Police Brutality

Traffic stops happen every day across the country, and the general public rarely hears about them. After all, why would they? They’re common enough that most of us have experienced one ourselves. If a traffic stop occurs it should be as simple as having a ticket written and moving on with your day. However, for…

This article is a follow-up to a story we originally covered last year. The original story discussed a dashcam video of the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald, an African-American, on October 20, 2014. The video, released the following year, showed the officer, Jason Van Dyke, shooting the victim 16 times as the victim was walking…

The Star Tribune reported on September 17, 2018 that a video of the last moments of 17-year old Laquan McDonald’s life is a key piece of evidence in the trial of Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke. The trial is taking place in Chicago, after the trial judge refused a defense motion to remove the…

Police departments around the nation adopted body cameras after a series of high profile and controversial killings of African-American people, spurred on after the 2014 fatal shooting of Michael Brown. The public demanded accountability and transparency, and many municipalities mandated the use of cameras in an effort to curb any excessive force. Body cameras appeared…