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U.S. House subcommittee investigates cops tied to racist, xenophobic Facebook posts
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The departments were all named in Injustice Watch’s “In Plain View” investigation into troubling social media posts by law enforcement officers.
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Q&A: The history of imagery in Black social movements
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A year after publishing In Plain View, Injustice Watch spoke with professor Leigh Raiford about the role imagery and photography play both in upholding white supremacy and in defining Black-led social movements.
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Dallas Police discipline 13 officers over troubling Facebook posts
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Thirteen Dallas police officers have been disciplined following a department investigation into their Facebook posts after they were included in the Plain View Project database of social media activity by law enforcement officers in eight locales that could endanger public trust in policing.
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Discipline disparities and racial tension persists in St. Louis Metro Police
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A scathing report from a public commission on the firing of a black police captain confirmed longstanding claims that black officers in St. Louis are disciplined more harshly than their white peers.
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St. Louis Police Dept. fires two officers after troubling social media posts
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The officers were among 22 active St. Louis police officers whose Facebook posts extolling violence, using dehumanizing language, or expressing bias against certain groups were included in the Plain View Project.
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Phoenix police chief disciplines 70 officers after review of social media posts
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Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams announced her intention to fire, suspend, or provide supervisory coaching for 70 department police officers this week after concluding an investigation into those officers’ social media posts.
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Philly cops disciplined; but city vows to do more to address Facebook posts
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Philadelphia officials concluded that the Facebook posts of 191 active police officers violated department regulations after an internal affairs investigation, the city’s acting police commissioner told City Council members Tuesday. City officials, residents and activists called on the department to do more to change the culture within the Philadelphia Police Department.
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More Facebook fallout: Seven Philly cops retire while investigation continues
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Seven Philadelphia police officers have resigned in recent days, weeks after their posts were included in the Plain View Project database of troubling Facebook posts by police officers. Among those who retired was one supervisor whose posts were highlighted by Injustice Watch.
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Across U.S., officials alarmed by the Facebook posts of police officers
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Across the country, officials and citizens alike reacted intensely the launch of a database revealing thousands of troubling posts by law enforcement. Top prosecutors in Philadelphia and St. Louis said they are reviewing the posts, and some police groups called on departments to take action against officers whose posts were included in the database.
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Cops around the country are posting racist and violent comments on facebook
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A review of the Facebook accounts of thousands of officers around the US — the largest database of its kind — found officers endorsing violence against Muslims, women, and criminal defendants.