The law often shields police officers from accountability -- and reinforces policing that harms Black people, homeless people and the mentally ill
- Written by Rashad Shabazz, Associate Professor at the School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University
A demonstrator holds an 'End Police Violence' sign during a protest after the 2020 police killing of George Floyd.Frederic J. Brown/AFP/via Getty ImagesSeeking accountability in the brutal police beating death of her son, the mother of Tyre Nichols has filed a US$55 million federal lawsuit against the individual officers, the Memphis Police...





