police
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Cops Enter Oregon Coffee Shop, Prove to Be Absolute Arseholes About Masks
It’s safe to say that white America’s general image of police officers has taken a bit of a nosedive. A role that some folks respected more than members of U.S. Congress just last year has, in the span of about a month or so, become one that they’re terrified of, if not actively fighting to…
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Nextdoor Drops ‘Forward to Police’ Feature After Rampant Concerns of Racial Profiling
The neighbourhood social networking platform Nextdoor dropped its “Forward to Police” feature this week, a widely panned function that’s faced years of criticism for purportedly facilitating racial profiling.
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Hey, Pluto TV, What the Fuck?
Amid ongoing public outcry and ongoing protests over systematic racism, police brutality, and the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis last month, Paramount Network made the sound and long-overdue decision to yank its police-reality series Cops. But the series can still be watched on free streaming service Pluto TV, a service owned by…
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Portland Mayor Tells Cops to Stop Using Deafening Sound Cannon to Break Up Protests
Police in Portland, Oregon deployed a controversial sound cannon to disperse protestors early Friday morning, the Willamette Week reported. Called a long-range acoustic device or LRAD, it can generate a piercing tone so loud that its potential to cause serious health effects has resulted in a federal lawsuit.