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NYPD Officer Disciplined For Not Profiling Enough Black And Latino Youth

The officer is filing a federal lawsuit, contending that he was punished by his commanding officers for not engaging in racial profiling.

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Det. Anthony Mannuzza, left, and Police Officer Robert Martin, right, simulate a street stop during a training session on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at the New York Police Department's (NYPD) training facility in Rodman's Neck, in the Queens borough of New York. (AP Photo/Colleen Long)

Many have claimed that various police departments throughout the United States engage in the illegal practice of racial profiling. Now, a federal lawsuit has been filed by an NYPD cop. That suit claims that he was punished by his commanding officers for not engaging in racial profiling and “stopping enough” African American and Latino teenagers on

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Police Lock Up 12-Year-Old Sikh Student Because Racist Classmates Said He ‘Had A Bomb’

Because the 12 year-old boy was Indian and “looked Muslim” – even though he is a member of the Sikh religion – he was jailed up for three days at a juvenile detention facility.

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Ginee Haer (right) pictured with her 12 year-old cousin, Armaan Singh Sarai (left). (Photo: Facebook/Ginee Haer)

Armaan Singh Sarai is a student at Nichols Junior High School in Arlington, Texas. Even though he is a good kid, a great student who never gets in trouble for anything, and even though he has a heart condition, Sarai was arrested and jailed for three days all because his school and the local police believed a bully’s racist accusation that he had a

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Police Bully Family Farm Over ‘Black Lives Matter’ Sign

The police union at the Fairfax Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 77 called for a boycott of the family business, according to local WUSA.

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Published in partnership with CounterCurrent News. Virginia police couldn’t believe a local family farm would have the audacity to post a “black lives matter” sign on their window. Far from just a statement, the phrase has come to indicate support not just for the idea that black lives matter just like all other lives, but also for the wave of

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Today Show Censored Janelle Monae When She Started Talking About Police Brutality

Monàe’s ‘Today” appearance was posted to the show’s website, but they made sure to leave out the “Hell You Talmbout” performance on their website.

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Today Show Censored Janelle Monae When She Started Talking About Police Brutality

Janelle Monàe appeared on NBC’s “Today” show, last Friday morning. Her performance was amazing, but when she started talking about police brutality, the station cut her off. The singer appeared on the show, performing with collaborators from her new record label, Wondaland. They were there promoting the new EP, “The Eephus” in the interview

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Police Claim ANOTHER Teen ‘Hanged Herself’ After Arrest

Kindra Darnell Chapman was booked into the jail at 6:22 p.m., on a first-degree robbery charge, but only slightly over an hour later, she was found dead.

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In BREAKING NEWS, police claim yet another 18-year-old girl has hanged herself in the Homewood City Jail Tuesday night. This comes right after we reported on a civil rights activist being arrested at a traffic stop, and found dead in jail, with no apparent motive for a suicide. In both cases, police have claimed that these individuals have

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New York To Eliminate Bail For Non-Violent Suspects

“Money bail is a problem because — as the system currently operates in New York — some people are being detained based on the size of their bank account, not the risk they pose.”

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When I was only 18-years-old, I was attacked by Walmart security guards. My alleged “crime” was eating a muffin from a package of three $0.99 muffins that my mother was paying for in line. But my mother was white, and I am not. The Walmart security guards in Simi Valley, California assumed I was an “illegal immigrant” and violently attacked me,

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Detroit Police Hit Five Children During Car Chase, Leaving Two Dead

Detroit police continued a high speed chase even after two children were struck and killed. As they continued the chase, three more children were struck because of the officers’ reckless actions.

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“The police were right on their rear, bumped their tail a little bit, and the car flew up into the air,” an eyewitness to the horrifying police chase recounted. “When the car hit them, both of them just looked at me—it keeps re-playing in my head” Detroit police continued a high speed chase even after two children were struck and killed. As they

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