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‘Didn’t Deserve to Die’: Appeals Court Denies Qualified Immunity for Las Vegas Cop Who Knelt On Black Man As He Begged ‘for His Life’ 63 Times After Calling 911 for Help
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‘Didn’t Deserve to Die’: Appeals Court Denies Qualified Immunity for Las Vegas Cop Who Knelt On Black Man As He Begged ‘for His Life’ 63 Times After Calling 911 for Help

Two Las Vegas police officers who kneeled and sat on a mentally ill man who had called 911 for help will have to face excessive force claims for killing him, a federal appeals panel ruled last week. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department had contended that qualified immunity should shield the officers and the department from...

‘Unnecessary Aggression’: Ohio Cop Charged with Murder After ‘Comply or Die’ Shooting of Pregnant Mother Accused of Shoplifting
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‘Unnecessary Aggression’: Ohio Cop Charged with Murder After ‘Comply or Die’ Shooting of Pregnant Mother Accused of Shoplifting

Ta’Kiya Young, a 21-year-old Black woman suspected of shoplifting, was sitting in the driver’s seat of her car in front of the store when she was confronted by two Ohio police officers ordering her out of the car – including one officer standing directly in front of her car in violation of departmental policy. Body...

‘Wasn’t Really Sorry’: US Diplomat Ran Over Zimbabwean Girl, Left the Scene Because ‘He Was Affected By Accident’ and Then Fled the Country Without Apologizing to Family, Report Shows
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‘Wasn’t Really Sorry’: US Diplomat Ran Over Zimbabwean Girl, Left the Scene Because ‘He Was Affected By Accident’ and Then Fled the Country Without Apologizing to Family, Report Shows

The family of a young Zimbabwean girl who died after being run over by a U.S. diplomat wants the delegate to return to the country and directly apologize for the death. According to BBC, authorities investigated a crash that killed 11-year-old Ruvarashe Takamhanya on June 3 as she was on her way to school in...

Donald Trump Fails to Land a Blow on Kamala Harris Despite Nonstop Effort to Derail Her Rising Momentum, Resorts to Calling the VP a Slur
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Donald Trump Fails to Land a Blow on Kamala Harris Despite Nonstop Effort to Derail Her Rising Momentum, Resorts to Calling the VP a Slur

Republican nominee Donald Trump is reportedly freaking out behind the scenes over Vice President Kamala Harris’ unexpected 2024 candidacy, while his stale derogatory remarks like “b-tch” and “nasty woman” have failed to resonate with voters and struggled to derail her growing momentum after taking the baton from Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket three weeks...

‘Kiss My A–’: No-Nonsense Michigan Judge Makes White Defendant Pay a Hefty Price for His Foul-Mouthed Disrespectful Behavior During Courtroom Outburst
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‘Kiss My A–’: No-Nonsense Michigan Judge Makes White Defendant Pay a Hefty Price for His Foul-Mouthed Disrespectful Behavior During Courtroom Outburst

A Michigan man was ordered to serve more than a year behind bars after boldly telling the judge in his trespassing case to “kiss my ass” during a videotaped court hearing that has since gone viral on social media. The defendant, Darrell Jarrell, clearly underestimated Washtenaw County Judge J. Cedric Simpson, who has become a...