police shootings

Police claim that they feared for their lives in confronting civilians and use deadly force solely in self-defense. Judges and juries routinely buy this line and acquit.

Activists in Boston are using public outrage over the acquittal of 18-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse who shot and killed two people during a political demonstration in Kenosha, Wisconsin to highlight police killings of Black Massachusetts residents and faults in the justice system.

Fatal shootings of civilians by the police acting in the line of duty has become endemic in American society.

Cops are sending a deadly message that Chauvin will in no way change things. Their message: Police will continue to police in mostly minority communities the same way, up to and including the use of force.

Family members of men who were killed by police in or around Boston called for independent investigations into their deaths during a news conference organized by Mass. Action Against Police Brutality.