police brutality
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NC A&T Police Officers on Leave After Forcefully Arresting Student for Not Trespassing
Two police officers at a historically black college in North Carolina have been placed on administrative leave after they were caught on camera forcefully arresting a student leader who committed the dangerous crime of being exactly where he was supposed to be. Around 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University (N.C. A&T)…
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NAACP Demands Resignation of Miami Beach Police Chief After Violent Spring Break Arrests Go Viral
The Miami-Dade County chapter of the NAACP is calling for the resignations of City Manager Jimmy Morales and Police Chief Richard Clements after viral videos surfaced in which Miami police officers exhibit violent behavior toward black spring breakers. According to the Miami New Times and the Miami Herald, police were filmed beating a woman’s head…
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A Chicago Man Was Shot Twice by Police. His Crime Was Walking Between Train Cars
For a group that is meant to de-escalate situations, the police seem to be straight up terrible at it. Unfortunately, their failings often result in someone getting hurt if not flat out killed. NBC News reports that the two officers responsible for shooting 33-year-old Ariel Roman have had their police powers stripped. Last Friday, Roman…
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NYPD Officers Caught on Video Brutally Taking Down Young Black Man Who Is Not Resisting for Allegedly Smoking a Joint in Public
Another day, another video of police inflicting violence on the very people who pay the salaries they earn to protect and serve the public. “Velvet” (her stage name, and the only name by which she wishes to be identified) told The Root she had just gotten off the L train and was on her way…
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Florida Officer Who Detained a 6-Year-Old for Throwing a Tantrum Caught on Bodycam Bragging About Arrest: 'Now She's Broken the Record'
The story told by police body cameras is even worse than the one initially reported last year, when school resource Officer Dennis Turner was fired for arresting 6-year-old Kaia Rolle for throwing a tantrum at her Orange County, Fla., charter school. The video, shared by Kaia’s family with the Orlando Sentinel on Monday night, begins…
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Exclusive: On the 2-Year Anniversary of the Parkland Shooting, Black Violin Takes 'One Step' Against Gun Violence, Police Brutality
The duo Black Violin—comprised of members Kev Marcus and Wil Baptiste— merge hip-hop, classical and rock elements to create dynamic music with a message. And on the two-year anniversary of the Parkland shooting, they’re making a statement with the world premiere of their music video “One Step.” “‘One Step’ intends to take the audience on…
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School Resource Officer Suspended for Choking Black Student
An Arkansas police officer has been relieved of duty after authorities saw disturbing footage of him fulfilling his duties by choking a black high school student. On Monday, Facebook users Auriana Mitchell posted a disturbing video of a Camden, Ark., school resource officer physically restraining a student by wrapping his arms around the student’s neck…
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California Police Respond to a Teenager Having a Seizure by Handcuffing Him
I don’t really understand the world we live in sometimes. Okay, most of the time. For example, why do the police not understand why we have a distaste for them when they turn around and do things like this? According to NBC News, Lourdes Ponce, a mother in California, is understandably upset after an incident…
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Jury Rules That Stockton Police Used Excessive Force in Arrest That Left Teen With Two Missing Teeth
It’s always rare for police to be held accountable for their often repulsive actions. Luckily, today we can report one of those rare cases. According to KQED, a jury has found that Officers Robert Johnson and Robert Wong used excessive force in the arrest of Joseph Green. The case stems from a 2011 incident when…
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Maryland Officer Charged With Murder After Shooting Handcuffed Suspect in Cruiser
To hear Prince George’s Police Chief Hank Stawinski tell it, it was a case so egregious, the department had to act quickly. Stawinski announced Tuesday night that Cpl. Michael Owen Jr. had been charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter and weapons charges for shooting and killing William Howard Green, who was handcuffed in the front seat…