September 6, 2019 by V Leigh

Orchestrators of the Violence

Daniel Pantaleo | Abagond https://t.co/TkCDJyyJLa

— glenn robinson (@glncv) August 20, 2019

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Watch how the #Police choked this black guy till there was no movement. They didn't even get a pulse🤔🤨#PoliceBrutality #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/jmGzvtG4BW

— #STOPRacism (@STOPRac41044643) August 28, 2019

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David Bell, the white man who punched an 11-year-old black girl in the face was only ordered to attend a racial justice workshop.

You'll never convince me that black lives matter as much as white lives. History laughs in the face of such an assertion. pic.twitter.com/pHua61QnrH

— Big Boss (@escapedmatrix) August 30, 2019

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DA Soares cleared the officer even though Williams was running away from the officer, unarmed, and then shot in the back. "One of the two bullets Olsen fired at Williams was lodged in the teen’s spine." 2/2 https://t.co/VjQBPl801u

— Ethan Brown (@ethanbrown72) September 4, 2019

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This is why when individuals try to create the narrative that the police work hard they leave out the part where they were the orchestrators of the violence and help these individuals reinforce white supremacy. #FightSupremacy #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/AED9Nm2j4D

— Monica Cannon-Grant 🌈 Accomplice (@ProRockThrower) September 1, 2019

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August 18, 2019 by V Leigh

“Our focus on mass incarceration is critically important. But in many ways our reliance on mass policing demands even more action.”

"Our focus on mass incarceration is critically important. But in many ways our reliance on mass policing demands even more action." @JohnFPfaff @theappeal https://t.co/z17GFfqj8z

— Jake Sussman (@jake_sussman) August 13, 2019

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Video: Vermont Police Officer Pushes, Punches Handcuffed Woman – DiversityInc https://t.co/Au8FGqBamn

— glenn robinson (@glncv) August 10, 2019

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40% of Chicago’s general fund goes to police — not even counting misconduct settlement amounts (that were $100 million+ in 2018) or the money in litigation costs that the city spends defending them.

I am actually speechless. https://t.co/SVararUw4M

— Elise Rose (@eliseroselouise) August 3, 2019

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Black 12-Year-Old Amir Worship Shot, Maimed During SWAT Raid – DiversityInc https://t.co/xw8njLB167

— glenn robinson (@glncv) August 10, 2019

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"But the brazenness with which police officers—public servants tasked with public protection—can express hostility to and loathing for whole subsets of the communities they are hired to serve is troubling." @vgullap @theappeal https://t.co/PFE0FZAF7c

— Jake Sussman (@jake_sussman) June 4, 2019

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July 21, 2019 by V Leigh

The sheer number of police officers

A Florida cop has arrested dozens of innocent people after planting drugs in their cars during traffic stops pic.twitter.com/peWZy8BPm1

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The 32-year-old man shot and killed by an off-duty police officer in a Costco store on Friday night in Corona, CA, was nonverbal and had an intellectual disability, according to a family member. https://t.co/t3btxxzf5h

— Caroline Orr (@RVAwonk) June 17, 2019

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The sheer number of police officers who have made public comments or posts on Facebook advocating violence against Black people, Muslims, women and criminal defendants "blows up the myth of bad apples," says @socprofjones. @theappeal Spotlight by @vgullap. https://t.co/WdnTFp4VvM

— The Appeal (@theappeal) July 10, 2019

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Montgomery County Police Officer Kevin Moris' will face 2 charges. He is shown on video slamming his knee into a suspect's head July 3rd. “There's no justification for that”
-Co. Exec. Marc Elrich.
His @mcpnews police powers are now suspended. #KevinMoris https://t.co/s37JIZppkD

— Shomari Stone (@shomaristone) July 9, 2019

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A cop wearing a t-shirt with a white supremacist symbol & the grim reaper holding a rifle & police badge seen in DC Superior Court is part of a larger phenomenon of white supremacists working within police departments across the US, says @VidaBJohnson. https://t.co/CtpaG1I6mA

— The Appeal (@theappeal) July 21, 2019

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BREAKING: Nearly five years after Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke shot 16 rounds into teenager Laquan McDonald, a city panel votes to fire a sergeant and three other veteran officers, accusing them of betraying their duty to cover up for Van Dyke.

— Chip Mitchell (@ChipMitchell1) July 19, 2019

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June 30, 2019 by V Leigh

“Don’t draw guns on us…the little kids are scared.”

Justice Sonia Sotomayor in recent years has criticized the Supreme Court’s qualified immunity case law, describing it as "sanctioning a ‘shoot first, think later’ approach to policing” that hollows constitutional protection. @theappeal https://t.co/TFPzRbNAw3

— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) June 21, 2019

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Vallejo police fired 55 shots at #WillieMcCoy in 3.5 seconds. Report finds it 'reasonable.'
The 20 y/o California rapper’s family attorney says he was hit around 25 times. Police were responding to a call about a man slumped over, unresponsive, in his car.https://t.co/5NYutLwgB2

— Shomari Stone (@shomaristone) June 17, 2019

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New Data Shows Police Use More Force Against Black Citizens Even Though Whites Resist More. https://t.co/WV8MLKMoK1 @Slate @DPInfoCtr

— Robert Dunham (@RDunhamDPIC) June 14, 2019

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In the witness video, Officer Christopher Meyer yells "I'm gonna f***ing put a cap right in your f***ing head."
Regarding the leg sweep, Meyer wrote – "I made him spread his feet."
There is no mention of the pregnant mother & two daughters being held at gunpoint @ABC15 pic.twitter.com/V3921SVMFs

— Zach Crenshaw (@ZachCrenshaw) June 15, 2019

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My cousin did not deserve this #phoenixpolicedepartment #PoliceBrutality waiting outside for his friend with his boyfriend near his car while black got him this 😡 thankful he got away with his life. we want #justice @JColeNC @Tip @JeffreeStar @kendricklamar pic.twitter.com/lXdMhCYK7j

— crissyjai (@ventingvxen) March 18, 2019

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"Don't draw guns on us…the little kids are scared." Emotional crowds confronted Phoenix officials during a community meeting after a video showed police officers drawing a gun on a family after their 4-year-old daughter allegedly stole a doll from a store https://t.co/zdUaBZZmro pic.twitter.com/cjV1Fm2lQ3

— CNN (@CNN) June 19, 2019

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This website is extremely interesting/horrifying for looking at police depts by county in California. https://t.co/zJcxMIiJEB Most jarring info from Merced County’s: pic.twitter.com/yROfWRyedk

— Kristin Lacey 🏳️‍🌈 (@kripster16) June 4, 2019

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May 18, 2019 by V Leigh

These experiences cause loss of life and generational trauma.

Surveillance video shows #Chicago police dragging (Black) female student down stairs, using stun gun – https://t.co/G1b0mNWrQL

New Footage Of Police Beating Female Student – https://t.co/1fptFxfpvO

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) April 16, 2019

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So it turns out the Chicago Police Department lied when they said two police officers didn't push & drag a 16-year-old girl down a set of stairs, punch her, tase her, then hold her down as they stomped on her chest.

Cause they did and there's video.https://t.co/8Y6xtv8ObB

— Rebecca J. Kavanagh (@DrRJKavanagh) April 11, 2019

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Independent experts examined the house raided by Houston police, led by police officer Gerald Goines, during which Rhogena Nicholas and Dennis Tuttle were killed. They found no evidence that the couple fired at the officers, as police have claimed. https://t.co/9Xv1wOiOus

— The Appeal (@theappeal) May 14, 2019

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#SandraBland speaks from the grave. This is gut-wrenching & further proves implicit/explicit biases and flat out anti-blackness endured by African Americans all life long. These experiences cause loss of life and generational trauma. It’s unacceptable. https://t.co/AuQmJIoS3A

— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) May 7, 2019

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April 3, 2019 by V Leigh

They keep coming.

A Nashville police officer faces homicide charges in the fatal shooting of Daniel Hambrick, who he shot twice in the back and once in the head in July 2018. A local police union just launched a website portraying Hambrick as "dangerous convicted felon." https://t.co/uWt1Zj4OoD

— Ethan Brown (@ethanbrown72) February 19, 2019

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ICE agent shoots and kills man sitting in his own car in a Wal-Mart parking lot.https://t.co/8j0oF49pn7

— Nick Encalada-Malinowski (@nwmalinowski) February 23, 2019

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A jury has awarded $5.1 million to the family of Gary Smith who was shot & killed by Chicago police officer Arkadiusz Pachnik, finding that Smith had his hands up when Pachnik shot him, was unarmed & that Pachnik likely planted a gun at the scene. https://t.co/iVsgwdgYyq

— Rebecca J. Kavanagh (@DrRJKavanagh) March 24, 2019

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In December, Ricardo Treviño III, 21, was unarmed and parked in a ditch when he was shot to death by San Benito police officers. “I’ve never seen a more preventable killing," said a family attorney. Now, his family is calling for the chief's resignation. https://t.co/K4borxsy0V

— Ethan Brown (@ethanbrown72) March 11, 2019

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They keep coming. Another decision where another cop walks free after killing an unarmed mentally ill Black man from Brooklyn. #RIPSaheed We will keep fighting. https://t.co/YW0MhBywmf

— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) March 31, 2019

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Vallejo Police Release Body Camera Video in Deadly Shooting of Willie McCoy.
"Nothing in that video warranted those officers shooting Willie McCoy dozens of times.”
-John Burris, McCoy's Family Attorney. #WillieMcCoy #Vallejo https://t.co/OkJos2WK6a

— Shomari Stone (@shomaristone) March 31, 2019

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March 11, 2019 by V Leigh

It’s time to ask how police tactics set the stage for violence.

California Rapper Killed By Cops In His Car As He Awoke From A Nap | BLAVITY https://t.co/ZaxPPBEjLk

— glenn robinson (@glncv) February 14, 2019

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In 2015, Samuel Chang was choked unconscious by an off-duty Los Angeles firefighter as he handed out candy on Halloween. Chang just settled a lawsuit over the incident for $7.4 million. None of the firefighters involved in the incident lost their jobs. https://t.co/UOEnx7wyJF

— The Appeal (@theappeal) February 7, 2019

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Nationwide, only 5% of arrests are for violent crimes. 13% are for property crimes. The vast majority of arrests made by police are for minor, non-violent offenses. Police arrest more people for marijuana possession than for all violent crime combined. https://t.co/f8a0ISAdcD

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) February 5, 2019

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Portland, Oregon, official says report that a police commander exchanged friendly text messages with a leader of far-right protests that have rocked the city confirms collusion exists between some police and right-wing extremists. https://t.co/Xkk4iaD318

— AP West Region (@APWestRegion) February 15, 2019

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LRPD hired a cop despite knowing that he’d attended a Klan meeting. Then he killed a 15-y.o. black kid.

Now a federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit by the kid’s family. But the opinion relies on “facts” from the LRPD. Those facts are wrong. https://t.co/FRgAfKNexe

— Radley Balko (@radleybalko) February 15, 2019

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A Baltimore police sergeant has been indicted in federal court for allegedly planting a B.B. gun on a man who was deliberately run over by a Baltimore police officer. https://t.co/x0USXgl5tj

— The Appeal (@theappeal) March 5, 2019

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In July 2016, behavioral therapist Charles Kinsey lay on the ground next to his autistic client yelling "All he has is a toy truck!" at North Miami police. An officer then fired three shots, striking Kinsey once. This week, the officer goes to trial. https://t.co/lT8V3n1wob

— The Appeal (@theappeal) February 23, 2019

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When cops kill sleeping people, it’s time to ask how police tactics set the stage for violence. In California, cops have a pattern: Call off medical, draw guns, surround & wake the person. When a person reacts with a startled movement, cops shoot to kill. https://t.co/jzg5g44Fsj

— The Appeal (@theappeal) February 27, 2019

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Philadelphia police shot Kaleb Belay, a 25 year-old graduate student from Ethiopia, six times as they searched for a stabbing victim. Police said they encountered Belay holding a knife, but no stabbing victim was found. https://t.co/6SybxtSINM

— The Appeal (@theappeal) March 8, 2019

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Family of Mentally Ill #Harlem Man Shot By #NYPD Officer Wants Answers. They say they called 911 for help with Michael Cordero. Police say they got a different call about the situation. https://t.co/IbgLJsVCin

— Dean Meminger (@DeanMeminger) March 8, 2019

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February 6, 2019 by V Leigh

Alarming Abuse of Power by Police

Florida Police Can Use Stand Your Ground Defense in Deadly Shootings, Court Rules https://t.co/fC1QNuIhYf pic.twitter.com/ARHDY2f7qd

— Colorlines.com (@Colorlines) December 14, 2018

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This is interesting. They don’t chase the stolen car, because that’s against departmental policy, as chases endanger everyone. But shooting at it is okay. And officer was so scared for his life he was able to pop off 5 shots before moving out of way. #ROC https://t.co/tCom8xPKMd

— Rachel Barnhart (@rachbarnhart) December 28, 2018

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Jonathan Heart aka Sky Young was…
20 y/o
Black
Gay
and #homeless.

He was killed last Sunday at a Walgreens in #Hollywood by an armed security guard for allegedly shoplifting. pic.twitter.com/sQZtBnrwMX

— Jasmyne Cannick (@Jasmyne) December 9, 2018

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Jury awards $1.18 million to the family of Alfontish Cockherham, 23 year-old Chicago man killed by police in 2015. Cops initially said Cockerham wielded a gun, but surveillance tape showed Cockerham being pursued by an officer and then shot in the back. https://t.co/gE4tUv9Fhu

— Ethan Brown (@ethanbrown72) December 16, 2018

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The New York Police Department declares rapes unfounded– defined by the FBI as false or baseless – at rates higher than any city with a population above 1mn, 5x as often as the next largest city (Los Angeles) and more than other crimes. https://t.co/CRtdwcEMbi by @megoconnor13

— Ashley Southall (@AshleyAtTimes) December 17, 2018

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It is alarming that the NYPD is declaring so many rape allegations in #Queens as ‘unfounded,’ seemingly in many cases without doing a thorough investigation.

My full statement demanding an investigation, in response to @megoconnor13 article in @theappeal: pic.twitter.com/fnMXUxYYH5

— (((Rory Lancman))) (@RoryLancman) December 17, 2018

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Advocates say sexual assault victims are being pressured by NYPD Special Victims detectives to sign "withdrawal" forms to quickly close investigations and protect the department from legal liability. https://t.co/Up6aa1VrR4 by @megoconnor13 https://t.co/QDZCaPpCGR

— The Appeal (@theappeal) December 17, 2018

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"Stand Your Ground"—a law that favors white men and increases homicides—now applies to cops in Florida. https://t.co/VfxbaxH3lf via @TheAppeal newsletter

— The Appeal (@theappeal) December 18, 2018

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Two weeks after a routine police stop in Baton Rouge, you can still make out the injuries on Steven Wayne Young’s body—scabs from handcuffs and mottled skin from the police Taser. Police dispute his account, but will not release their body cam video. https://t.co/vcRn08VsKr

— The Appeal (@theappeal) December 20, 2018

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A jury found Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke guilty of murder for killing Laquan McDonald. But last week a judge acquitted three Chicago cops for covering up for Van Dyke after the shooting. Does the police "code of silence" extend to judges and journalists? https://t.co/ol4Y4vFsBT

— The Appeal (@theappeal) January 24, 2019

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George Robinson, 62, was still recovering from a stroke when his family say Jackson police "approached his car, pulled him out, & brutally beat him." A witness alleges police hit him in the head with a flashlight. He died at a hospital 2 days later.https://t.co/R1sE4t0Xcs

— Ashton Pittman (@ashtonpittman) January 25, 2019

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Cook County Judge Domenica Stephenson just acquitted the officers who tried to cover up the #LaquanMcDonald shooting. Data shows she has a history of making racist decisions as a judge. A thread. https://t.co/qAHzon6v2R

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) January 18, 2019

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The ultimate price was paid by the man her husband shot 16 times without cause. Can you imagine Mr. McDonald’s family listening to this? Bless them. https://t.co/wnWY3cindM

— Ava DuVernay (@ava) January 19, 2019

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December 23, 2018 by V Leigh

“My son was murdered by this officer…That ain’t training. That’s cowardice.”

"My son was murdered by this officer…That ain't training. That's cowardice."

The father of a 21-year-old man mistakenly killed by a police officer in an Alabama mall says an independent autopsy shows his son was shot three times in the back. https://t.co/7pz0u8zpvN pic.twitter.com/ttIb2fRj8G

— ABC News (@ABC) December 3, 2018

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Alabama law allowed EJ Bradford Jr. to carry his gun in public. Police fatally shot him anyway.

The racial double standards of “the good guy with a gun” argument are lethal.https://t.co/PhstyozyrR

— ACLU (@ACLU) December 5, 2018

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EJ Bradford’s father speaks: “My son was shot three times…he was murdered…he couldn’t even scream.” @WVTM13 pic.twitter.com/ajzehJQfXe

— Larissa Scott (@LarissaWVTM13) December 4, 2018

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The @NRA wants you to believe that a good guy with a gun can stop a bad guy with a gun, but when the good guy is Black the results can be deadly. Police have recently killed two legally armed Black men and the NRA has remained uncharacteristically silent.https://t.co/mh0FIELTTc

— Guns Down America (@gunsdownamerica) December 6, 2018

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'He was murdered': EJ Bradford was shot three times from behind by officer, autopsy reveals https://t.co/v60C5LAGdx

— The Guardian (@guardian) December 3, 2018

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The findings of the independent autopsy said that Emantic "EJ" Fitzgerald Bradford Jr. “posed no threat” when he was fatally shot on Thanksgiving night. https://t.co/5XFL4wArbD

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) December 4, 2018

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'Say No Mo, Where is video?': The assassination of #EJBradford https://t.co/9cSm5Jypp9 pic.twitter.com/0HCDC43Sl3

— The Root (@TheRoot) December 3, 2018

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November 30, 2018 by V Leigh

Policing the Police

In the wake of a Nashville cop shooting & killing Jocques Clemmons, a Black man who was running away, community groups have put a referendum on the November ballot to create an independent police oversight board. https://t.co/nXl9t5WWIq via @TheAppeal Political Report newsletter

— The Appeal (@theappeal) October 25, 2018

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Policing the Police: After two high-profile police shootings in two years, civilian oversight of the MNPD is on the ballot. https://t.co/6N4eZrHSMe pic.twitter.com/25lh7WhvWw

— Nashville Scene (@NashvilleScene) October 25, 2018

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I’m sorry, but I need you to watch this and know the name #MatthewGraves.

An unarmed, non-violent white man who was brutally shot and killed by police after jaywalking.

We need his story to be known because it exposes this brutal system often crosses racial lines as well. https://t.co/xJAMP2ZH9l

— Shaun King (@shaunking) October 26, 2018

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and note, the "all lives matter" folks aren't the ones bringing this up…it's Shaun, as it always is–always progressive folks who care when cops kill people 4 no good reason, regardless of race… https://t.co/xtvHiaxjJt

— Tim Wise (@timjacobwise) October 27, 2018

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“It’s making me feel that the [Baton Rouge police] officer that killed my son [Calvin Toney] is going to get off with it,” Pam Toney said. ”That’s how I feel. If they kill Alton Sterling cold-blooded right on camera, we’re not going to stand a chance.” https://t.co/Rrzl8aFWfY

— The Appeal (@theappeal) November 20, 2018

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4 years ago today Cleveland police officer Timothy Loehmann shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice. Police waited 4 minutes before providing Rice with first aid. He died the following day. https://t.co/UzKhoYQNqp

— The Appeal (@theappeal) November 22, 2018

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An arbitrator reinstated a Seattle police officer who was fired in 2016 for punching an intoxicated handcuffed woman. The officer’s discipline will be reduced to a 15-day suspension. He will receive full back pay, less the unpaid days for his suspension. https://t.co/Jgp7Zy4QYW pic.twitter.com/7qOeYzi4x8

— The Appeal (@theappeal) November 23, 2018

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Jerry Smith Jr., an unarmed Black man, had spread his arms & fingers as Milwaukee cops cornered him with their guns drawn. Smith appears to be getting on the ground as two cops shoot him. He survived but will suffer permanent partial paralysis in his leg. https://t.co/5SxmYHymSf

— The Appeal (@theappeal) November 25, 2018

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The @NRA’s ‘good guy with a gun’ mantra doesn’t apply to Black men.

Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr., #EJBradford, an active duty Army officer & son of a police officer was home for Thanksgiving when he was mistaken for a mall shooter & murdered by Hoover, AL police.#WhyWeKneel pic.twitter.com/rMnRYDYFZN

— Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) November 25, 2018

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Three Chicago police officers are on trial on charges of conspiring to protect their colleague, Jason Van Dyke, the officer who fatally shot 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. Van Dyke was found guilty of murder. Now attention turns to the alleged cover-up. https://t.co/cSY5U5QCLy

— The Appeal (@theappeal) November 28, 2018

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Oppression Monitor Daily

A Community Village Site

Death by Police

Orchestrators of the Violence

“Our focus on mass incarceration is critically important. But in many ways our reliance on mass policing demands even more action.”

The sheer number of police officers

“Don’t draw guns on us…the little kids are scared.”

These experiences cause loss of life and generational trauma.

They keep coming.

It’s time to ask how police tactics set the stage for violence.

Alarming Abuse of Power by Police

“My son was murdered by this officer…That ain’t training. That’s cowardice.”

Policing the Police