Tag: police violence
Video: California police officer punches autistic teen in face
“The officer at that time had the opportunity to deescalate the situation, and he chose to escalate the situation in a manner that resulted in Preston, in my opinion, being assaulted.”
No more police killings of kids!
Children of color appear to be fair game for too many cops.
Derek Chauvin found guilty of murdering George Floyd
Derek Chauvin was convicted on one count of second degree manslaughter, one count of second degree murder, and one count of third degree murder.
Amid Chauvin trial and more police killings, calls for ‘peaceful’ protests...
As Martin Luther King Jr. preached, we must reject peace that prioritizes calm over justice — and work toward building a positive peace instead.
Another summer of discontent?
Rather than compensation and apologies from the individuals and institutions that snatched these individuals from their families and communities, African American victims of police violence have been smeared over and over again in death.
Lawsuit filed after police fracture elderly woman’s arm on video
“This is not community policing. This is community terrorism.”
Fourth officer charged in excessive force case
The maximum penalty for the deprivation-of-rights offenses is 10 years of imprisonment and the maximum penalty for false report offenses is 20 years of imprisonment.
Video: Virginia cops pepper-spray US Army officer with hands in air
According to the complaint, the officers wrote false statements in their police reports to justify the use of excessive force without making an arrest.
Dozens of House dems and progressive groups push Biden to curb...
Reforming the Defense Department's 1033 program "is a reasonable step towards demilitarizing our police forces while preserving the safety of our communities."
Retired black NYPD detective: Derek Chauvin trial highlights ‘race-based’ police brutality...
The trial is putting a spotlight on “the disproportionate killing of Black people by police” in the United States.
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No king but madness reigns
Today I'll survey several factors feeding this unfolding fiasco.
Traders placed massive bets minutes before Trump Iran post raising insider trading concerns
Unusual oil and stock trades worth hundreds of millions of dollars occurred minutes before the president’s social media announcement about Iran peace talks, prompting calls for investigations into possible insider knowledge.
Mo. Senator Eric Schmitt’s asinine SHIELD Act would classify blowing whistles as ‘Obstruction of...
Meanwhile Schmitt ignores blatant obstruction by Bondi’s DOJ.
Multi-million dollar agreement to import giant pandas from China collapses
Reports from advocacy groups like SF Zoo Watch and In Defense of Animals call on Mayor Daniel Lurie to halt new animal acquisitions and transform the 100-acre site from a traditional exhibition-based zoo into a 21st-century ecological park.
Iran retaliation revives scrutiny of US military bases across the Gulf
Iranian strikes on Gulf energy sites and renewed threats against American installations are exposing how decades of US military expansion in the Middle East have tied Washington to regional regimes while increasing risks of wider war.