The report and public dashboard, which were due months ago, are mandated under new laws that allow for more public oversight on officers’ use of force with the public
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Body camera footage shows Colorado deputy firing Taser at man running across I-25 shortly before he was struck, killed by SUV
Brent Thompson was hit with the Taser probes 5.6 seconds before being struck by the Ford Explorer traveling down the interstate at night
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Colorado deputy who shocked man with Taser before deadly crash on I-25 will not face charges
The Larimer County District Attorney’s Office found Deputy Lorenzo Lujan showed “poor, and ultimately tragic, judgment” before crash that killed Brent Thompson, 28, but did not commit a crime
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Nicolais: Professional athletes are Bucking the system
For the second time this year, I watched live as an NBA game made history. Hopefully the most recent will also lead to specific, meaningful changes. In early March, I watched as the Denver Nuggets played the Dallas Mavericks in what should have been a midseason matchup. It turned out to be the last NBA […]
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Silverman: Police, and Cory Gardner, should reject Donald Trump
Prosecutors depend on police. And vice versa. Juries once trusted police. Now, citizens want and expect body cam footage. COVID-19 and police brutality have America’s criminal justice system reeling. Protests abound. Cities and states are going broke. Crime will increase. People are on edge. Denver District Attorney Beth McCann declined to file charges in the police shooting […]
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Opinion: Systemic racism is everywhere, all the time. Now start your own protest.
In the field of psychology, deflection is a method of changing the course of an object, an emotion or thought from its original source. It often derails a conversation in the interest and to the benefit of a guilty party. Example: your sibling accuses you of taking their ball. You did, but you want to […]
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Littwin: It’s been a long time coming, but is change really on the way?
There are certain moments in history. Something happens — a handcuffed man screams that he can’t breathe, the cop presses his knee ever more firmly against his neck, and the cop, I swear, looks so unbothered, so this-is-what-I-can-do-and-you-can’t-stop-me calm, ignoring those onlookers who plead for George Floyd’s life, while still pinning his knee on Floyd’s […]
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On 11th day of George Floyd protests, Denver police announce major use-of-force policy changes
On the 11th consecutive day of protests in Denver responding to the death of George Floyd after he was restrained by police in Minneapolis, the Denver Police Department on Sunday announced major changes to its own use-of-force policy. Under pressure from demonstrators, lawmakers and the courts, the police department said that as of Sunday, officers […]
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“It was completely unprovoked”: Protester shot in the face with pepper ball by Denver police demands accountability
A 27-year-old man is demanding accountability after he was shot in the face with a pepper ball by a Denver police officer last weekend while attending a protest in response to the death of George Floyd. “It was completely unprovoked,” said Darrell Hampton, of Littleton. He said it felt like being punched in the face […]
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Colorado’s Jason Crow launches effort to boost police accountability, federal misconduct investigations
A Democratic congressman from Colorado introduced a bill Thursday that seeks to gather racial policing data from across the nation, create a federal task force to investigate local law enforcement misconduct and provide financial incentives to agencies that implement pilot programs to reduce wrongdoing. “This should have happened a long time ago,” said U.S. Rep. […]