Tag: police brutality

Brooks' death added to the growing outrage over police violence toward people of color, particularly black Americans, that has fueled #DefundPolice demands and demonstrations across the U.S. and in other countries for nearly three weeks.

"Policing doesn't work ... Yet we keep supporting a system that is clearly broken."

Today, even as ideas for police reform that barely surfaced in corporate media in the past are becoming part of the mainstream conversation, media continue to try to steer that conversation away from its radical edge.

Citizens should never have to fear peaceful protest on the basis of police retaliation, especially not when protesting that very same police violence."

Although the Atlanta Police Department confirmed that Hood and Jones were terminated on Wednesday, officials did not explain why they were not fired earlier along with Gardner and Streeter.

“Martin is someone who deserves, like all our elders, much more respect and care.”

“Correctional officers must abide by and adhere to the same laws they take an oath to uphold and enforce.”

Tear gas is banned in international warfare, but it is classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.

"We need to completely dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department. We don't want your damn reforms... This department is inherently beyond reform."

“He died because of the mace. You do not mace an asthmatic...They murdered my son."