Frank Serpico: Police See Themselves as ‘Judge, Jury, and Executioner’
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The legendary whistleblower isn't done calling out corruption
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NYPD Cops Cash In on Sex Trade Arrests With Little Evidence, While Black and Brown New Yorkers Pay the Price
Posted in: Culture FeaturesSome NYPD officers who police the sex trade, driven by overtime pay, go undercover to round up as many “bodies” as they can with little evidence. Almost no one they arrest is white
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Over a Dozen Black and Latino Men Accused a Cop of Humiliating, Invasive Strip Searches. So Why Did the NYPD Keep Promoting Him?
Posted in: Culture FeaturesThe men said Assistant Chief Christopher McCormack touched them inappropriately during searches or ordered others to do so. 86 NYPD leaders have at least one credible misconduct allegation on file — McCormack has the most
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Why Won’t Cops Wear Masks?
Posted in: Culture NewsIn New York City, widespread use of masks is keeping COVID-19 numbers low — but the cops don't seem be onboard
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NYPD’s ‘Warrant Squad’ Arrested a Trans Teen Protester, Shoved Her Into an Unmarked Van
Posted in: Culture NewsDivision has a history of allegedly targeting vulnerable populations, using low-level violations to obtain info on protesters
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My Family Saw a Police Car Hit a Kid — Then I Learned How NYPD Impunity Works
Posted in: Culture FeaturesAfter seeing an NYPD cruiser hit a Black teenager, Eric Umansky tried to find out how it happened. Instead, he discovered the ways the city's police department is shielded from accountability
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Why Policing Is Broken
Posted in: Politics FeaturesYears of research on brutality cases shows that bad incentives in politics and city bureaucracies are major drivers of police violence
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Of Course Cops Weren’t Poisoned at a Shake Shack
Posted in: Culture NewsA claim that NYPD officers were served poisoned milkshakes at Shake Shack was quickly proved to be false
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Rolling Loud Removes Five Rappers From New York Fest After NYPD Request
Posted in: Music NewsCasanova, Pop Smoke, Sheff G, Don Q and 22GZ cut from fest after police say "if these individuals are allowed to perform, there will be a higher risk of violence"
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Two Cops Who Accused of Raping a Teen in Custody Got Probation, Not Jail Time
Posted in: Culture NewsThe case prompted New York to pass a law prohibiting police officers from having sex with someone in custody
