Police will be required to report officer-involved deaths under new US system | US news | The Guardian

Police departments will be required to give the US justice department full details of deadly incidents involving their officers each quarter, under a new government system for counting killings by police that was influenced by the Guardian. Announcing a new program for documenting all “arrest-related deaths”, federal officials said they would actively work to confirm…

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Ansbach, Germany, rattled by explosion in third attack in Bavaria in days – CNN.com

Twelve people were injured by the blast in the city of Ansbach, three of them seriously, Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann said at a news conference Monday. The bomber, a 27-year-old Syrian national who was known to police, was killed, Hermann said. The attack took place at the final concert of the Ansbach Open festival,…

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North Miami police shoot black man who had his hands up as he tried to help an autistic patient – The Washington Post

Charles Kinsey was trying to calm down an autistic patient who had run away from his North Miami assisted living facility when police arrived. A bystander filmed their interactions on July 18, before Kinsey was shot. (Courtesy Hilton Napoleon) Police in South Florida shot an unarmed black caretaker Monday as he tried to help his autistic patient. Charles…

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Little Evidence to Support Police Explanation of Flag-Burning Arrest Outside RNC

Cleveland police spray a burning American flag with a fire extinguisher. Photo: AP CLEVELAND — Longtime free-speech activistGregory “Joey” Johnson, who took his fight for the right to burn flags all the way to the Supreme Court, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct following a flag burning outside the Republican National Convention on Wednesday….

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