daniel prude
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Daniel Prude’s Family Has Reached a Multi-Million Dollar Settlement with City of Rochester
The city agreed to the settlement, however, they did not admit any fault in Prude’s killing. SMDH.
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Rochester Police Officer Faces Discipline in Daniel Prude Case
Officer Mark Vaughn was one of seven officers caught on video forcefully detaining and mocking Daniel Prude during his mental health crisis.
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Daniel Prude’s Family’s Lawyer Slams New York Attorney General Letitia James’ in Handling of Case Following the Cuomo Investigation
New York Attorney General James failed to get an indictment in the death of Prude at the hands of police last March and some are questioning her priorities.
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The George Floyd Janga
George Floyd is dead. No amount of memorials, court cases, T-shirts with his face, Ad Council-sponsored commercials, candlelight vigils, social media hashtags, street activism, presidential camera op meetings, or high-minded speeches about the need for police reform changes that fact. I don’t like to use the word anniversary when it comes to George Floyd. The…
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Marvin Scott III Died in a Texas Jail. His Family Is Still Waiting for the Officers to Be Charged
In March, Marvin Scott III was arrested in Allen, Texas, for possessing less than two ounces of marijuana—a misdemeanor. Scott, 26, suffered from schizophrenia and sometimes used the drug to self-medicate, according to the family’s lawyer, S. Lee Merritt, the Texas Tribune reports. Allen officers took him to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital for what they said…
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Grand Jury Declines to Charge Rochester Police Officers in Daniel Prude’s Death
On Tuesday, Rochester, N.Y., continued America’s long-standing tradition of not holding police officers accountable for their careless actions when dealing with Black people. On March 23, last year, Rochester police officers encountered Daniel Prude while he was walking naked in the street. Prude was clearly in need of help, but instead of receiving the care…