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There were only 18 days in 2020 that the police didnt kill somebody, according to police accountability data INSIDER 1 hr ago esnodgrass@businessinsider.com (Erin Snodgrass) © AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar A protester holding a sign reading "Stop Killing Us" navigates along Chicagos Loop during a peaceful protest, Wednesday, April 14, 2021, ahead of the video release of the fatal police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo. AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar That averages out to about three ...

Police in Washington, D.C., are preparing for protesters to hit the streets of the nation's capital once a decision is reached soon in the trial of Derek Chauvin over the death of George Floyd.

Another community mourns as the U.S. deals with yet another mass shooting, Prince Philip will be laid to rest and more news to start your weekend.

(KTTC) -- While the most recent case in the news is that of Daunte Wright, its far from the first victim of a police shooting in Minnesota. Friday, family members of those killed by police officers spoke about their losses. They say real change can begin when it comes to former Officer Kim Potter. "A 26 year veteran. We cannot rely upon her white woman tears and claims of an accident when she knew the difference between a taser and a glock," said social justice activist, Nekima Levy Armstrong. ...

Black Americans experiencing collective racial trauma, grief Updated 5:42 PM; Today 5:42 PM Visitors browse a memorial to George Floyd as a new addition commemorating Daunte Wright is displayed outside Cup Foods, Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)AP Facebook Share Carlil Pittman knows trauma firsthand. As the co-founder of the Chicago-based youth organization GoodKidsMadCity-Englewood, he grieved the loss of Delmonte Johnson, a young community activist,...

endIndex: (CNN) — Protecting individual rights from government overreach is at the core of what sets the US apart from the rest of the world. It helped the country break free from a monarchy and withstand the pull of fascism, dictatorships and communism. But in todays interconnected global world of easily manufactured weapons and easily transmitted disease, protecting freedoms is coming at an ever greater cost. Were used to thinking of the fight for freedom in terms of wars fought abroad, li...

By @_gbizness Apr 17, 2021 Oakland streets were filled tonight with protesters out marching over the recent police involved homicides targeting people of color. Adam Toledo in Chicago, Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center Minnesota, and of course the Derek Chauvin case which is taking place for the death of George Floyd. But, as the night consumes the streets folks begin to bust up downtown Oakland businesses, much like how weve seen in the past. Oakland is burning. And, it looks like ops is work...

CHICAGO — Disturbing body camera video released after public outcry over the Chicago police shooting of a 13-year-old boy shows the youth appearing to drop a handgun and begin raising his hands less than a second before an officer fires his gun and kills him. A still frame taken from Officer Eric Stillman’s jumpy nighttime body camera footage shows that Adam Toledo wasn’t holding anything and had his hands up when Stillman shot him once in the chest about 3 a.m. on March 29. Poli...

A white man in Minnesota has been arrested after he dragged a police officer beside his vehicle following a traffic stop. In a news release on Wednesday, Hutchinson Police Chief Tom Gifferson revealed that the 61-year-old man is accused of using a piece of lumber to assault an employee at a Menards store after he was asked to wear a face mask. According to the Star Tribune, an officer later attempted to stop the man after he was spotted at a nearby Walmart. The report continues: The vehicle so...

Taser death reignites questions about need for taser design, FL law enforcement weighs in Weapon confusion is rare, but consequences powerful Our I-team is investigation just how often officers confuse their gun for a taser. and last updated 2021-04-17 14:14:50-04 The video of 20-year-old Daunte Wright being shot by a police officer in Minnesota depicts #17. That’s 17 known times an officer in the U.S. has mistakenly fired a gun instead of a taser, injuring or killing the person on the oth...