police violence
After a Police Shooting, One Father's Quest for Justice Sets a Precedent
After a cop killed his son, Nicholas Heyward Sr. became a mentor to the Black Lives Matter movement. His crusade may finally pay off.
Can You Get PTSD from Watching Murder Videos Online?
One study found that people who repeatedly viewed footage of deadly events were more traumatized than those who had witnessed the events in real life.
The Death of Meat-Meat: What Happened After Cops Killed a Mentally Ill Black Man on Camera
How the police shooting of a mentally ill black man has flown under the radar in 2016 America.
Inside the Rio Rap Scene Calling Out Police Brutality
With the planet's gaze having moved on from the Olympics, Rio's neighborhood rap circles remain a vital venue for protesting police violence.
George Zimmerman Tried and Failed to Auction the Gun That Killed Trayvon Martin
"I'm a free American. I can do what I'd like with my possessions."
The Strange Relationship Between Politics, Prosecutors, and Police Shootings
The United States is alone in the world in electing its prosecutors, but how should officials handle the rage and resentment that boils over when police kill unarmed minorities?
A White Cop Is Being Charged with Murder for Shooting an Unarmed Black Man in the Back
Officer Michael T Slager can be seen firing at Walter L Scott eight times while Scott fled in a video that surfaced Tuesday.
What Killed Eric Garner, Racist Cops or Cigarette Taxes?
It's fine for conservatives to use Garner's tragic death to decry the "nanny state," but they also shouldn't ignore the racial disparities that run through the US justice system.
Greek Cops on Motorbikes Fought with Protesters on Monday Night
They used teargas and batons, and two VICE journalists got attacked.
This Week in Teens: Michael Brown Is Dead, and Now We Know Who Killed Him
America invented teenagers and apparently reserves the right to kill them in cold blood, too.