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He Spent Nearly 6 Years in Prison Based on the Word of a Notoriously Dishonest Houston Drug Cop

In a federal lawsuit, Byron Prophet argues that police supervisors "turned a blind eye" for years as Gerald Goines framed innocent people.

Reason

Magistrate clears cops of manslaughter over man's death

Two police officers will no longer face negligent manslaughter charges over the death of a man after a magistrate ruled the evidence was insufficient.

AAP

George Floyd mockery, Django Unchained reenactment: Lawsuit details racist conduct at Phoenix airport

A lawsuit filed by the estate of a former Piedmont Airlines employee has alleged a years-long pattern of racist conduct at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. These behaviours include white workers mocking George Floyd’s death, reenacting scenes from Django Unchained while appearing to imitate the Ku Klux Klan and leaving…

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Elon Musk wants former officer Derek Chauvin freed, argues he was ‘unjustly convicted’ and sentenced to 22.5 years for George Floyd’s 2020 death

Chauvin was convicted in 2021.

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Billionaire Elon Musk Backs George Floyd's Killer, Stating Chauvin Was 'Unjustly Convicted of Murder'

Elon Musk has publicly supported Derek Chauvin, claiming he was unjustly convicted for George Floyd's death. Musk's comments challenge existing legal verdicts, sparking renewed debate over the case.

International Business Times UK

Exclusive: White airline workers acted out slavery scenes from ‘Django Unchained’ in front of horrified Black staff, lawsuit claims

A baggage handler at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport further claimed that two white supervisors reenacted the death of George Floyd in a ‘racially hostile and obscene’ photo that was posted on a bulletin board in the office

The Independent UK

'Free Chauvin': Elon Musk Calls George Floyd Killer's 22-Year Sentence 'Unjust' and Demands His Release

Elon Musk has controversially called for Derek Chauvin's release, arguing his conviction over George Floyd's death is unjust, despite court findings and Chauvin's federal guilty plea.

International Business Times UK

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How journalists and communities work together to confront low levels of trust

In the past decade, study after study has come to a troubling conclusion: Trust in news and journalism has declined dramatically.

The Conversation

Elon Musk Says Derek Chauvin Is 'Not a Murderer' as Convicted Officer Fights To Overturn George Floyd Case

Elon Musk claims Derek Chauvin is 'not a murderer' amid Chauvin's latest legal attempt to overturn his conviction, sparking renewed debate over the high-profile case.

International Business Times UK

Most X accounts posting about Belfast and Southampton unrest were based outside UK

Exclusive: Analysis shows 55% of accounts were overseas – and seven of 12 most-read posts came from US

The Guardian - UK

Killing of Corey Ruiz revives calls to shift power from police to communities

Community organizers demand systemic changes after police killed a 38-year-old Black man in Wisconsin

The Guardian - US

The end of looking away on social media

Perez Hilton's crisis went out live and unfiltered. That's not an accident anymore.

Salon

Abdul El-Sayed's COVID Radicalism Is a Callback to a More United Party

The pandemic provided a glue that held the Democratic Party together. Without it, they don't know what they believe.

Reason

Accountability can't stop at ICE

Corey Ruiz's death in Wisconsin shows that local police need scrutiny too

Salon

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In 39 States, People Can Be Sentenced to Life for Murders They Did Not Commit

The Sentencing Project highlights the perverse consequences of the felony murder rule, a vestige of British law that still prevails in federal courts and all but two states.

Euronews

Anger mounts in Italy after Moroccan man dies under police restraint while pleading for help

The incident has been likened to George Floyd's murder in the United States six years ago, and also prompted comparisons with tactics used by the US's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under President Donald Trump.

Salon

Why the murder rate fell to historic low

Homicide rates moved in near lockstep with drug overdoses, alcohol deaths and gun purchases

Capital & Main

What Jameson’s LAPD Shooting Death Says About Justice and Black People

The outpouring of sympathy for Marie Marseille stands out at a time when even indisputable victimhood doesn’t guarantee universal support.

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Did a "Minneapolis Effect" and Later De-Policing Cause Firearms Crimes to Spike in 2020?

My essay on the topic collects the available empirical research. There is support for the theory that, as police across the nation pulled back from some forms of proactive policing after protests surrounding George Floyd's killing in Minneapolis, homicides and gun violence increased as a result.

The Conversation

The US murder rate fell to historic lows in 2025 – here’s why

The murder rate in 2025 was the lowest in modern American history.

International Business Times UK

Indicted Minneapolis 'Antifa' Member Called Burning a Police Precinct 'the Happiest Moment of My Life'

Federal prosecutors have indicted 15 individuals linked to Direct Action Minnesota for obstructing federal immigration operations, highlighting a coordinated effort using encrypted communications

International Business Times UK

Elon Musk Condemns UK Social Media Restrictions as Government Surveillance Trick

Elon Musk has attacked UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's plan to ban under-16s from social media, claiming it is really a surveillance move that turns Britain into a 'police state'. The row also revives Musk's bitter feud with Starmer over the killing of Henry Nowak and protests about police conduct.

The Guardian - UK

Why do the right’s Henry Nowak protests look like a party? Distasteful as it is, they’re having fun

Booze, laughter and football chants: the British right are relishing what they see as their George Floyd moment, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

International Business Times UK

'You're Wrong': UK Deputy PM David Lammy Confronts JD Vance Over Migrant Comments on Teen's Murder

UK Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy told JD Vance 'you're wrong' during a phone call over comments linking the murder of teenager Henry Nowak to mass migration. Lammy stressed that the killer is British-born and urged Vance not to politicise the case.

The Guardian - UK

‘Racist mindsets’: Congolese in Ireland feel fear in wake of Yves Sakila’s death

After a death in Dublin with echoes of George Floyd, people of colour sense rising hostility

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