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Police Reform in the US America - all of it
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
Dec-31
Federal probe ends without charging Cleveland police in Tamir Rice shooting
The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it has closed its civil rights investigation into the fatal 2014 shooting by Cleveland police of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old Black youth, and that no federal criminal charges would be brought in the case.
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Dec-31
Louisville police officer who shot Breonna Taylor told he will be fired
One of the Louisville police officers who shot Black emergency medical technician Breonna Taylor, and the officer that prepared the warrant for the botched raid during which she was killed, were told on Tuesday that the department aimed to fire them.
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Jan-23
California opens civil rights probe into Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
California's top prosecutor opened an investigation on Friday into the scandal-plagued Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, probing accusations the agency had engaged in a long pattern of excessive force, illegal shootings and abuse of jail inmates.
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Feb-6
Fired Ohio policeman pleads not guilty in Andre Hill's killing, bond set at $3 million
A former Ohio police officer pleaded not guilty on Friday to murder and other charges in the shooting death of an unarmed Black man, the latest in a series of killings that have raised questions of racial injustice in U.S. law enforcement.
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Feb-16
George Floyd's family 'outraged' after reports of LAPD Valentine-themed image: attorney
The attorney who represented the family of George Floyd over his death at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer issued a statement on Monday following media reports that Los Angeles Police Department members had circulated an image of Floyd with the phrase, "You...
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Feb-18
Biden suggests more police funding, no jail for drug offenders
President Joe Biden outlined changes he hopes to make to criminal justice and policing in the United States during a town hall Tuesday night, highlighting issues that his administration may tackle after COVID-19 relief.
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3:31 AM
U.S. House passes 'George Floyd' police reform bill, Senate prospects unclear
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday banning controversial police tactics and easing the way for lawsuits against officers violating suspects' constitutional rights, although the measure's Senate prospects were uncertain.
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