Town Square
How the Nation is Responding to the Tyre Nichols Traffic Stop
Posted on · What the video footage says about the state of police violence in the United States and if we will ever see change take place.
Tag: police violence
Criminal Justice
Baytown Officers Face Assault Counts Over Traffic Stop
Posted on · Baytown police Officers Teddy Sims and Samuel Serrett and detention officer Shan Dunlap were charged Thursday with felony aggravated assault.
Criminal Justice
Former Houston Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Falsifying Records In Harding Street Raid Case
Posted on · Steven Bryant is the first officer to be convicted in the wake of the raid.
George Floyd's Death: 1 Year Later
What George Floyd’s Death Has Done For Americans’ Ability To Feel Empathy
Posted on · We asked two scholars who have spent decades studying empathy and bias to discuss what they've seen in the past year. They offer their view of what has changed - and what has not.
Criminal Justice
Supporters Of Pamela Turner Call On Baytown Police To Fire Indicted Officer Juan Delacruz
Posted on · Delacruz, who was indicted in Turner's killing, has been placed on paid administrative duty with the Baytown Police Department.
Town Square
How Do We Stop Police Violence?
Posted on · Today, we examine police violence and the future of policing.
Criminal Justice
Relatives Of Texans Killed By Police Hope Derek Chauvin’s Conviction Will Advance The State’s George Floyd Act
Posted on · “If this doesn’t push it, we don’t know what will,” says Debbie Bush. She has been fighting for greater accountability for police violence since her nephew was shot in the back by a San Antonio officer seven years ago.
Criminal Justice
In George Floyd’s Hometown Of Houston, Chauvin Guilty Verdict A Bittersweet Moment
Posted on · Across Houston -- including the city's historically Black Third Ward, where Floyd grew up -- Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict represented some measure of justice after a year of mourning.
Criminal Justice
Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of George Floyd’s Murder
Posted on · George Floyd's death sparked sustained protests in Minneapolis, across the United States and around the world. It also set off a national reckoning on police violence and systemic racism.
Criminal Justice
‘In Lay Terms, I Thought He Was Dead,’ Testifies Paramedic Of George Floyd
Posted on · Paramedics who treated George Floyd as he lay motionless in the street, testified at then-officer Derek Chauvin's trial on Thursday. They said Floyd was in cardiac arrest and "limp" when they arrived.
Criminal Justice
‘I Believe I Witnessed A Murder,’ Witness Says Of 911 Call In Chauvin Case
Posted on · "I felt the need to call the police on the police," Donald Williams said of the 911 call he made after an ambulance took George Floyd away. He said Derek Chauvin used a "blood choke" on Floyd.
Criminal Justice
George Floyd Family Lawyer Ben Crump: Trial Is A Chance For Justice
Posted on · Ben Crump has long represented families of Black people killed by police. Crump says accountability is one thing, but "justice would be them still here with us living."
Harris County
UH Poll Finds Racial Disparity In Social Justice Concerns Among Harris County Residents
Posted on · The report suggests a stark contrast among race, gender and age, though the largest disparity can be found among partisanship.
Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott Calls For New Crimes, Mandatory Jail Time For Certain Offenses Related To Protests
Posted on · Abbott's campaign event came after a majority of likely Texas voters in a recent poll said that law and order is a bigger issue than the pandemic. Yet, they were also more likely to say that racism in the criminal justice system is a larger problem than riots in American cities.
Town Square
Town Square: A Conversation About Race and Equality (Sept. 1, 2020)
Posted on · Experts discuss the impact of yet another incident of police violence with racial implications.