9 Best Articles in 2022
MIT Technology Review
Why filming police violence has done nothing to stop it
MIT Technology Review
4 min read · 2020-06-03 · The murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers was captured on video, not once but half a dozen times. As we try to understand why a police officer continued compressing a man’s neck and…
Reader View · Shared by 114, including Anthony Hamelle, Simon C, Maggie Koerth, Mathew Ingram, Alastair Goldfisher, David Nagel, PhilanTopic
Slate
Police Erupt in Violence Nationwide
Slate
2 min read · 2020-05-31 · From New York to Los Angeles, police officers escalated the national outrest.
Reader View · Shared by 560, including Yo Mama and Yo Cousin Too, Rutger Bregman, Tom Dale, Neuropsychology, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson 🐙, Juan Cole, Aral Balkan, erik spiekermann, Kate Manne, Hiroko Tabuchi, Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦, Naomi Klein, Jason Stanley, Brian Lovin, Kelsey D. Atherton, David Wallace-Wells, 🌻 Laura Fitton (she/her) 🌻, Mathew Ingram, Cory Doctorow, Jeff Jarvis
POLITICO
The Story Behind Bill Barr’s Unmarked Federal Agents
POLITICO
~11 min read · 2020-06-05 · The motley assortment of police currently occupying Washington, D.C., is a window into the vast, complicated, obscure world of federal law enforcement.
Reader View · Shared by 97, including Chris Messina, Steven Sinofsky, Joshua Benton, John Lilly, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, SwiftOnSecurity, dj patil, John Koetsier, Deborah Blum, Cory Doctorow, Kevin Kelly, Michael (मुकेश) 🇺🇦💪🏻, Jana Eggers
medium.com
Confessions of a Former Bastard Cop
medium.com
20+ min read · 2020-06-09 · I was a police officer for nearly ten years and I was a bastard. We all were.
Reader View · Shared by 169, including Stefan Weber, Psymposia, Esther Schindler, Bjorn Larsen, Jamie Indigo 👾 100% Human Tech SEO, Jer Thorp, Dr. Janet D. Stemwedel, PhD 🏳️🌈, Rand Fishkin, Ole Begemann, Karen McGrane, Mathew Ingram, Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦, Dean Baker, Joel Califa, Scott Santens, Thomas “🐈🔭🕹” Fuchs
BuzzFeed
This Is What A 21st-Century Police State Really Looks Like
BuzzFeed
~19 min read · From 2017 · Far from the booming metropolis of Beijing, China is building a sprawling system that combines dystopian technology and human policing. “It’s a kind of frontline laboratory for surveillance.”
Reader View · Shared by 140, including Thomas Pleil, felixmichel, Dez S. Papp, Trey Tweets Into the Void, Andrea Desiato, Mark Kaigwa, Nico Luchsinger, Thomas Power, Konrad Lischka, David Bauer
theappeal.org
Minneapolis City Council Members Announce Intent To Disband The Police Department, Invest In Proven Community-Led Public Safety
theappeal.org
3 min read · 2020-06-07 · The move follows the police killing of George Floyd and more than a week of uprisings, where hundreds of thousands of people around the world have protested against police violence, and abusive police…
Reader View · Shared by 238, including Ashley C. Ford, Shaun King, Benny Johnson, Bruce Fenton, Jane IMAGINABLE McGonigal ❤️, Kainaz Amaria, Avinash Kaushik, Joelle Emerson, uncle baby billy, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Annie Lowrey, Hrag, Jer Thorp, Hiroko Tabuchi, jesse squires 🏴, Karen McGrane, Brad Fitzpatrick 🌻, Jonathan Ichikawa, Anna Dushime, Joshua Benton
The New York Times
Minneapolis Police Use Force Against Black People at 7 Times the Rate of Whites
The New York Times
8 min read · 2020-06-03 · When the officers use kicks, chokeholds, punches, takedowns, Mace spray, Tasers and the like, the person subject to that force is black about 60 percent of the time.
Reader View · Shared by 133, including Jer Thorp, Judd Legum, Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙, Maggie Koerth, Christopher Groskopf, John Keefe, luis antónio santos, Rick Powell, Alexandra Sifferlin, Deborah Blum, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Marie-José Kolly, Patrick Neeman, Emily Badger, Rachael Dottle, Martina Pugliese, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, aubrey blanche (she/her), Rob Weinert-Kendt
youtube.com
Police: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
youtube.com
2020-06-08 · As nationwide protests over the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor are met with police brutality, John Oliver discusses how the histories of policing ...
Shared by 312, including Amy Webb, Tony Parisi.eth 🇺🇦🌻 #SlavaUkraini, Jerry Saltz, Chris Heilmann, Rene Ritchie, Nolen Gertz, Kent C. Dodds 💿, Carolina A. Miranda, Marcin Wichary, Avinash Kaushik, Scott Santens, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Danielle 👩🏻💻, Phil Plait, Rand Fishkin, hakan, Cory Doctorow, Brian Lovin, Yisong Yue, Jamie Indigo 👾 100% Human Tech SEO
The Washington Post
997 people have been shot and killed by police in the past year
The Washington Post
2 min read · 2020-05-31 · Since 2015, The Post has created a database cataloging every fatal shooting nationwide by a police officer in the line of duty.
Reader View · Shared by 72, including ashley r 🇺🇦 🇺🇦, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson 🐙, Michelle Tandler ⚖️, Steven Rich, John Muyskens, Pippa Norris, Chiqui Esteban, Chris Messina, R.NFT R “Ray” Wang 王瑞光 #1A #Metaverse #Freedom, Charlie Shrem, Frederic Filloux, Human Rights Campaign
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The Washington Post
Multiple people shot in attack at Buffalo grocery store, police say
The Washington Post
May 14th · The Buffalo Police Department said the alleged shooter is in custody.
Shared by 76, including Clint Smith, Brian Stelter, Dr. Joy Buolamwini, Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org ☮️, Jessica Valenti, Larry Ferlazzo, Maria Shriver, Kainaz Amaria, Karen K. Ho
VICE
Police Records Show Women Are Being Stalked With Apple AirTags Across the Country
VICE
10 min read · Apr 6th · Motherboard obtained reports of stalking, harassment, and abuse using Airtags, targeting victims of intimate partner violence.
Reader View · Shared by 123, including Dr. Alec Couros, Tactical Tech, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Vicki Davis, Carissa Véliz
Variety
Chris Rock Declines to File Police Report After Will Smith Slap at Oscars, LAPD Says
Variety
1 min read · Mar 28th · The Los Angeles Police Department confirms to Variety that Chris Rock has “declined to file a police report” following an altercation with Will Smith at the 94th Academy Awards. Smith t…
Reader View · Shared by 37, including Oskar Belategui, Saeed Jones
The New York Times
‘The GoFundMe Generation’ Wants to Pay to Solve Murders
The New York Times
~13 min read · Mar 27th · When the police can’t afford to solve cold cases, deep-pocketed donors can.
Reader View · Shared by 79, including Kashmir Hill, PhilanTopic, Craig Brown, PhD, Sonja Peteranderl
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youtube.com
Police: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
youtube.com
2020-06-08 · As nationwide protests over the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor are met with police brutality, John Oliver discusses how the histories of policing ...
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The Verge
Caught on camera, police explode in rage and violence across the US
The Verge
1 min read · 2020-05-31 · America’s occupation by militarized police is in full view
Reader View · Shared by 179, including Ty, Kelsey D. Atherton, jesse squires 🏴, Eric Bailey, Noely ⚡️🏐, Daniel Jörg, Nick Craver, P.Y., Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Kent C. Dodds 💿, дэн, Tom Dale, Joshua Benton, J. P. Gownder (கவுண்டர்), Adrian Roselli 🗯, 🌏🔎Leigh Alexander 🐬💿✨, Bruce Daisley, Kestrel Nicole VANDERWITCH!!!, Karen McGrane
mappingpoliceviolence.org
Police killed at least 289 black people in the U.S. in 2016.
mappingpoliceviolence.org
1 min read · From 2016 · Mapping Police Violence collects comprehensive data on police killings nationwide to make the case for change.
Shared by 154, including jz, Francesco Marconi, Ida Bae Wells, Erika Dickerson-Despenza, Karl Groves (he/him), uché blackstock, md, Ben Jones, Michael Harriot, Thomas “🐈🔭🕹” Fuchs, Rhea Boyd MD, MPH, Dr. Oni Blackstock, Kanyi Maqubela, Bjorn Larsen, Esther Schindler, Andy Dehnart, Ex Apologist, Jamie Indigo 👾 100% Human Tech SEO, Ryan Boren, Shaun King, Brian LeRoux
dontcallthepolice.com
Resources by city
dontcallthepolice.com
1 min read · 2020-08-31 · Database of local and national community-based alternatives to calling the police or 911, broken down by city
Shared by 59, including 🌻 Laura Fitton (she/her) 🌻, Mathew Ingram, Alyssa C, jesse squires 🏴, Fern, Adrien Salazar, 🏴 Eithiriel (Nichole Elizabeth DeMeré), Alice Wong 王美華, anildash
AL.com Birmingham
Police in this tiny Alabama town suck drivers into legal ‘black hole’
AL.com Birmingham
~15 min read · Jan 19th · Using unmarked police cars and uniforms without insignia, the town with no traffic lights collected $487 in fines and forfeitures in 2020 for every man, woman and child. Total town income more than…
Reader View · Shared by 202, including Nathan Oseroff-Spicer, Paul Kedrosky, Mac McCann, Cory Doctorow, Emily Willingham, Digg, Marc Abrahams, Mo Ryan, Jason Zweig, justin 🚀, Barry Ritholtz, Matt Zoller Seitz, Steve Silberman, Ibram X. Kendi, Joshua Benton, Scott McLeod, Lydia Polgreen, Ajit Pai, Carla Gentry
ProPublica
What Happened When A White Cop Decided Not to Shoot a Black Man
ProPublica
20+ min read · From 2018 · A shocking story of police and lethal force. Just not the one you might expect.
Reader View · Shared by 51, including Aleksandra Wisniewska, Mathew Ingram, Liliane Ferrari ™, Yann “shalf@mastodon.social” Heurtaux 不停, Neil Lee, Rick Powell
The Verge
Palantir has secretly been using New Orleans to test its predictive policing technology
The Verge
20+ min read · From 2018 · Even city council members don’t know about the program.
Reader View · Shared by 159, including Rodrigo Prior, Bjorn Larsen, jean marc manach, A thinking meat, Clemens M. Schuster, Thomas Pleil, Philippe Gauvin, Grzegorz Wapiński, Nathan Yau, Chris Messina, Cameron Yick, Christian Müller, Thomas Power, Leslie D, Andreas Spiegler, Ward Plunet
mappingpoliceviolence.org
Police have killed at least 310 black people in the U.S. in 2015.
mappingpoliceviolence.org
1 min read · From 2015 · Mapping Police Violence collects comprehensive data on police killings nationwide to make the case for change.
Shared by 77, including William E. Spriggs, Shaun King, Jer Thorp, Ryan Boren, Trey Tweets Into the Void, Veni Kunche, Mark Kaigwa, Mar Hicks, aubrey blanche (she/her), Data Science Renee, Eric Bailey, Kanyi Maqubela, Damon Young, 🏴 Eithiriel (Nichole Elizabeth DeMeré)
The Onion
Protestors Criticized For Looting Businesses Without Forming Private Equity Firm First
The Onion
1 min read · 2020-05-28 · MINNEANAPOLIS—Calling for a more measured way to express opposition to police brutality, critics slammed demonstrators Thursday for recklessly looting businesses without forming a private equity firm…
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