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  1. crime
    Why Do Tasers Look Like Guns Anyway?Daunte Wright’s killer is not the first law-enforcement officer to confuse the two, often with deadly consequences.
    By James D. Walsh
  2. power
    Cops Handled the Sarah Everard Vigil Just Fine, Investigators SayFootage shows officers hurling protesters to the ground. An independent review insists the use of force was “measured and proportionate.”
    By Claire Lampen
  3. crime
    America Saw a Historic Rise in Murders in 2020. Why?“If you wanted to think of this as potentially erasing several decades worth of progress, that wouldn’t be an overstatement,” says one expert.
    By Jesse Singal
  4. crime
    Police Handcuffed and Pepper-Sprayed a 9-Year-Old GirlGraphic body-cam footage shows her screaming for her dad as officers from the Rochester Police Department force her into a squad car.
    By Claire Lampen
  5. police
    Offset Detained by Police After Driving Past Beverly Hills Pro-Trump RallyA passenger in his car was subsequently arrested for allegedly carrying a loaded firearm.
    By Halle Kiefer
  6. the system
    The Law Is Not Made for Breonna TaylorAnd its capacity to deliver justice is functionally null.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  7. protests
    Video Appears to Show Cops Forcibly Arresting Activist Cooks in KenoshaThe Seattle group Riot Kitchen traveled to the Wisconsin city to serve food to protesters and others in need.
    By Chris Crowley
  8. lawsuits
    A Former Chief Has Accused the NYPD of Rampant Gender DiscriminationA new lawsuit alleges that the department systematically excludes women from top positions.
    By Amanda Arnold
  9. crime
    Everything We Know About the Killing of George FloydNewly released body cam footage suggests the officers involved adopted an aggressive stance from the outset.
    By Hannah Gold
  10. police
    Secret Service Agents Accosted Two Black Mothers With a RifleThe women say they were pulled from their car and handcuffed while their young children looked on.
    By Hannah Gold
  11. nypd
    Disturbing Footage Shows NYPD Shoving Woman Into Unmarked VanSeveral officers grabbed a teenager off the street in the middle of a protest, then sped away.
    By Hannah Gold
  12. the bigger picture
    On the Front Lines of the Portland ProtestsAs protesters face down Trump’s heavily armed “secret police,” photographer JD Barnes has been capturing the chaos.
    By Claire Lampen
  13. power
    What the Hell Is Happening in Portland?Witnesses say heavily armed police officers have been dragging protesters into unmarked vans.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  14. theater
    Gee, Officer: Why Are There So Few Plays About Cops?They’re all over TV and movies. But there are almost no police dramas onstage.
    By Helen Shaw
  15. protests
    This Is How the NYPD Treated Black Lives Matter ProtestersOver 60 videos show officers punching, tackling, and beating Black Lives Matter protesters, often seemingly at random.
    By Hannah Gold
  16. police
    Seattle-Area Labor Council Expels Cop UnionThe move comes amid broader calls for labor to isolate cop unions.
    By Sarah Jones
  17. power
    What Exactly Does It Mean to Defund the Police?A comprehensive guide.
    By Amanda Arnold
  18. breonna taylor
    The Officers Who Killed Breonna Taylor Still Haven’t Been ArrestedThe three cops who shot Taylor eight times in her own home haven’t even lost their jobs.
    By Hannah Gold
  19. cancellations
    Good Riddance to CopsFor three decades, the show was a key cheerleader of American law enforcement’s manicured self-image.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  20. crime
    Gunman Plows Car Through Seattle Protest, Shooting DemonstratorThe victim, a 27-year-old black man, is reportedly in stable condition.
    By Hannah Gold
  21. last night on late night
    John Oliver Insists People ‘Won’t Succumb to the Purge’ If We Defund the Police“It’s about moving away from a narrow conception of public safety.”
    By Devon Ivie
  22. dun dun
    SVU Showrunner Says Cop Shows Are ‘Miscontributing’ to SocietyHe has also spoken against police brutality on Twitter this week.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  23. police tv
    Cops Season Premiere, Live PD Episodes Pulled in Light of ProtestsIt’s unclear whether Cops will return to Paramount.
    By Justin Curto
  24. first person
    ‘There’s a High Probability I Would Have Marched’: On Being Black and NYPDA black NYPD officer discusses fear, tokenism, and what police and George Floyd protesters have in common.
    As told to James D. Walsh
  25. first person
    Our Brother KaizenHe would be called a murderer and a domestic terrorist. But to us, he was family. Our struggles with systemic racism growing up were the same.
    By The Lucas Bros
  26. we have to stan
    K-Pop Stans Continue to Run the Internet, Flood Racist Twitter HashtagsHave you ever been happier to see Jungkook?
    By Justin Curto
  27. protest
    Scenes from Police Brutality Protests Around the WorldIn cities across the globe, people gathered in solidarity with U.S. protesters demanding an end to racist law enforcement.
    By Hannah Gold
  28. protests
    A Weekend of Widespread Police AggressionViral footage shows officers shooting rubber bullets and pepper-spraying protesters.
    By Claire Lampen
  29. protest
    Protests Erupt over George Floyd’s Death in Police CustodyHundreds of people took to the streets; police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd.
    By Hannah Gold
  30. power
    This Is What ‘Stop and Frisk’ Is Really Like“The experience of being stopped and frisked just for being transgender was so traumatic for me. I was afraid of walking down the street.”
    By Anna Silman
  31. controversies
    A Police Officer Lied About Having ‘Pig’ Written on His Coffee CupNot to be confused with the police officer who actually did have ‘pig’ written on his coffee cup in November.
    By Nikita Richardson
  32. controversies
    A Video of a Churro Vendor Being Arrested Has Sparked OutrageThe woman was confronted by four cops in Brooklyn.
    By Chris Crowley
  33. frivolous
    Netflix and Ava DuVernay Sued Over When They See Us SceneA police-training company is suing for defamation.
    By Charu Sinha
  34. joker
    NYPD to Increase Police Presence at Theaters for Joker Opening WeekendAdditional police will be deployed across the city.
    By Charu Sinha
  35. controversies
    Starbucks Barista Asks Cops to Leave After They Make Customers ‘Uncomfortable’As you’d guess, the chain quickly apologized.
    By Nikita Richardson
  36. racism
    How Police Brutality Can Function as TerrorismThese incidents, like Phoenix cops drawing guns on a young family, have psychological effects that mirror living under the threat of terrorism.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  37. investigations
    NYPD Commander Allegedly Told Officers to Shoot 50 Cent ‘on Sight’ at EventThe rapper is now considering legal action.
    By Devon Ivie
  38. Ex-Police Officer Convicted of Murdering Unarmed Black TeenIt’s the first time since 1973 a Texas police officer has been convicted for killing someone in an on-duty shooting.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  39. criticisms
    Spike Lee Defends BlacKkKlansman Depiction of Police After Boots Riley Critique“Look at my films: They’ve been very critical of the police, but on the other hand I’m never going to say all police are corrupt.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  40. awww
    Man Calls Police After Savage Attack by … Baby Squirrel?The assault ended when the squirrel, “apparently exhausted by its exertions, lay down abruptly and fell asleep.”
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  41. crime
    An Oral History of New York’s Largest Gang BustTwo years after law enforcement arrested 120 gang members in the Bronx, the community is still debating whether it made them safer.
    By Mirela Iverac
  42. power
    An Off-Duty Police Officer Tased an 11-Year-Old Girl for Stealing Food“We are extremely concerned when force is used by one of our officers on a child of this age.”
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  43. Mission: Impossible’s Ving Rhames Says Police Drew Gun on Him in His Own HomeOfficers later told the actor a neighbor had reported a “large black man” breaking into Rhames’s house.
    By Halle Kiefer
  44. Florida Police Chief Told Cops to Arrest Random Black People to Boost StatsThe small-town police force in Biscayne Park targeted innocent black people for crimes they didn’t commit.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  45. race
    A Black Yale Student Had the Cops Called on Her for Taking a Nap in Her Dorm “I’m not going to justify my existence here,” said Lolade Siyonbola.
    By Melania Hidalgo
  46. select all
    This Apple Repair Center Calls the Police 20 Times a DayIt’s taking time away from actual emergencies.
    By Brian Feldman
  47. drama
    Scottish Police Have 45-Minute Standoff With Stuffed AnimalMultiple units responded to a call of a tiger in a cowshed.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  48. seriously?
    Female Police Captain Suspended for Saying Man Has ‘White Male Privilege’“I was racially and sexistly slurred by Captain Carri Weber” the officer wrote in his complaint.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  49. Trump Administration Gave 500,000 Fugitives the Right to Buy GunsBlue lives matter to this White House — but ensuring that people with outstanding arrest warrants can still purchase assault weapons matters more.
    By Eric Levitz
  50. Attorney Says Dashcam Video of Cavity Search on Black Woman Is ‘Rape by a Cop’Lawyer Sam Cammack says the vaginal probing went on for 11 minutes.
    By Lisa Ryan
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