excessive force
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Civil Lawsuit Filed Against Off-Duty LAPD Cop Who Fired Gun During Confrontation With Teens
A civil lawsuit has been filed against an off-duty Los Angeles police officer who discharged his weapon during a filmed confrontation with a bunch of school children, prompting protests. According to the Los Angeles Times, Christian and John Dorscht filed the complaint against Officer Kevin Ferguson last week on behalf of the parents of one…
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NC Grand Jury Declines to Charge Cop Seen Slamming 15-Year-Old Girl to Ground
A Wake County, N.C., grand jury has declined to charge a Rolesville (N.C.) High School resource officer who was seen on video slamming a 15-year-old student to the ground. According to WTVD, Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman said that her office sent presentments to the Wake County grand jury for willful failure to discharge…
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Minn. Cop Pleads Not Guilty in Fatal Shooting of Philando Castile
St. Anthony, Minn., Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and other charges in the fatal shooting of Philando Castile on Monday, signaling that the case will head to trial. According to the Associated Press, Ramsey County District Judge William Leary III has set a trial date for May 30. Yanez shot Castile,…
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Cellphone Video Captures Off-Duty LAPD Cop Firing Weapon During Confrontation With 13-Year-Old Boy
An off-duty Los Angeles police officer has been captured on cellphone video discharging his gun during a physical altercation with a 13-year-old boy. According to KTLA, the disturbing incident occurred Tuesday afternoon close to Loara High School in Anaheim, Calif. Anaheim police said in an updated statement Wednesday that the confrontation began as a result…
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Chicago Cop With Long Complaint History Is Heading 1 of the Busiest West Side Districts
A little over a month after the U.S. Department of Justice released findings from a yearlong study that showed the Chicago Police Department has a problem with excessive violence, racial bias and shooting people who did not pose immediate threats, a new analysis of police records shows that a busy West Side district is under…
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‘I Can’t Breathe’: Ohio Deputies Seen in Video Pepper-Spraying Black Man Strapped in Restraint Chair
Disturbing video shows a black man being pepper-sprayed by deputies in an Ohio jail, even though the man, identified as Charles Wade, was strapped into a restraint chair. The incident took place in October, when Wade was about to be booked in the Montgomery County jail in Dayton, Ohio, the Washington Post reports. Footage shows…
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Minn. Cop Charged With Assault After Punching Handcuffed 14-Year-Old Girl in the Face Because She Spat on Him
A St. Paul, Minn., police officer is attempting to claim self-defense after punching an unarmed, mentally distressed 14-year-old girl in the face. But let’s start at the beginning. According to the Washington Post, back in December, there was a 14-year-girl who needed psychiatric help and was possibly suicidal. She was clearly distressed, according to court…
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Jacqueline Craig Case: Leaked Bodycam Video Shows Cop’s Violent Arrest of Mom Seeking Help
Updated Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, 3:30 a.m. EDT: The Fort Worth Police Department has dropped charges against Jacqueline Craig, 46, and her daughter, Brea Hymond, 19, and will not pursue charges against Officer William Martin for the violent Dec. 21 arrests of Craig and her daughters, Dallas News reports. Craig and Hymond faced charges of…
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Retrial Delayed for Ex SC Cop Who Fatally Shot Walter Scott
Justice appears to have been delayed once more. On Tuesday a judge decided to postpone the retrial of former North Charleston, S.C., Police Officer Michael Slager, who is facing murder charges in the shooting death of 50-year-old Walter Scott during a 2015 traffic stop, Reuters reports. The trial is now expected to be delayed until…
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Former Mich. Cop Who Brutally Beat Black Motorist to Be Released From Prison
A former Inkster, Mich., police officer who was convicted after being captured on dashcam video repeatedly punching a black motorist during a traffic stop nearly two years ago is scheduled to be released from prison sometime this week, the Detroit Free Press reports. William Melendez was sentenced to spend 13 months to 10 years in…