How reality TV complicates the debate over what happens to cop cam footage
Why do we suddenly care about the privacy of crime victims?
On Apr 29, 2015 by Gillian Branstetter
Why it doesn’t matter if the homeless man shot by LAPD reached for the gun
This is how a homeless black man became just another hashtag.
On Mar 4, 2015 by Shawn Carrié
Shocking Facebook video shows LAPD officers killing a homeless man
Police brutality or legitimate use of force? Either way, it’s gone viral.
On Mar 2, 2015 by Aaron Sankin
Special guests revealed for Obama’s State of the Union
President Obama will deliver his SOTU address with various guests seated with the First Lady.
On Jan 19, 2015 by Marisa Kabas
Twitter mounts protest over ‘Thank a Police Officer Day’
The Internet won’t be commending cops anytime soon.
On Sep 21, 2014 by Miles Klee
Secrecy behind police license plate scanners upheld by California judge
According to the ACLU, the scanners collect up to 3 million records each week.
On Sep 20, 2014 by Dell Cameron
So you’ve racially profiled someone—now what?
Acknowledging the problem starts with a palette swap.
On Sep 17, 2014 by Samantha Allen
LAPD detains, handcuffs actress Daniele Watts after she refuses to provide ID
Watts says she did nothing wrong.
On Sep 14, 2014 by Audra Schroeder
L.A. Kings fans celebrate the Stanley Cup win by destroying a drone
“We got the drone! We got the drone!”
On Jun 14, 2014 by Audra Schroeder
The LAPD made an incredibly cringeworthy ’24’ parody
What exactly are we supposed to learn here?
On May 20, 2014 by Chase Hoffberger
NYPD backlash turns bicoastal as #myLAPD trends throughout Los Angeles
New Yorkers aren’t the only ones with stories to tell.
On Apr 23, 2014 by Dell Cameron
5-year-old Disney star gets death threats when her show introduces same-sex couple
You’re never too young to learn that people are monsters.
On Feb 6, 2014 by Miles Klee
The Morning GIF: Lindsay Lohan lip service
The case of the incredible inflating lips.
On Mar 20, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy
Dot Dot Dot: We are all outlaws online
The Internet’s got a weird affinity for anti-heros. Maybe it’s because we’re all anti-heroes of a sort.
On Feb 14, 2013 by Nicholas White
Second ex-LAPD manifesto released online
Christopher Dorner is not alone. Joe Jones, another disenchanted African-American ex-LAPD officer, came forward with a Facebook manifesto attesting to systematic racism and corruption.
On Feb 12, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy
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