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Pundits Didn’t Waste Any Time Fermenting More Hate Following Dallas Attack

Immediately after the massacre of the Dallas cops, former Congressman Joe Walsh (R-IL) declared war against “Black Lives Matter punks.” He deleted the tweet, but the sentiment took off.

July 08th, 2016

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Pundits Didn’t Waste Any Time Fermenting More Hate Following Dallas Attack

On Thursday night, snipers gunned down 11 officers, killing five, while they were working a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest in Dallas. According to the Dallas police chief, one suspect told a hostile negotiator that he “wanted to kill white people” because he was angry about police shootings and the Black Lives Matter movement. The chief

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Israeli Police Can Now Use Snipers Against Teenagers Throwing Stones

The decision to equip Israeli police with the Ruger rifles was made nearly three weeks after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu urged security officials to consider changes to law enforcement policy, in order to deal with the stone throwers.

September 22nd, 2015

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Israeli Police Can Now Use Snipers Against Teenagers Throwing Stones

Israeli police can now use snipers to open fire on stone-throwing Palestinian and Bedouin youth in some parts of the country. While government officials say the snipers are non-lethal, the weapons have killed Palestinian children in the past. Police in Jerusalem and southern

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Study: Mass Incarceration Barely Reduces Crime

The report concludes: “Incarceration in the U.S. has reached a level where it no longer provides a meaningful crime reduction benefit.”

February 12th, 2015

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According to a new report from the Brennan Center for Justice, it is still hard to pinpoint the most substantial cause of crime reduction in the last two decades. Based on researchers’ findings, however, we do know what wasn’t responsible: mass

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Why Cop Watching Is Still A Game Changer Despite The Eric Garner Decision

This August, as protests in Ferguson, Missouri, were in full-force after the shooting death of Michael Brown, a chance encounter between two activists led to the creation of the Canfield Watchmen, a program aimed at pointing the camera back at police. David Whitt, a 35-year-old resident of Canfield (where Brown was shot), struck up a […]

December 10th, 2014

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What’s Next For Ferguson After The Media Goes Home

Activist and writer Ashley Yates has lived in the St. Louis area since she was 15 years old, so the fatal shooting of Michael Brown hit close to home literally and figuratively. A young black woman in her 20s, Yates plays an instrumental role in mobilizing people who were fed up the with status quo […]

November 24th, 2014

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KKK Forms Neighborhood Watch To Complement Police In Pennsylvania Town

To draw attention to the KKK’s efforts, members have passed out fliers to promote the new endeavor. For instance, one flier assures Fairview Township residents that they can sleep soundly knowing that the KKK is wide awake.

April 23rd, 2014

By Carimah Townes for ThinkProgress

KKK Forms Neighborhood Watch To Complement Police In Pennsylvania Town

After a string of local break ins, a Pennsylvania chapter of one of America’s largest hate groups is taking matters into its own hands. On Monday, the Ku Klux Klan established a

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