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Alarms sound after 'horrifying' red-state police training exposed: 'More people will die'

by Alexander Willis
July 14, 2026 2:53PM ET

"Progressive activist and media figure #JustinKanew sounded an alarm Tuesday after a Democratic district attorney shared a 'horrifying' account of law enforcement training in the GOP-controlled state of #Tennessee.

"On Saturday, an op-ed written by Democratic District Attorney Steven Mulroy of Memphis was published in USA Today detailing his experience attending a 'weeklong use-of-force training for law enforcement by #ForceScience, a private company hired by many law enforcement agencies across the country.' "

Read more:
https://www.rawstory.com/police-2677222901/

#PoliceState #USPol #ACAB #CopCities #PrivateSecurity #UseOfForce #DeadlyForce #StateViolence

The federal govt had access to that video within hours of the #shooting on Jan 14, the #Minneapolis police chief said. Yet prosecutors did not watch the footage, an official said, until nearly 3 weeks after they filed charges against the 2 men.

“Bare #DueDiligence would have shown that the agents were lying,” Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis said in a recent interview, shortly after he watched the video for the first time.

#FactCheck #TrumpLies #Trump #law #immigration #DueProcess #UseOfForce

Oh hell no

#Trump #DOJ Seeks to Drop Charges Against #Police Officers in #Shooting Death of #BreonnaTaylor

The #CivilRights charges against the 2 #Louisville, #Kentucky, police officers stemmed from their involvement in falsifying the no-knock search warrant that led to her fatal shooting.

#law #UseOfForce #AbuseOfPower #fraud #BLM
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/us/politics/breonna-taylor-officer-charges.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share