We checked in on 70 cops who were involved in notorious police killings. Some are doing just great.

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We checked in on the police officers behind some of the highest-profile police killings of the past 20 years. Some end up behind bars. Others get raises.

When elite cops go rogue: So-called "elite" anti-crime units like the one that killed Tyre Nichols have a nationwide legacy of killings, kidnappings, abuse, and corruption. So why do cities keep using them?

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A crowd in Times Square, New York City, protests the police killing of Tyre Nichols.
People gather to protest against the police killing of Tyre Nichols at Times Square in New York on January 28, 2023.

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How elite police units, like the Memphis Scorpion squad that killed Tyre Nichols, commit the crimes they're created to stop

1870 pin meaning: What the buttons and crayon lapel pins Congress wore to the State of the Union stand for

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President Joe Biden, flanked by Vice President Kamala D. Harris, delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the United States Capitol on February 7, 2023.
President Joe Biden, flanked by Vice President Kamala D. Harris, delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the United States Capitol on February 7, 2023.

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