Episodes

  • Bad Cop

    Bad Cop
    Mar 11 2022
    These guys call themselves auditors who have filmed videos in public places all over Michigan, and they say they aren't after confrontations with police, but in this case, they got a big one. Utica detective suspended, investigation opened after an altercation with two men went viral

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    12 mins
  • Officer's Word Over Video

    Officer's Word Over Video
    Jan 5 2022
    Before Matthew Schneider tasered a handcuffed man in the groin after a traffic stop, the Glendale officer claimed he stopped the vehicle for an alleged turn signal violation. But surveillance footage shows Schneider never saw that violation. The officer is now under investigation by the State Police and the FBI. Update the Officer has been charged with 3 counts of aggravated assault, a class 6 felony.

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    8 mins
  • Police Reform In Maryland

    Police Reform In Maryland
    Oct 2 2021
    The bills cover a range of topics room fir making police disciplinary records more accessible to prohibiting the use of certain military-grade weapons

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    10 mins
  • Walking Your Dog While Black

    Walking Your Dog While Black
    Sep 15 2021
    Nikita Brown believes she was targeted for her race when she was involved in a physical altercation with a Chicago police officer while walking her dog. She was leaving a closed beach when she was attacked by a Chicago Police Officer. Others were on the beach and did not get the same lack of respect.

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    7 mins
  • Ex-Border Agent Speaks Out

    Ex-Border Agent Speaks Out
    Sep 8 2021
    Jenn Budd is a former senior U.S. Border Patrol agent turned migrant rights activist. She spoke to Dena Takruri about what she calls a racist, sexist and corrupt culture inside the agency.

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    11 mins
  • Driving While Black

    Driving While Black
    Sep 8 2021
    Black Men who happen to be black professionals working for a major news outlet describe their terrifying situations with law enforcement. These memories continue to haunt them.

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    30 mins
  • Racism On The Border

    Racism On The Border
    Sep 8 2021
    U.S. border agents have long been criticized for abuses along the Mexican border, but there’s trouble up north too. Officers stationed on the U.S.-Canada border are under fire for racially profiling and harassing people of color. Dena Takruri speaks to the latest people to blow the whistle – officers within Customs and Border Protection

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    14 mins
  • Deputy Charged In Shooting Unarmed Black Man

    Deputy Charged In Shooting Unarmed Black Man
    Jul 20 2021
    Finally, a law enforcement officer has been charged with shooting an unarmed black man for whom he had some initial contact prior to this shooting. You could clearly hear the dispatcher ask did he have a gun with and his response was no. He was on the phone with the dispatcher when he was shot by the deputy.

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    8 mins