police accountability
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New Video Shows Ahmaud Arbery Being Harassed by Police in 2017; Family Wants Man Who Recorded Arbery's Death Arrested
Another video has been released in the case of Ahmaud Arbery, and unfortunately, it depicts a cycle of harassment known all too well by black men and women in this country. According to the Associated Press, a video from 2017 shows Arbery being harassed by Glynn County Police officers. An officer repeatedly asks Arbery if…
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Lawsuit Filed in 2019 Against Cop Involved in Breonna Taylor’s Death Claims He Was Vindictive, Planted Evidence
A civil lawsuit filed last year against one of the officers who raided 26-year-old Breonna Taylor’s Louisville, Ky., home in March accused him of being a vindictive, “dirty” cop who had no qualms about planting drugs on suspects. According to USA Today, Kendrick Wilson filed a federal lawsuit against narcotics detective Brett Hankison in October…
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Kansas City Police Officers Charged With Assault a Year After Brutal Arrest of Black Trans Woman
Two police officers in Kansas City, Mo., are finally facing assault charges for using excessive force on a black transgender woman, including slamming her face into the concrete in an incident that was captured on video a year ago. Prosecutors indicted Matthew Brummett and Charles Prichard on a misdemeanor charge of fourth-degree assault last Friday.…
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New Texts in Ahmaud Arbery Case Raise More Questions About Glynn County Police
New texts reveal that the Glynn County police recommended that the owner of the property at the center of the Ahmaud Arbery shooting contact Greg McMichael whenever he “got action on his camera.” Greg McMichael, 64, and his son 34-year-old Travis McMichael were charged with felony murder and aggravated assault recently after the release of…
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Indianapolis Officer Who Made 'Closed Casket' Remark in Dreasjon 'Sean' Reed Shooting Has Been Suspended
Last week, a Facebook Live video went viral detailing the shooting death of 21-year-old Dreasjon “Sean” Reed by the Indianapolis police. In the video an officer could be heard saying “I think it’s going to be a closed casket, homie,” after Reed had been gunned down. According to NBC News, that officer has now been…
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Why Were the Louisville Police Who Fatally Shot Breonna Taylor Not Wearing Body Cameras?
The three Louisville Metro police officers who raided the home of 26-year-old EMT Breonna Taylor weren’t wearing body cameras at the time of the shooting, raising questions about the department’s policies as local and state officials called for the FBI to review the high-profile killing. Three officers were responsible for serving a warrant at Taylor’s…
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Kentucky Attorney General to Serve as Special Prosecutor in Breonna Taylor Case
The shooting death of Breonna Taylor at the hands of police has spurred national conversation and outrage. Now, the state of Kentucky has appointed a special prosecutor to handle the case. NBC News reports that state Attorney General Daniel Cameron will serve in the role in the Taylor case. “The Office of the Attorney General…
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Black Choir Director Shot and Killed by Police; Family Demands Video Be Released
Recent weeks have been a series of heartbreaks as awareness grows around the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. Unfortunately, another name has been added to the list of those violently taken from us. In the early hours of Friday morning, Adrian Medearis was shot and killed in an alleged altercation with a police…
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Nashville Police 'Dismissive' After NAACP President Reports Finding Bullseye in His Front Yard
The killing of Ahmaud Arbery as well as the effort to re-open states despite COVID-19 ravaging black communities has displayed how little America values black life. Now, an NAACP chapter president in Nashville has revealed that police didn’t take him seriously when he found a threatening sign on his property. According to NBC News, Keith…
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Off-Duty Cop Among Mob in North Carolina That Forced Its Way Into Black Woman's Home
A group of white people armed with weapons demanded entry into the home of a black woman and her son in Pender County, N.C., late last Sunday night and refused to leave. Reportedly leading the group was a member of the New Hanover Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Jordan Kita, who was armed and in uniform during…