Texas Black Caucus: State Needs To Act Following Killing Of Black Teen By Police

In the aftermath of a police officer killing 15-year-old Jordan Edwards near Dallas, the Texas Legislative Black Caucus called on state leaders to work with legislators on police interactions and accountability.

Jolie McCullough
By Jolie McCullough
A few hundred supporters stand holding lit candles as they listen to comments from speakers during a vigil for Jordan Edwards in Balch Springs, Texas, Thursday, May 4, 2017. (AP/Tony Gutierrez)

Days after a Dallas-area police officer shot and killed a black 15-year-old in the passenger seat of a car, the Texas Legislative Black Caucus and other lawmakers made an emotional plea to state leaders Thursday morning to act to prevent police shootings. Jordan Edwards, an honor student at Mesquite High School, was shot in the head with a rifle

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North Carolina Police Will Soon Be Able To Block Release Of Camera Footage

A new North Carolina law will make it harder for the public to acquire police dash cam and body camera footage.

Derrick Broze
By Derrick Broze
A Police body camera is displayed at a news conference

North Carolina has been the scene of recent riots and protests as the public calls for accountability in the police shooting of Keith LaMont Scott. After initially fighting the release of body camera footage, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney reluctantly allowed the public to see the shooting with their own eyes. Beginning October 1,

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VIDEO: This Is What A “Good Cop” Looks Like, Here’s The Video All Cops Should Be Making

In the video, Fields claims that people often tell him that “it’s a bad time to be a cop,” to which he tells them that now is a “perfect time to be a cop.” He then expresses his gratitude towards a movement that has begun to expose the illicit actions of rogue officers across the nation.

Jay Syrmopoulos
By Jay Syrmopoulos

A courageous Georgia police officer, identified as Billy Ray Fields, has taken a strong stance against the rampant police abuse of authority. In a viral video, originally posted on Mediatakeout, Fields states that he supports the police accountability movement as a means of ridding departments of the bad cops. In the video, Fields claims that

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