Month: December 2015

#BlackLivesMatter Tweets 12.22
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#BlackLivesMatter Tweets 12.22

#PrisonReform Tweets 12.21
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#PrisonReform Tweets 12.21

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2015 Police Violence Report

Police killed at least 1,152 people in America from January 1st through December 15, 2015. Nearly a quarter of these killings, 249 in total, were committed by the police departments of America’s 60 largest cities, which police 17% of the U.S. population.

 

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LAPD Officers Shoot and Kill Unarmed #RubenHerrera in Hospital Room

Torrance, CA — Ruben Jose Herrera, 26, whose mother says is bipolar, was killed Saturday afternoon by LAPD officers in his hospital room after a violent arrest.

 

On Saturday, police responded to a call of a man throwing bottles and fighting with neighbors at an apartment complex off West 207th street. When officers arrived, they found Herrera, whose mother and another witness say was not the man throwing bottles. 

 

His mother, Graciela Herrera, and a neighbor stated Ruben Herrera was fixing a flat tire on a bike when officers approached.
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#SayHisName #RubenHerrera #LatinosAreHuman #DisarmCops

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Video of Chicago Cops Killing #AlfontishCockerham Exposes Dept Tendency of Lying About Police Shootings

Chicago, IL — Chicago Police are again the subject of controversy, in yet another shooting where the police department’s explanation and the evidence don’t add up. In the early morning hours of June 20, 2015, twenty-two-year-old Alfontish “Nunu” Cockerham was shot by police who were investigating a call about men with guns standing in the area of 71st and Merrill on Chicago’s south side. Days later, he succumb to his injuries and died in the hospital.

 

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#AlfontishCockerham #SayHisName

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“I’m Gonna Kill You Bitch” – Insane Cop Shoots Fellow Cop Before He Murders Unarmed Man

Long Beach, CS – Last year, two Los Angeles County Sheriff Deputies stopped a man for wearing headphones while biking, and when he attempted to continue on his way, he was thrown to the ground and then shot and killed.

 

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#NoelAguilar #LatinosAreHuman

#BlackLivesMatter Tweets 12.18
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#BlackLivesMatter Tweets 12.18

BlackLivesMatter Activism Tweets 12.17
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BlackLivesMatter Activism Tweets 12.17

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Cop shoots suspect escaping crash – CNN Video

A California police officer will not face criminal charges after he shot a DUI suspect. The officer says his pistol “accidentally discharged.” CNN affiliate KRCR contributed to this report.

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#DisarmCops #DisarmPolice

#BlackLivesMatter Police Tweets 12.16
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#BlackLivesMatter Police Tweets 12.16