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Articles about police brutality

Israeli parliament to legalize torture?
Kendall Clark
Is the Israeli parliament going to legalize torture in a split from the Isaraeli Supreme Court?
9 March 2000

Springsteen is Pro-Cop!
Kendall Clark
The furor over Bruce Springsteen's new song is as confused as it is insensitive.
14 June 2000

Land of the incarcerated, home of the tortured.
Bijan Parsia
U.S. police and prison brutality condemned in the latest U.N. Committee on Torture report.
28 May 2000

Flaws in FBI's Uniform Crime Reports Prevent Progress
Kendall Clark
The FBI's UCR are deeply flawed.
22 May 2000

A Good Start
Niel Bornstein
Deputy abuses protesters; deputy gets canned.
21 April 2000

It's the Rudy, stupid
Mike Billips
Police brutality isn't on the rise; it's mainly a local problem in New York, caused by their jackass of a mayor.
6 April 2000

How many more? The killing of Patrick Dorismond
Kendall Clark
The Diallo killers are acquitted and police violence spikes upward in NYC. A coincidence?
22 March 2000

NYPD Officers Guilty in Louima Coverup
Niel Bornstein
They're not only criminals, they're poor sports about getting caught.
6 March 2000

It's a Wallet, Not a Gun
Niel Bornstein
Careful with those wallets, they might be loaded!
3 March 2000

Salon has my back
Mike Billips
Expert on police brutality testified for Diallo cops because they were just following the (heinous) rules. It's the NYPD's fault, not the individual cops'.
28 February 2000

Diallo family asks for calm
Mike Billips
Little immediate reaction to Diallo verdict.
26 February 2000