Social Problems Homan Square:’They looked like Isis’: masked raid led to ‘kidnapping’ at Chicago police site… Men recall incommunicado detention in caged room ‘like a dog’ for hours… Nine victims have emerged from Homan Square despite police denials Link
Social Problems ‘She was only a baby’: last charge dropped in police raid that killed sleeping Detroit child Aiyana Stanley-Jones was 7 years old when she was killed by a single bullet to the head. As officer Joseph Weekley walks free, another community is demanding answers about the increasing militarisation of law enforcement Link
Social Problems Ferguson protests: Amnesty report criticises police excesses Rights group raises concerns about heavy-duty equipment, ammunition, curfew and children affected by teargas Link
Social Problems Homeland Security was built to fend off terrorists. Why’s it so busy arming cops to fight average Americans? From Ferguson’s military police to loaning drones and tracking your every move, the agency’s expensive, violent sinkhole of bureaucracy needs reform – now Link
Social Problems Missouri’s days of unrest expose the stark reality of a segregated society As the governor declares a state of emergency, the clashes that followed the death of Michael Brown highlight the divisions at the heart of America’s cities Link
Social Problems Nothing works in Ferguson. Here’s how to fix a police force – and punish cops I ordered military gear against protesters, and it failed. Ferguson needs to cut back on Swat, step up discipline and trust citizen leaders to bring justice. So does every police department Link
Social Problems Like Michael Brown in Ferguson, to be poor and black renders you collateral America claims to see racism differently. But it does not, apparently, see black people differently Link
