police harassment
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Wolfe City Residents Say Ex-Officer Was a Scourge of the Community Before He Shot Jonathan Price
Last week, former Wolfe City, Texas, Police Officer Shaun Lucas was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of 31-year-old Jonathan Price on October 3. Now, Black residents in Wolfe City are speaking out and claiming that even before that the night of the shooting, Lucas had already earned a reputation of being a harassing,…
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Black Man Told by Cop He ‘Looks Suspicious’ Because He’s Wearing an Expensive Watch
White people often think Black people are lying or grossly exaggerating when we tell them that even the simplest things make us look suspicious to police officers (and white people in general, for that matter). Go ahead and try to tell your un-woke white friend about all the times you’ve been racially profiled and watch…
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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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When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong: Seattle Police Sergeant Demoted After Sitting Outside a Black Man’s Job Waiting for an Apology
Police work isn’t easy, especially when you are a police sergeant with the Seattle Police Department who got called a “bitch,” a “ho,” a “punk” and thoroughly cussed out by a hardworking couple who had their car towed by him while they were sleeping. He was just doing his job, after all. Sgt. Frank Poblocki’s…
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Former Sheriff David Clarke Heads to Trial for Facebook ‘Snowflake’ Threat
Old Davey Clarke might wanna watch his mouth (or keyboard fingers). Although a federal judge on Friday dismissed most of a civil rights lawsuit against former Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. over an incident at a Milwaukee airport, the judge did allow one portion to stand—the claim that Clarke retaliated against the plaintiff on Facebook—and…
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How Police Fail to 'Protect and Serve' LGBTQ Communities of Color
Police killings of unarmed black men and women—such as this summer’s shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile—have highlighted the need, long recognized by racial-justice advocates, for a more critical examination of the ways in which police fail to “protect and serve” some of our country’s most marginalized communities. These killings have forwarded a national…
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Man Who Videotaped Alton Sterling’s Death Not Allowed Back to Work
The man who videotaped the chilling death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge La., has effectively been given the ax. And according to his lawyer, it’s because he posted Sterling’s death on social media. According to WSB-TV, Christopher LeDay was arrested less than 24 hours after he posted video of Sterling being shot and killed…
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NYC Man Who Recorded Eric Garner’s Choke Hold Death Takes Plea Deal, Will Likely Serve 4 Years in Prison
Ramsey Orta, the man who filmed Eric Garner’s death, said he pleaded guilty in a 2014 Staten Island, N.Y., weapons and drug case Thursday and will likely spend the next four years in prison as part of the plea deal, the New York Daily News reports. “I’m supposed to be copping out,” Orta told the Daily…
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Man Arrested For…Waiting While Black? Being Polite While Black? Being Black While Black?
Just watch this fucking shit.