More than 60 years after the tragic lynching of Emmett Till in Mississippi — a 14-year-old Black teen who was abducted, tortured, and shot in 1955 by two white men, purely for the “crime” of speaking to a white woman — it appears our country still can’t seem to progress…
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Judge Releasing Most of 25 Baltimore Correctional Officers Indicted, Accused of Excessive Force and Corruption
Twenty-five Baltimore correctional officers were indicted Tuesday with allegations of assaulting and threatening detainees in a state-run jail, tampering with evidence and falsifying correctional documents. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Friedman released most of them Wednesday, pending their trial. Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s office secured these 25…
Andrew Mitchell, Former Columbus Vice Officer, Indicted for Crimes Against Women
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice arrested and filed indictments against Andrew Mitchell for kidnapping a multitude of women under the pretense of arrest and forced them to have sex in exchange for their freedom. Although no local or state charges were filed against the veteran police officer, federal…
Archived: Four St. Louis Cops Face Indictment for Beating an Undercover Officer Posing as a Protester
Four St. Louis police officers were indicted on Thursday on federal charges. The indictment indicates that three of them beat an undercover colleague during protests last year and all four of the officers involved covered it up. The indictment also claims that several of the officers talked about their “disdain”…