wielding, ‘Mentally […]

Police officers in Prince George’s County, Maryland, are infamous for abusing their power when apprehending subjects. MUST READ: 20 Tips For Saving Money  The latest scandal to dog the department involves a pistol-whipping and shooting incident that took place last February between Cpl. Donald Taylor and then-19-year-old Ryan Dorm outside a convenience store. Although Taylor said […]

Tales of police brutality have peppered the media airwaves for years now, most infamously in modern times with the savage beating of Rodney King in Los Angeles 21 years ago. The use of excessive force is a tactic employed by police officers who typically outnumber the victims. In short, police brutality serves to be nothing […]