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News about police brutality and misconduct, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Monday 08th of September 2008 01:52:43 AM

Charges Said to Be Voided for Bicyclist

Prosecutors are expected to drop criminal charges on Friday against a bicyclist who was pushed off his bike in July by a police officer in Times Square.

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Monday 08th of September 2008 01:52:43 AM

4 Philadelphia Police Officers in Videotaped Beatings Will Be Fired

Four police officers who were caught on video beating three suspects in a drug-related triple shooting will be fired.

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Monday 08th of September 2008 01:52:43 AM

Verdict in Sean Bell Case Draws a Peaceful Protest, but Some Demand More

Some protesters and advocates demanded federal investigations into the case and greater oversight of the police, while others puzzled over why the verdict had not yielded a stronger response.

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Monday 08th of September 2008 01:52:43 AM

In Bell Case, Black New Yorkers See Nuances That Temper Rage

Many reacted to the police shooting verdict with a muted reserve, saying the city felt less polarized now.

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Monday 08th of September 2008 01:52:43 AM

Bell?s Family and Friends, With Rising Anger, Say Fight Is ?Far From Over?

Nicole Paultre Bell, who was to marry Sean Bell the day he was killed, departed from her familiar gentle demeanor and vowed to fight for accountability for Mr. Bell?s death.

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Monday 08th of September 2008 01:52:43 AM

Stunned Silence Is Followed by Sobs in Court and Vows of Protest

The acquittal of three New York detectives who killed Sean Bell in a hail of bullets was received with anger and sadness by Mr. Bell?s survivors and their supporters.

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Monday 08th of September 2008 01:52:43 AM

Dramatic Testimony From Bell Shooting Survivor

The man shot 16 times in the police gunfire that killed Sean Bell testified about hearing his friend?s last words.

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Monday 08th of September 2008 01:52:43 AM

Passenger in Sean Bell?s Car Recounts Shooting

Trent Benefield, who was in the back seat during the fatal shooting, told the court he saw a man standing in front of the car, pointing a pistol at Mr. Bell.

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Monday 08th of September 2008 01:52:43 AM

Hope and Fear for Zimbabwe Vote

Voters go to the polls this Saturday, with President Robert Mugabe, the iconic leader of a nation enduring catastrophic hardship, trying to retain the power he has held for 28 years.

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Monday 08th of September 2008 01:52:43 AM

As Tibet Erupted, China Security Forces Wavered

Witnesses say that for almost 24 hours after Lhasa erupted, police officers were often nowhere to be found.

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Monday 08th of September 2008 01:52:43 AM

Veteran Judge in Bell Shooting Trial Has Seen It All Before

Justice Arthur J. Cooperman will preside over the trial of three detectives charged in the 2006 shooting death of an unarmed bridegroom outside a strip club in Jamaica, Queens.

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Monday 08th of September 2008 01:52:43 AM

Zimbabwe Opponent Criticizes Mbeki

Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of Zimbabwe?s main opposition party, beseeched South African President Thabo Mbeki to stop his ?quiet support for the dictatorship? of President Robert Mugabe.

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Monday 08th of September 2008 01:52:43 AM

WORLD BRIEFING | AFRICA; South Africa: Police Chief To Be Charged

Prosecutors will charge Jackie Selebi, South Africa's national police commissioner and president of Interpol, with corruption; he has been accused of having links to organized crime

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Monday 08th of September 2008 01:52:43 AM

Dream Turns Nightmare: Milwaukee Police Officer to Be Deported

The case of Oscar Ayala-Cornejo is familiar to many illegal immigrants who grew up in the U.S. thinking of themselves as Americans only to have their status catch up with them later in life.

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Monday 08th of September 2008 01:52:43 AM

Trouble on a Vital Road in Afghanistan

Highway 1, Afghanistan?s main road between Kabul and Kandahar, has been rebuilt with $250 million from the U.S. and other nations, but it remains bedeviled by danger.

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