Are Cops on Steroids a Contributing Factor in Excessive Force Cases?
Does the potential for excessive force negate any benefit the officers might experience in terms of satisfying their duty to the public?
Ferguson
The Oath Keepers Have Come To Ferguson, Because What It Really Needs Are More White Assholes With Guns
Let's just get this out of the way right off the bat and not even try to delude ourselves. If a bunch of black guys showed up in the middle of Ferguson, Missouri carrying assault rifles they'd either buried under every cop within a mile radius or shot dead like Sonny on the causeway in about ten seconds.
MEMBERS ONLY: Remembering the 1980 Miami Riots, 35 Years Later
In May of 1980, for days on end, Miami burned. This is the story of the incident that started one of the deadliest and most devastating racial riots in U.S. history. It's a story that's all too familiar.
Protesters Help Bring Ferguson Cop-Shooting Suspect To Justice
When it came time to nail the suspect who allegedly shot two police officers in Ferguson last week, there was no wall of silence, blue or otherwise, to protect him.
White House Reporters Focusing On The Wrong Email Scandal
At this week's White House briefings, "email" was mentioned 231 times. Can you guess how many of those were about the racist Ferguson Police Department emails?
Obama Beats Racist Ferguson Cop's Prediction By Double
The Justice Department's report on the Ferguson Police Department shockingly shows they're racist, but President Obama sure showed them!
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'Morning Joe' Decides Black People Are Allowed To Protest Eric Garner's Killing
Just when you thought Joe Scarborough couldn't gape any wider, out comes a Peterbilt loaded with pure, uncut, snow-white stupid.
The Reality of Black Crime and Why There's No Justice for Eric Garner
Could it be that the statistics showing astronomical urban street crime on behalf of blacks be skewed by racial bias and profiling? Clearly.
We Are a Society In Desperate Need Of Good Cops
It's been an especially bad year for America's police forces.
Bill O'Reilly: Rams Players Aren't "Smart Enough" To Understand the "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" Movement
Evidently, O'Reilly doesn't think they're smart enough to know exactly what they were protesting.
MEMBERS ONLY: The Media Wanted To See Trouble in Ferguson, but Not for the Reason You Think
Were cable news outlets actually hoping for a nightmare in Ferguson last week because it would bring in ratings? Yes and no.
MEMBERS ONLY: And White People Still Wonder Why Blacks are Angry About Racism?
If you really don't understand why protesters in Ferguson and around the world are so enraged by the grand jury's failure to indict Darren Wilson, then you simply don't understand history, regardless of whether it's the history of 100 or 200 years ago, or the history of what happened in the major media yesterday.
Oh Look, A Police Department That Actually Treated Ferguson Protesters Like U.S. Citizens
Violence between police and protesters isn't some pre-ordained inevitability. Often, it's the result of deliberate escalation by cops.
Between Ferguson and the Reaction to the Star Wars Trailer, Racism is Alive and Louder Than Ever
Evidently, the social media racism directed at John Boyega was his own fault.
In Ferguson, There Are Far More Victims Than Mike Brown
I was only in Ferguson for a little while and it was shocking to see places I visited on fire. Imagine what it's like to live there. To know that this is your home.
The Ferguson Grand Jury Was Set Up To Fail and So It Did
But even if you're somebody willing to keep an open mind and consider the possibility that no matter how clear-cut things may have seemed we weren't on Canfield Avenue in Ferguson on August 9th, this whole process should leave a terrible taste in your mouth.
BREAKING: Officer Darren Wilson Won't Be Indicted in Ferguson Shooting
The decision has been reached: Officer Darren Wilson will not be charged for the killing of Michael Brown.
Rudy Giuliani Goes Balls-Out Racist On Meet The Press
The former Mayor of America dropped the pretense that white police are protecting and serving black communities.
The Ferguson Leaks: Anatomy Of a Reverse Lynching
Since the early days of the Michael Brown murder investigation, local law enforcement has sought to tip the scales through selective and prejudicial release of information.
Why Did The New York Times Only Tell Part Of Darren Wilson's Story?
This is an obvious PR leak from a biased source.
Republican Official Wants To Know Why Military Isn't Overthrowing Obama
GOPer thinks that we are just so due for a military coup.
Rand Paul Is Fine With Racism As Long As It Isn't 'Clear-Cut'
Republican Senator and 2016 presidential hopeful Rand Paul (R-KY) gets a lot of credit from the media for allegedly reaching out to black voters, but when it comes to Republican voter suppression measures, Rand is still a good ol' boy at heart.
Conservative Asks Why Ferguson Police Should Want To Protect People Who Don't Like Them
Yeah, nice black community you've got there, be a shame if cops didn't want to protect it.
Video Shows Cops Pistol-Whipping Unarmed Surrendering 16 Year-Old Kahreem Tribble
The Summer of Ferguson has, if nothing else, provided White America with a mountain of evidence that black America really is being terrorized by police brutality, and this week, another bit of that evidence surfaced.
Watch Police In Ferguson Deal With White Pizzeria Owner Who Pulled Gun On Protesters
Tensions in Ferguson, Missouri flared anew Thursday night, as peaceful protesters marching and chanting in protest of the Mike Brown killing were met by a local business owner whom police confirm pulled a gun on the marchers. Check out the police reaction to an armed white man at a protest for the killing of an unarmed black teenager.
How Many White People In St. Louis County Think Mike Brown Deserved To Die?
A poll released this week shows what the media likes to call a Racial Divide® on whether the shooting of unarmed 17 year-old Mike Brown was justified, but just how many area white people think it was?
Hillary Clinton Kinda Feels Bad About What Happened In Ferguson Maybe
Former Secretary of State and current 2016 Democratic Freight Train Hillary Clinton finally broke her conspicuous silence on the events in Ferguson with four minutes of remarks that played it so safe, they made President Obama sound like Howard Beale.
Webcam Catches SWAT Raid After Fake Distress Call In Disturbing New Trend
The "SWATting" phenomenon has been gathering steam for a few years, but apparently has now morphed from a malicious dirty trick into a trend among viewers and gamers who use the app Twitch.
Thank You, Banter Readers. Here's What Your Money Went Toward in Ferguson
Last week, Banter readers helped us do something very few other outlets could ever dream of: they funded our foray into on-the-ground reporting in Ferguson, Missouri by generously donating towards the cost of plane tickets, hotels and car rentals.
Face It, Blacks. Michael Brown Let You Down.
For a moment there, things were looking pretty good. A boy shot multiple times with his hands up. College bound. Poor. Innocent. And in response: helicopters and tanks. Maybe this time, we thought, they would believe us.
LAPD Fear Rapper's Finger-Gun Gesture, Will Now View Young Black Men As Threats
The LAPD killing of unarmed 25 year-old Ezell Ford has been overshadowed, nationally, by the events surrounding the Ferguson, MO killing of Mike Brown, but the police in Los Angeles are paying close attention to the real danger it poses: finger-gun gestures.
Chez Pazienza Talks To Us Live From Ferguson
Live From Ferguson: Chez Broadcasts Live from Ferguson; Ben Cohen Joins Us From Washington, DC; The Story on the Ground; Police Militarism; Chez Pepper-Sprayed by Cops; The Aftermath; The Reality of Ferguson Versus the Stereotypes; and much more.
Megyn Kelly Scolds Producers for Interrupting "Important" News with Live Video of Violence in Ferguson
Kelly interrupted her interview with a "Fox News contributor," also the head of Concerned Veterans For America, and chastised her producers...
'Hercules' Kevin Sorbo Apologizes For Calling Ferguson Residents "Animals"
The former TV Hercules tries to backtrack on his earlier disgusting comments about the people of Ferguson.
Conservatives Shoot Down Don Lemon's Understanding Of Guns, But Should Hold Their Fire
Conservatives are gleefully rimfiring in their jeans over a clip of CNN's Don Lemon arguing with conservative pundit Ben Ferguson over the meaning of "automatic weapon," but a surprising source says the gun nuts are the idiots here.
Drunk-Sounding Rush Limbaugh Tries Desperately to Link Benghazi with Ferguson
After nearly two weeks of tensions in Ferguson, MO, far-right radio has finally shoehorned the crisis into its ongoing Benghazi and IRS narratives.
This Is How UK Police Stop Someone With A Knife
Kajieme Powell died after confronting officers with a knife in St Louis. In America, cops can shoot you if they believe you pose a threat to them, but how do other countries police force deal with knife wielding attackers?
St. Louis County Police Reportedly Raid a Ferguson 'Safe Haven' Church, Confiscate Maalox
In a video recorded by Reconciling Ministries Network, organizer Phillip Agnew described to Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey how, in addition to ejecting the injured protesters, the police apparently seized quantities of the over-the-counter indigestion remedy Maalox.
Live from Ferguson: SWAT and a Storm Arrive
More media here than protesters. It was always going to come to this.
The Whole World Can Now See Why Black America Is Angry
Septic, institutional race related fear of black people caused the white people to pack up their tennis bats and muffin mix and leave Ferguson in their Volvos. And it's fear that brings them back with their zip ties and gas masks in their tanks.
There Is No "Racial Divide" On Ferguson Story, Only Stupid White People Vs. Everyone Else
Not surprisingly, more white people say race is getting more attention than it deserves in the Mike Brown shooting.
Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder (R) Wants ‘Anglo-American’ Justice in Ferguson
Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder (R) demanded Gov. Jay Nixon reinstate the curfew in Ferguson, and allow "Anglo American jurisprudence" to "protect the rights and liberties of everyone involved".
We Should Cut Some Slack For CNN's Rosemary Church Who Suggested Using a 'Water Cannon' In Ferguson
Allow me to parse Rosemary's not-so-sage words at this thyme.
Fox News Thinks Obama Is Both Ignoring and 'Orchestrating' the Chaos In Ferguson
Fox News continues its Jedi-level Obama Derangement by simultaneously insisting that the President is blithely ignoring the unrest in Ferguson, while also "orchestrating" it.
Fox News Really Wants You To Know Three Black People Killed a White Person
With the eyes of the nation focused on the killing of unarmed Ferguson, Missouri teenager Mike Brown by police, and its aftermath, Fox News wants to know why no one cares about the white teenager who was murdered by three black men.
Ezra Klein: Obama Afraid To Rip America Apart With Ferguson Speech
Ezra Klein's formerly useful explainer site Vox.com now appears to be chiefly devoted to explaining how President Obama ruins everything.
Glenn Greenwald Links Police Militarism in Ferguson with Israeli "Police Tactics"
Over the weekend, NSA author and journalist for The Intercept, Glenn Greenwald posted a tweet in which he claimed the St. Louis County police chief visited Israel "to learn about police tactics from the Israelis."