Police Violence
Tracking updates on, reactions to, and racial dynamics of the disproportionate amount of police violence in America.
“It’s extremely painful,” a prominent tear gas researcher says. “Your face starts burning very quickly and your eyes you start tearing. The eyelids shut and you can’t do much.”
Darren Wilson has been on paid administrative leave since the Brown shooting — and he may never return.
Read the rules of engagement for the Ferguson protests.
What happens when you have nearly two warrants issued per resident.
Authorities are preparing for demonstrations and unrest following the decision.
It’s been called the “most racist news story of 2014.” Here is a brief guide to the scandal.
Why are the same conversations that happened in a film about the civil rights movement being recycled in 2014?
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon held a press conference to talk about preparations for unrest following a Darren Wilson grand jury decision.
A report from the National Bar Association raises concerns over voting rights in the embattled city where unarmed black teen Michael Brown was shot and killed.
Yet another example of attempts to control journalists in Ferguson.
The organization’s damning report outlines several problems.
The Justice Department called the leaks “selective.”
An autopsy wouldn’t show if Brown’s hands were up when the shots that missed him were fired.
The group will address ongoing fears and distrust in the community.
The riot showed that the media treats whites and blacks differently — and that police treat too many threats with military-type force.
Anonymous government officials gave the New York Times the closest account yet for Darren Wilson’s side of the story.
Here’s what’s taking the grand jury so long.
From Grover Norquist to Eric Holder, the nominee has bipartisan support.
A constant reminder of a real and present disparity.
A local elections official backtracks on the number of people who registered after Michael Brown’s death.
Protests escalated again this week.
The feds say the bracelets reinforce an “us versus them” mentality.
A couple events this week were enough to renew tensions between Ferguson Police and the local black community.
Some of the states are surprising — and seemingly unrelated to partisan politics.
From the war on drugs to local policing, the attorney general pursued a sweeping civil rights agenda.
Why he’s staking his future on a new DOJ program
The case rose to the national spotlight following the events in Ferguson.
One chart tells the story.
Experts have been helping rebuild police-community relations — by getting cops to see themselves through residents’ eyes
It’s been more than a month since Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson shot Michael Brown, an unarmed, black 18-year-old, prompting weeks of protest. Here are nine important questions about Brown’s death that still need answers.
Eyewitnesses agree Mike Brown had his hands up when Darren Wilson shot him. Wilson will have to justify that he felt Brown was a threat, anyway.
Several witnesses watched the Michael Brown shooting from beginning to end, and they all say pretty much the same thing.
More protests for Michael Brown.
Another example of racial disparities in the criminal justice system.
Eric Holder’s Justice Department has been much more aggressive against civil rights violations.
No word yet on Officer Darren Wilson’s juvenile record.
Whether they’re necessary is under review.
It takes “overwhelming evidence” to get the public outraged over abuse — but more and more, incidents get caught on tape
Yet another reason for the outrage in the small St. Louis suburb.