Tag: Over Policing
‘They Know Who I Am’: Auditor Arrested Again—While Playing a Video Game
Disabled veteran and First Amendment activist Blind Justice returns to PAR, saying he and his wife were threatened with violence and arrest while playing PokemonGo in a church parking lot in Rockingham, North Carolina. Subscribe…
Despite Crisis, Auditors Continue To Confront Aggressive Policing
PAR guest James Freeman discusses the aftermath of a police chase that nearly killed two bystanders: a mother and her three-year-old child. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This…
ILLEGAL Checkpoint Arrest Tied to Controversial Shooting
In the small town of Talking Rock, Georgia, a man was supposedly stopped for avoiding a roadblock, had his car searched without consent, and was arrested for having balding tires. But residents say the story…
This bodycam footage reveals all that is WRONG with policing
Video obtained by TRNN reporters Taya Graham and Stephen Janis highlights American law enforcement officers’ lack of de-escalation training and respect for civilians. In this week’s PAR, Graham and Janis investigate the questionable arrest of…
Did cops RETALIATE against this activist (and did the public defender drop the ball)?
As we continue our investigation into over-policing and mass incarceration in rural America, we return to Pocomoke City on Maryland’s lower eastern shore to speak with Michelle Lucas. Lucas is a pizza delivery driver, a…
Another police killing in rural America, another case without accountability
(Content warning: Some images and details in this episode are graphic and disturbing.) The horrifying body camera footage of Chico, California, police killing 31-year-old Tyler Rushing is another troubling example of why police violence is…
