police brutality
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Video Shows Birmingham, Ala., Police Officer Body Slamming Black Woman to the Ground for Not Wearing a Mask
Video footage of a police officer slamming a black woman to the ground over her failure to wear a face mask in a Birmingham, Ala., Walmart on Tuesday has been shared on social media thousands of times, and now authorities are investigating the incident. According to AL.com, the altercation happened while the off-duty officer was…
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Video Appears to Show Police Officer Repeatedly Punching and Slamming a 14-Year-Old Black Child
Here we go again. Cell phone video footage posted on social media Tuesday appears to show an officer using excessive force in an effort to detain a 14-year-old black child in Rancho Cordova, Calif. In the video, the officer is seen shoving the child’s face into the ground and punching him multiple times as witnesses…
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Ex-Viking Tom Johnson Wins $475,000 Settlement in Police Brutality Lawsuit
Former NFL player Tom Johnson just scored a point for police accountability enthusiasts everywhere by reaching a $475,000 settlement with the city of Minneapolis, putting to rest a 2016 lawsuit alleging police brutality and violation of Johnson’s civil rights. According to the StarTribune, the lawsuit said that officers Patrick McCarver and John LaLuzerne assaulted Johnson…
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St. Louis Brass Remained Silent for Years as Women Accused Cops of Drugging, Raping Them
At least four police officers are under investigation after multiple women came forward with stories concerning multiple St Louis cops who allegedly raped and sexually assaulted area women for years. The accusations include one police officer who was named by six separate women and a policewoman who says she was raped by a fellow law…
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Alabama Police Officer Who Put Handcuffed Man in Chokehold Back on Duty
Good old America. Even in the midst of a public health crisis it still finds a way to keep up with the tried and true bullshit. AL.com reports that Blake Duke, a Mobile, Ala., police officer, will be put back on the streets. On February 17, Duke was caught on camera slamming 53-year-old Howard Green…
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Black Twin Brothers Beaten, Choked and Arrested for Minding Their Own Business in Front of Their Own Home, According to Lawsuit
Last March, two twin brothers from Rancho Cordova, Calif., joined the long list of black people who have reportedly been harassed by police officers and/or nosy neighbors for committing the horrific crime of…minding their own damn business. The Sacramento Bee reports that Carlos and Thomas Williams have filed two lawsuits against Rancho Cordova, Sacramento County…
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Are We Obligated to Snitch on and Publicly Shame Coronavirus Deniers?
If you’re the type of person who believes, for instance, that AIDS can be cured with paprika, your belief is definitely dangerous, and you probably need some lotion. But because the Venn diagram of “people who think mailboxes cause diabetes” and “people living in their aunt’s basements who still write their names on their orange…
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2 Chicago Cops Fired for Shooting at Unarmed Teen's Car. Cop Who Actually Killed Teen Keeps Job
The Chicago Police Board has dismissed two officers who riddled a car with bullets during a 2016 car chase that ended in the tragic death of Paul O’Neal. However, the officer who actually fired the shots that killed the unarmed Black teenager was promptly…hold up. I’m sure they fired him, too. Let me check. Anyway,…
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Connecticut Officer Found Justified In Shooting an 18-Year-Old
It’s been trying times, folks. You would hope a crisis affecting every level of American life would put a temporary lockdown on the bullshit. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. According to AP News, a state prosecutor has found Layau Eulizier, a police officer in Connecticut, was justified in the shooting death of 18-year-old Anthony Cruz.…
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Victim of Alleged Police Brutality Incident Won’t Receive Justice, but He Won’t be Charged With Any Crimes Either
It’s a rare thing when black victims of police violence receive any semblance of justice. Well, justice still hasn’t exactly happened for 19-year-old Uwimana Gasito—who was involved in an altercation in front of a Lansing, Mi 7/11 in February that led to him being handled excessively by an arresting officer—but, he is at least having…