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San Francisco Ballot Measure Expanding Police Powers Supported by Tech Investors
Prop. E would allow police to use drones and surveillance cameras and pursue theft suspects.
DOJ Seeks 4 Months in Prison for Woman Severely Beaten by DC Police on Jan. 6
Prosecutors’ sentencing memo for Victoria C. White glosses over the 39 blows she suffered from MPD officers in the Lower West Terrace tunnel.
Minnesota Woman Beaten by Police in US Capitol Tunnel Pleads Guilty to One Jan. 6 Felony
Victoria C. White, the Minnesota woman struck in the head, face, and neck nearly 40 times by Metropolitan Police Department officers at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, pleaded guilty on Aug. 17 to a felony civil disorder and aiding and abetting count as part of an agreement with federal prosecutors.
Ms. White, 41, of Rochester, Minn., had been facing a Sept. 14 trial before Judge John D. Bates in U.S. District Court in Washington D.C., on four criminal counts lodged in a superseding indictment on Jan. 6, 2022.
How the World’s Interventions in Syria Have Normalized the Use of Force
The interventions in Syria may have deeply affected the norms that define the architecture of global security.
Mayor Says Chicago Police Changes Will Focus on Use of Force
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday that Chicago police officers must be better trained in knowing the difference between when they can use a gun and when they should use a gun.
