A grand jury indicted three Chicago police officers on felony charges on Tuesday, accusing them of conspiring to cover up the facts of a fatal police shooting in October 2014 of a black teenager in order to shield their fellow… Read More ›
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In New York trial, woman describes terror as bikers beat her husband
By Tina Susman The wife of a man beaten by a group of motorcyclists wept on the witness stand Tuesday as she recalled her family’s car being set upon by angry bikers during a motorcycle rally that took over New… Read More ›
No indictment in NYC police chokehold death of Eric Garner
By David Ferguson in the Raw Story The Staten Island grand jury investigating the death of New York’s Eric Garner — an asthmatic man who died of a heart attack after being held in a police chokehold — has declined… Read More ›
Was Michael Brown surrendering or advancing to attack Officer Darren Wilson?
Just before Michael Brown was felled by police bullets, he turned to face the officer, Darren Wilson, who had been in pursuit. Then, at the climax of an incident that has gripped and divided the country, Brown started moving toward… Read More ›