A Violent Police Unit, on Film and in Rioâs Streets
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A new film is drawing attention to Rio de Janeiroâs violent and feared elite anti-trafficking police force, the BOPE.
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Iano Romano (Italy), Nov. 12: It is not a toy, they swear, but a serious piece of police gear, no matter how many Japanese tourists stood at a highway rest stop here snapping away in awe.
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The fatal shooting of an unarmed man by undercover officers again places New York police under unwelcome scrutiny. Critics say it's evidence of an unaccountable, sometimes trigger-happy force, while defenders &#151; backed by statistics &#151; insist the NYPD is among the best-trained, most restrained departments in the nation.
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RIO DE JANEIRO -- A wave of assaults on tourists in this seaside resort city has authorities scrambling to contain the violence as they prepare for the annual high travel summer season.
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Officials will use thousands of police from across the country, new screening technology and a large military contingent.
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Amnesty International warns of an imminent gang war in two Rio slums unless police in the Brazilian city act.
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A police authority considers the Metropolitan Police response to a critical report into the Menezes shooting.
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An investigation is launched after CCTV images show an officer repeatedly punching a woman on the floor.
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Arlin Pacheco turned her video camera from the kittens on her porch to the police officers she saw chasing and tackling a neighbor. The camera was rolling as one officer pressed his knee on the man's neck and punched his face. That arrest of suspected gang member William Cardenas didn't draw much attention until last week, when Pacheco's video appeared on the YouTube Web site.
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Spanish police officers settling in for a video presentation on how to get promoted to sergeant were instead shown footage from a hard-core pornographic film, officials said Tuesday.
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It&#39;s violent. It&#39;s profane and politically incorrect. It&#39;s packed wall to wall with tough thugs doing terrible things.
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A new study challenges conventional wisdom, suggesting that violent films prevent violent crime by attracting and keeping would-be assailants occupied.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - Brazilian authorities  sought ways to make Rio de Janiero tourist spots safer on  Tuesday amid sharp criticism of police after 24 muggings over a  holiday weekend.
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The Âsecond lineÂ clubs, which lead the cityÂs distinctive black tradition of parading, say they feel threatened by new police fees.
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SANTIAGO -- Police used tear gas, water cannons, and clubs against demonstrators staging nationwide protests yesterday over government social and economic policies. More than 370 people were detained, officials said. About 50 protesters and 18 police officers were injured, none seriously. Senator Alejandro Navarro, who joined the demonstration against the government's free-market policies, was clubbed in the head by a ...
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - Rio de Janeiro  authorities on Thursday played down a human rights group report  which claimed police violence in the Brazilian city was rife,  saying the number of people killed by police was decreasing.
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Political standoff erupts into violence as police use live rounds and teargas to snuff out protest plans