Police and Protestors

Protesters: Know Your Rights! | ACLU of Ohio

You have the First Amendment right to peacefully assemble to protest. · What you say to the police is always important. · The government can limit speech by ...

We are Overhauling How the NYPD Polices Protests - NYCLU

... policing with violence to flood protests with aggressive and inexperienced police officers without any plan for de-escalation. This resulted ...

Tension grows on UCLA campus as police order dispersal of large ...

About 300 people were arrested in crackdowns on pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University and City College, New York's mayor says.

Colombia: Egregious Police Abuses Against Protesters

The Colombian government deployed regular police officers and members of the police anti-riots squadron (ESMAD) to respond to the protests.

College Crackdown Shines Spotlight on Violent Cops -- Yet Again

University presidents are calling the cops on pro-Gaza protesters, and students, journalists, and professors are paying the price.

Police in riot gear arrest, disperse pro-Palestinian protesters at USC

Police in riot gear have arrested several pro-Palestinian demonstrators at the University of Southern California after ordering the large ...

Ferguson police address violent clash at protest on 10th anniversary ...

Protests marking the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown Jr.'s death led to injuries, property damage and several arrests, according to the ...

St. Louis police protesters begin picking up checks in $4.9 million ...

Some of the people who were arrested during a 2017 protest over the acquittal of a white police officer in the shooting death of Anthony ...

Images of police using violence against peaceful protesters ... - Vox

Images of police using violence against peaceful protesters are going viral. Police responded to protests across the nation with excessive force ...

Police Across the U.S. Deliberately Kettled Peaceful Protesters

An Intercept and SITU reconstruction of an incident in Charlotte, North Carolina, last June shows how police intentionally kettled hundreds ...

Police break rules in shooting protesters with 'rubber bullets'

Dozens of demonstrators have been seriously injured when law enforcement shot them with rubber bullets and other “less lethal” projectiles.

How the current police response to anti-war campus protestors ...

Some, like Korstad, believe the campus unrest hastened the U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam. Many of those protesting today want their colleges and ...

George Floyd death: What US police officers think of protests - BBC

His unconscionable death laid bare the deficiencies of American policing, a reality which resonated with cities and communities across the ...

Campaign Zero

1. Public Safety Beyond Policing 2. Shrink the Reliance and Power of the Police 3. End Mass Incarceration 4. Fundamental Fairness, Accountability, and ...

Cops on campus: Why police crackdowns on student protesters are ...

Cops on campus: Why police crackdowns on student protesters are so dangerous · Police escalation · Charges, prison sentences · Distracting from ...

Protests, Policing, and COVID-19 - National Governors Association

As many Governors are issuing statements encouraging or even mandating individuals to wear masks when out in public to reduce the spread of ...

$150m paid in police misconduct claims shows violent response to ...

Analysis of 130 lawsuits settled refutes narrative of unruly demonstrations amid fears of police crackdown on Gaza protests.

Riot police fire rubber bullets at protesters during violent clashes

Hundreds of protesters have been arrested after police attempted to dismantle a pro-Palestinian camp at the University of California Los ...

Springfield protestors 'demanding accountability' from police

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Demonstrators are currently gathered outside the Municipal Center East building in Springfield to demand ...

Tesla plant protesters hold out in trees as German police clear camp

Protesters opposed to Tesla's expansion of its plant near Berlin were holding out in treehouses on Tuesday as German police climbed up ...