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Unarmed Man Shot by LAPD Officers for Allegedly Raising Arm Wrapped in Towel
Graphic video footage from the aftermath of the incident shows officers handcuffing the motionless man as he lays on the ground bleeding heavily.
Los Angeles Is Bracing For Unrest Ahead of Ezell Ford Police Killing Decision
On Tuesday, the commission for the Los Angeles Police Department will announce whether the officers involved in the fatal shooting of Ezell Ford will face charges.
LAPD Officer Convicted in Fatal Arrest Case as Chief Clears Others in Shooting of Ezell Ford
As a jury convicted a female officer of felony assault in a deadly 2012 arrest, the LAPD chief and his department's independent watchdog reportedly found that a separate fatal shooting last year was justified.
Los Angeles Police Will Get New Tasers That Trigger Body Cameras
The LAPD has placed an order for 3,000 Tasers that will also record the location, time, and duration of the incident when an officer uses the device.
Ezell Ford Autopsy Shows He was Shot in Back, Arm and Side by LAPD
After months of delay, police released the findings of the report, which showed Ford, an unarmed, mentally ill black man, was shot at close range.
'Hands Up, Don't Shoot' Is Bigger than Ferguson and Bigger than the Rams
The call to punish the Rams players who raised their hands in protest is just more willful ignorance from people who rely on ignorance to get by.
Is Obedience the Only Way to Avoid Police Brutality?
People of color are getting so sick of police brutality that even some politicians now says it's time to stop being so obedient.
Autopsy Contradicts the Police's Account of Victor White III's Shooting in the Back of a Cop Car
The autopsy report offers some insight into what happened to the 22-year-old, but mostly serves to inspire a bunch of new indignant questions about how the police could claim he shoot himself in the backseat of a cop car.
Autopsy Contradicts the Police's Account of Victor White III's Shooting in the Back of a Cop Car
The autopsy report offers some insight into what happened to the 22-year-old, but mostly serves to inspire a bunch of new indignant questions about how the police could claim he shot himself in the backseat of a cop car.
It’s Not Just Ferguson: Protesting Police Violence in LA
Since 2000, the police in LA have shot and killed more than 500 people. It's in the wake of that violence, disproportionately directed toward poor communities of color, that hundreds of people took to the streets of downtown LA to protest police...