Seventy years ago, a horrific beating left a black World War II vet blind. His determined fight for justice would earn the support of Orson Welles, Woody Guthrie – and even the president.
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Seventy years ago, a horrific beating left a black World War II vet blind. His determined fight for justice would earn the support of Orson Welles, Woody Guthrie – and even the president.
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American Police Kill A Mentally Ill Person Every 36 Hours http://t.co/BJCwdFV69t pic.twitter.com/NyuaW6J4Mr
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Change the name of "D.W. Griffith" Middle School in East Los Angeles! No To Racism! @adri16 https://t.co/e0iFxn0M65 pic.twitter.com/4Q8wJ5WaH7
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LASD deputy accused of assaulting woman and lighting her hair on fire
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— Isabel Quinones (@L6812Loya) July 4, 2015
The devastating death of #MonroeBird is an indictment on all of America.
My latest.
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— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) July 8, 2015
A Phoenix cop said he had to stomp a young man’s head into a convenience store floor because cops are threatened nationwide.
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The oppression is real and systemic.
Phillip White, 32, before being killed by Vineland, NJ, police
Late Tuesday morning, police in Vineland, New Jersey, a suburb of Philadelphia,
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Bridgeport, CT — Officer Clive Higgins of the Bridgeport police department,was indicted in August for stomping a subdued man’s head and neck during an arrest. Higgins was accused of using unreasonable force during the course of Orlando Lopez-Soto’s arrest on May 20, 2011, in Beardley Park.
Higgins, 49, was found not guilty Wednesday by a federal jury.
“We respect the jury’s verdict and the criminal justice process,” the U.S. Attorney’s office said in a statement. “Our office will continue to prioritize civil rights investigations. We thank the FBI and the prosecutors for their hard work on this case.”
When Higgins was first indicted in August, the US Attorney’s office put out this statement, “The use of unreasonable force during an arrest is not only a clear violation of an individual’s civil rights, but also gravely undermines the community’s trust in law enforcement.”
Video of the incident surfaced nearly a year after the arrest which is when the family of Lopez-Soto filed a lawsuit against the department. With the compelling video showing three officers brutalizing an incapacitated Lopez-Soto, the city agreed to pay out $198,000.
In November of 2013, a $10 million federal lawsuit was filed against the department claiming that the problem of brutality within the Bridgeport police department is systemic and police officials closed their eyes to a rampage by three rogue officers allowing them to leave a nearly two-year trail of abuse and brutality.
In the video, the two officers, Elson Morales and Joseph Lawlor, can be seen kicking the victim repeatedly while he is on the ground. Higgins then arrives in his cruiser, gets out and appears to stomp the downed suspect around the head and neck.
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/cop-guilty-caught-video-stomping-subdued-mans-face/#DAJbSdSsFL2X4q8s.99
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Owasso, OK — Owasso police officer, Mike Denton, was fired after body cam and surveillance footage showed him stomping on a handcuffed man’s head and then repeatedly elbowing him in the face.
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Video of an officer kicking a civilian who was being held on the ground has sparked outcry and an investigation.
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A family is outraged after video surfaces of a police officer allegedly handcuffing and kicking their 7th grade son.
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