Video Shows Brazilian Police Shooting Boy

Staff / Truthdig Mar 25, 2011 Recently uncovered 2010 security footage showing Brazilian police shooting a 14-year-old boy has led to the arrest of five men. The BBC reports that the "boy survived with several wounds and is now in a witness protection programme along with his family." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Alleged Chicago Torturer’s Overdue Day in Court

Amy Goodman / Truthdig May 26, 2010 Abu Ghraib has nothing over Chicago. Forty years ago, Jon Burge returned from Vietnam, joined the Chicago Police Department and allegedly began torturing people. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

No Firings in LAPD’s May Day Brutality

Staff / Truthdig Jul 1, 2009 A Los Angeles police review panel comprised mostly of cops has refused to fire any of the officers involved in the 2007 May Day brutality in MacArthur Park. The city shelled out $13 million in settlements because of the melee, but the worst punishment handed down was a 20-day suspension for one cop. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )