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First Thing: Crackdown on environmental defenders at ‘alarming level’

Shooting in Atlanta part of dangerous escalation in the criminalization of environmental defenders, campaigners warn. Plus, how to escape learned loneliness

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2023

When a $1 million police lawsuit settlement is about more than money

The arguments are convincing against approving a $1 million settlement to the family of an armed man who was killed by Chicago police. But when public trust in police is fractured, is it surprising that city lawyers would recommend paying out the $1 million?

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 2, 2023

The complex simplicity of Black cops

The new-age lynching video of Tyre Nichols brings to bear an old-school dilemma

Salon · Feb 2, 2023

Adam Minter: Memphis police need to learn from Minneapolis’s mistakes

In Minneapolis, the video of Tyre Nichols’s fatal beating at the hands of Memphis police officers triggered unwelcome flashbacks. Just two and a half years ago, the city erupted with riots after video emerged of George Floyd’s murder. In the aftermath, hopes that Minneapolis’s troubled police department might be reformed…

Tribune News Service · Feb 2, 2023

After Tyre Nichols funeral, Biden faces pressure on policing

President Joe Biden is facing fresh pressure to make progress on police legislation after the killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023

AP News Digest 3 am

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The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023

Chicago police officer in newly released video of man being beaten while in custody was captured in other viral footage the same year

CHICAGO — One of the two Chicago police officers in a video released this week of a man being beaten while in custody was also captured in footage of a suspect being body-slammed on a city street the same year, records show.

Chicago Tribune · Feb 2, 2023

At Tyre Nichols’ funeral, Kamala Harris calls for national police reform

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Congress must act to pass national police reform, Vice President Kamala Harris told mourners at the Wednesday funeral of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old Black man who died after being beaten bloody by Memphis police officers last month.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 2, 2023

Mourners demand justice at funeral for Tyre Nichols as family calls on Congress to combat police violence

Civil rights leaders, Kamala Harris and family members plea for his memory to ‘shine a light on the path toward peace and justice’

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023

Tyre Nichols officers used force in prior cases and failed to document it

Two officers were reprimanded for failing to document incidents and two others were suspended for infractions, records show

The Guardian - US · Feb 1, 2023