Killers Behind The Badge

Killers Behind The Badge: NewsOne’s Investigative Series On Police Brutality In Black America


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From Abner Louima and Amadou Diallo (pictured below right) to Sean Bell(pictured left) and Oscar Grant, Black men in the United States of America are murdered, beaten, and violated by officers of the law sworn to “protect and serve” them. Men, such as Darryll C. Price,Lorenzo CollinsRoger Owensby Jr.,Jeffrey Irons, and Timothy Thomas, were all found guilty and lynched for the crime of being Black in America.

 From the Civil Rights era of hoses, tear gas and dogs, to the iconic imagery of the

late-Rodney King being beaten by officers, Black America has a special and urgent need to understand the pathology behind police brutality. The 4th amendment clearly
 states that “the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated and no warrants shall issue without probable cause.”


In this investigative report, NewsOne will venture behind the Blue Line to explore the culture of police brutality in this country.   Read more  >>

By Kirsten West Savali


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