The bill bans chokeholds and neck restraints, boosts funding for crisis intervention and creates a panel of arbitrators to handle police misconduct cases.
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Giants manager takes a knee during anthem, Trump tweets ‘the game is over for me’
After Manager Gabe Kapler and several players took a knee before Monday night’s exhibition, the president said the display was ‘a sign of great disrespect for our Country and our Flag.’
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Oregon officials decry militarized federal agents after protest clashes
Rallies against systemic racism and police brutality are a nightly feature in deeply liberal Portland since Minneapolis police killed George Floyd on May 25.
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Thousands of French protesters mark 2016 death of Black man in police custody
The festive demonstration and concert honors Adama Traoré, who died on his 24th birthday.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Portland police chief: ‘The police are the public and the public are the police’
This concept represents the basic relationship between our police officers and our communities. We stand with you because we are you.
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Floyd family sues Minneapolis officers charged in his death
The lawsuit also alleges that the city allowed a culture of excessive force, racism and impunity to flourish in its police force.
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Breonna Taylor protesters sat on the Kentucky attorney general’s lawn. Police charged 87 with felonies.
Three police officers who fatally shot Taylor, 26, inside her home while she was asleep, have not been criminally charged in her death.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Racist NFL team name finally going away
We should all wonder what took so long.
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Philadelphia protesters file class-action suits against city over tear gas, use of force
The lawsuits accuse the city of using military-level force against peaceful demonstrators protesting racial inequality and police brutality.
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Homeland Security gets new role under Trump monument order
Now it is in the role of supporting Trump’s law-and-order campaign, raising questions about overstepping the duties of local law enforcement.