Justice Watch: Burris Calls for Federal Investigation of Mann Shooting, As Family Calls for Murder Charges
A press conference was called on Monday to demand that Sacramento County prosecutor Anna Marie Schubert charge…
Justice Watch: New Video in Mann Shooting Shines New Light
New video released in the Sacramento police shooting of Joseph Mann shows the police attempting to run…
Court Finds Running is Reasonable Response to Police Harassment and Racial Profiling
By Jeffery Robinson In 2004, University of Virginia football player Marquis Weeks returned a kickoff 100 yards…
Justice Watch: Charlotte Police Release Video, More Questions Arise
Under pressure, the Charlotte, North Carolina, police chief finally released both body and dashboard camera videos on…
Sunday Commentary: Shoot First, Ask Questions Later
The death of Tyre King has spawned a number of questions and a debate. The 13-year-old was…
Justice Watch: Another Teen Killed by Police; California Again Pushes against the Death Penalty
In what bears some resemblance to the Tamir Rice shooting, this time in Columbus, Ohio, an Ohio…
Monday Morning Thoughts II: Milwaukee Shows the Lit Fuse Has Explosive Potential
Another police shooting has generated protests and violence in an incident where it appears, at least initially,…
Troubling Background Found on Officer Involved in Sacramento Shooting
Civil Rights Attorney John Burris held another press conference on Thursday in Sacramento, and, while the Vanguard…
Commentary: Lack of Prompt Medical Attention Aggravating Factor in Police Shootings
The reports came out yesterday that police in South Florida shot another unarmed black man. In this…
Philando Castile Should Still Be Alive
by Jana Kooren Philando Castile should still be alive. Mr. Phil (as he was known at school)…
Analysis: What to Make of Study on Police Shootings and Use of Force
The headline in the New York Times read “Surprising New Evidence Shows Bias in Police Use of…
In the Name of Safety
By Tia Will There is often a large separation between our perception of reality, and reality itself. …
Another Killing, of a Black Man in Louisiana, Captured on Video, Spawns Anger and Protests
Here we go again. When 37-year-old Alton Sterling, a black man, was shot and killed by officers…
Second Request: Adachi Asks for State Probe into SFPD
From press release: In light of recent developments and for the second time in two months, San…
Adachi on the Need for Use of Force Reforms (Video)
During his opening remarks to the 2016 SF Justice Summit on Police Use of Force, Jeff Adachi…
Use of Force Expert Breaks Down Recent Police Killings
At last week’s San Francisco Justice Summit that focused on police use of force, Jeff Adachi called…
Monday Morning Thoughts: An Eerily Similar Shooting
There are common denominators in a lot of these police shootings and the killing of Jessica Williams…
We Still Don’t Know How Many Shot by Police
By Kanya Bennett One year ago, the White House released The Final Report of the President’s Task…
Justice for Mario Woods: ACLU Calls for Federal Investigation of the SFPD
by Alan Schlosser Today, the ACLU of Northern California and the ACLU Disability Rights Program sent a…
Commentary: Toy Guns Kill People
Yesterday I took my daughter to lunch over at Lamppost Pizza. She likes to get the little…
