Tag: Racial Discrimination Claims

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Tennessee Officer Files Discrimination Suit Against Department, City

An officer with the Murfreesboro (TN) Police Department is suing his agency, the chief of police, and the city, alleging discrimination and harassment.

December 5, 2019

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Hypocrisy in Congress

Many who believe the anti-Trump bias of an FBI agent didn't affect his investigation also believe every officer is biased against minorities.

August 8, 2018

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Video: Councilman Backs Off Claims of Racial Profiling by Texas PD

The McKinney (TX) Police Department released body camera footage of the arrest of a city councilman following a traffic stop. Before seeing the video, Councilman La'Shadion Shemwell had claimed he was racially profiled. But then he saw the footage.

May 11, 2018

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Councilman Backs Off Claims of Racial Profiling by Texas PD

The McKinney (TX) Police Department released body camera footage of the arrest of a city councilman following a traffic stop. Before seeing the video, Councilman La'Shadion Shemwell had claimed he was racially profiled. But then he saw the footage. More Here.

May 11, 2018

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Video: Body Cam Video Released After Woman Accuses VA Deputy of Racism

After an accusation of racism during a Virginia traffic stop went viral, the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office has released a full, uninterrupted body cam video of the incident to refute the claim.

May 9, 2018

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Body Cam Video Released After Woman Accuses VA Deputy of Racism

After an accusation of racism during a Virginia traffic stop went viral, the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office has released a full, uninterrupted body cam video of the incident to refute the claim. More Here.

May 9, 2018

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2 Officers in Shooting of Ezell Ford Sue LAPD, Claiming Racial Discrimination

Two Los Angeles police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a mentally ill man in South Los Angeles in 2014 sued the city Wednesday, alleging they are being kept from returning to field duty due to racial discrimination and retaliation.

August 5, 2016

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Supreme Court Sides With Death Row Inmate in Racial Discrimination Case

The Supreme Court ruled Monday morning in favor of a death row inmate in a case concerning race discrimination in jury selection.

May 23, 2016

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Mayor Says Chicago to Immediately Implement Some Police Bias Task Force Reforms

Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Thursday that the city will immediately implement about one-third of the recommendations from a scathing police accountability task force report that charged the nation's second-largest police department was beset by systemic racism.

April 21, 2016

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Video: Black U.S. Citizen Seeks Refugee Status in Canada

A U.S. citizen has argued before Canada's Immigration and Refugee Board in Vancouver that he should be granted refugee status over fears that he will be killed in his home country by police because he is black.

November 3, 2015

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Black U.S. Citizen Seeks Refugee Status in Canada

A U.S. citizen has argued before Canada's Immigration and Refugee Board in Vancouver that he should be granted refugee status over fears that he will be killed in his home country by police because he is black. More Here.

November 3, 2015

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Video: Seattle Officer Fired for Bias Case

A Seattle Police Department officer involved in the wrongful arrest of an elderly man with a golf club was fired Tuesday.

September 17, 2015