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- US police shoot 1,000 people dead every year - report
A new investigation has revealed that no matter the circumstances, American cops shoot almost 1,000 people dead every year. - Police shot black man from behind in Alabama mall shooting, autopsy showsA black man who was shot dead by police at an Alabama mall on Thanksgiving was shot three times from behind, an autopsy commissioned by his family has revealed. The family has called for the officer responsible to be charged.
- Police fatality rate drastically drops to second lowest in more than 50 yearsThe number of police officers who died in the line of duty dropped to its lowest levels in four years in 2017. Officials attribute the decrease to advances in safety gear and training.
- FBI report says ‘black-identity extremists’ seeking retaliation for police shootingsControversial police shootings of African-Americans and an apparent lack of justice are causing “black-identity extremists” to target white officers, a declassified FBI report says. Critics argue the term is racially biased.
- Judge hogties free speech lawsuit over Ferguson cops-as-pigs paintingA federal judge has denied redemption for the removal of a US Capitol painting depicting cops as violent pigs, stating the artist’s free-speech rights were not violated when the painting was removed after protests by Republicans.
- Gunshots heard after car hits Ferguson protester on anniversary of Michael Brown’s deathGunfire broke out after a car mowed down a protester in Ferguson, Missouri on the second anniversary of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown. Several people were injured, at least one person seriously.
- DOJ report details mistakes made by Ferguson police following Michael Brown shootingThe improper use of snipers, poor communication, and the removal of officer nameplates are among the errors made by Ferguson police in the weeks following the Michael Brown shooting, says a new Justice Department report.
- Dorian Johnson, witness to Michael Brown’s shooting arrestedThe friend who was with Michael Brown when he was shot dead by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson in August last year has been arrested by police.
- Michael Brown’s family files lawsuit against Ferguson, Darren WilsonThe parents of Michael Brown, the unarmed teenager who died after being shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri last August, have filed a civil suit against the city and two former members of its police force.
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