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What Eric Garner case says about federal prosecution of police officers on duty
Eric Garner’s dying words, “I can’t breathe,” served as a rallying cry for protests against police brutality. But the Justice Department announced Tuesday it would not file charges against the officer involved in the incident. The decision closes the door…
Police release footage after shooting on unarmed black couple in Connecticut
Facing protests and concerned about losing the community's trust, Connecticut officials were unusually quick to release police body camera and surveillance videos of a shooting by two police officers, who opened fire on a young, unarmed couple in their car…
Video: Charlotte shooting of Keith Scott filmed by wife, released by family lawyers
The cell phone video shows the moments leading up to, and after Charlotte-Mecklenburg police shot and killed Keith Lamont Scott.
Why aren’t more people talking about Latinos killed by police?
As protests draw attention to killings of African-Americans, advocates are demanding more coverage of violent policing in Latino communities.
High-profile incidents of police force against people of color have raised anger and protest across the country, but in some cases, law enforcement has maintained that officers were simply doing their job. How can the public and the police bridge…
Ray Tensing, a white police officer, was indicted on murder charges for killing Samuel DuBose, a black motorist, during a traffic stop for not having a front license plate. Tensing said he was dragged by the car and forced to…
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including whether cops should wear body cameras in the wake of the video of a police shooting in South Carolina,…
Dozens of American police departments have adopted the use of body cameras for officers to record interactions while they're on the street, and President Obama has called for $75 million to purchase more. Hari Sreenivasan reports from New Jersey on…
I sympathize with your confusion. If cameras pinned to officers’ lapels are the solution, then why didn’t a video of a man being choked to death sway a New York grand jury? If a government shutdown was such a costly…
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