police accountability
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Man ID’d as Murder Suspect Is Later Ruled Out, but NYPD Never Bothered to Tell the Public, Lawsuit Claims
A New York City man said that he has become an outcast in his own neighborhood and even online after being accused in a fatal shooting in the city’s Brooklyn borough. The issue is that although police publicly accused Tyrell Rozzell in the slaying, they apparently never bothered to publicly clear his name. According to…
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‘We Are Allowed to Punch, Kick’: Ohio Police Attempt to Justify Brutal Beating of Unarmed Black Man
It’s another day ending in y, and another group of police officers—this time in Columbus, Ohio—were caught on cellphone footage repeatedly punching and kicking an unarmed black man during an arrest inside a local market. However, although the suspect, identified as 31-year-old Timothy Davis, is seen in his booking photo with multiple bruises and marks…
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National Action Network Calls for Review of All Cases Related to Ga. Cop Who Was Caught on Camera Saying, ‘We Only Kill Black People’
Cobb County, Ga., Police Lt. Greg Abbott may have retired in order to avoid any accountability for his inexcusable actions after being caught on camera saying, all casual-like, “Remember, we only kill black people.” However, the National Action Network is not quite through with him. Youth Director Mary-Pat Hector and local chapter leader the Rev.…
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Ga. Cop, Caught on Viral Video Saying ‘Remember, We Only Kill Black People,’ Retires as Department Moves to Fire Him
The Cobb County, Ga., police officer who was seen in shocking dashcam footage telling a white female passenger that she would not be harmed during a DUI traffic stop because police “only kill black people” retired Thursday after officials in the department sought his termination. Another cop out via cop-out, it seems. Is police accountability…
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19-Year-Old Calif. Woman, ‘Mistaken’ for Bald Black Man, Files Excessive-Force Claim Against City of Bakersfield
A Bakersfield, Calif., young woman, who said she was confronted by police at gunpoint after they somehow mistook her for a larger, bald black man suspected of threatening people with a machete at a nearby grocery store, has now filed a claim against the city, claiming that her civil rights were violated and that officers…
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Disturbing Video Shows Wash. State Sheriff’s Deputy, With Gun Already Drawn, Confronting Motorcyclist During Traffic Stop
A King County, Wash., sheriff’s deputy is on administrative leave after shocking video footage surfaced that showed him confronting a motorcyclist, gun already drawn, in what people are supposed to believe is some sort of “traffic stop.” King County Sheriff John Urquhart told King5 that he didn’t want the deputy, who remains unidentified, on the…