excessive force

Bodycam video was released Tuesday in a Chicago police officer’s fatal shooting of a man armed with a knife at a domestic disturbance, and the victim’s mother is now wondering how an argument between her son and his girlfriend resulted in his death at the hands of the police.

A four household family consisting of 39-year-old Tristin Goods, his wife April and their two daughters, 12-year-old Tristina and 11-year-old Monica, were pretty much harassed by a NY state trooper on a traffic stop three days before Christmas, leading to the death of the youngest child in the car.

Ice Cube and writer Jeff Kwatinetz have teamed up to bring a story about racism and corruption to the big screen. Excessive Force, starring Ice Cube, is a film that looks at the Cleveland police department and the racism and corruption that goes on inside according to Deadline. The movie is set to go into production fall 2018 with Carl Franklin. The movie will be […]

A new filing written by Jeronimo Yanez's defense team claims his use of deadly force was triggered by a gun sighting.

**WARNING: The video below contains extremely graphic content. Please watch at your own risk** HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston transit police officer has resigned after the release of a surveillance video that shows him beating a man he found slumped on a seat on a rail platform. An internal review recommended Officer Jairus Warren’s dismissal […]

A grand jury declined to indict the police officer who pinned down a Black girl at a pool party. The police will hold a community meeting to discuss moving forward.

A grand jury declined to indict the police officer who pinned down a Black girl at a pool party. The police will hold a community meeting to discuss moving forward.

A federal judge releases police dash-cam video of arrest that left teen brain damaged. The former officer pleaded guilty to federal civil rights charges.

Protestors gathered together in Capitol Hill on behalf of Jason Goolsby to express their anger and frustration with police brutality and racial profiling.

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department fails to give its officers clear-cut guidelines on what constitutes excessive force and often declines to discipline them when they cross the line, according to a report released Thursday. A rulebook for the nation’s largest police department “is completely silent on what actions constitute ‘force,'” said […]

A Virginia police officer is now under review after using a Taser on a suspect who appeared to be compliant.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The surveillance video shows a man stagger away from a police officer and out of the frame. He charges back into view seconds later, a 7-foot flagpole reared over his shoulder, and he swings it wildly at the officer. The man, a 35-year-old African immigrant, was shot twice by the Louisville […]