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Death of Frank Tyson, Ohio man who told police 'I can't breathe' has echoes of George Floyd
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 days agoCANTON, Ohio ‒ Newly released body camera footage shows the arrest of an Ohio man who died during a...
Police officers, guns and community collide: How the Charlotte shooting happened
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoNationally, a larger tide of incidents of police brutality in recent years gave rise to the advocacy...
Campus protests across the US result in arrests by the hundreds. But will the charges stick?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoRichard Serafini, a South Florida criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor at the Manhattan...
Restorative justice often leads to better outcomes for victims and offenders, experts say
Pennsylvania Capital-Star via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAs an alternative to criminal prosecution that focuses on reducing harm and repairing relationships...
People can't be detained just for trying to avoid police, California Supreme Court says
New Hampshire Union Leader· 1 day agoPolice officers cannot detain someone on the street just because that person tries to avoid contact...
Student unrest ratchets up an already tense election year
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 days agoDramatic campus protests are injecting an inflammatory new element into an election year that is...
New York City mayor continues to blame outside agitators for Columbia unrest, but offers little...
Politico via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe NYPD’s rhetorical tactic is not new. The department often seeks to highlight the role of outside forces in mass movements, such as the racial justice protests in the wake of the murder of ...
Columbia’s Relationship With Student Protesters Has Been Fraught
Time via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAniko Bodroghkozy, who participated in protest on Columbia's campus in 1985, spoke with TIME about...
A New Issue Flares in the 2024 Race: Campus Protests
The New York Times via Yahoo News· 3 days agoWith former President Donald Trump largely stuck in a New York City courtroom for one of his criminal trials, Republicans have tried to use the protests...
College Crackdown Shines Spotlight on Violent Cops — Yet Again
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 6 days agoTo students and the public, Emory police have held themselves out as a paragon of post-George Floyd...