A 38-year-old man died alone, face down in a jail cell after a half-dozen officers held him down and tasered him, leaving him unconscious and not breathing.
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Police Brutality
#BLACKLIVESMATTER 4.20
Things never change. 1973 protest of killing of unarmed black kid shot in the back by white cops. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/zxoUK37Xqd
— Jayel Aheram (@aheram) April 17, 2015
Michael Eric Dyson on Walter Scott and the racial terror that unites black folk across time. http://t.co/c4Fc5jCDK9 pic.twitter.com/R0MWgq9nva
— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) April 17, 2015
white people can literally rock-paper-scissors their way out of being arrested pic.twitter.com/BkJ185NQdX
— blupman (@blippoblappo) April 16, 2015
The Police Killing Video Chicago Has Paid $5 Million for Us Not to See http://t.co/ke7gZyDZc2
— AlterNet (@AlterNet) April 16, 2015
Settlement: Free tuition & job training for victims of Chicago PD torture (& for their children & grandchildren). http://t.co/elxHVCrXoz
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) April 15, 2015
As part of settlement of Chicago Police Dpt torture case "the case & legacy will be taught to all 8th & 10th graders" http://t.co/elxHVCrXoz
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) April 15, 2015
"I'm asking you not to be color blind, but to be color brave." – Mellody Hobson http://t.co/0tru2eG1GI #TIME100 pic.twitter.com/XxTdxPeLdH
— TED Talks (@TEDTalks) April 16, 2015
Telling me I'm obsessed with racism is like telling me I'm obsessed with swimming when I'm drowning.
#WalterScott pic.twitter.com/dx6nJCcIFV
— Bipartisan Report (@Bipartisanism) April 9, 2015
.@Rihanna dropped the “American Oxygen” video today http://t.co/fD2GXlr44G pic.twitter.com/EXKVqxzoIY
— Global Grind (@GlobalGrind) April 16, 2015
#FreddieGray #BLACKLIVESMATTER
#FreddieGray was alive. Arrested by the @BaltimorePolice on April 12th. Died today in the hospital.
https://t.co/9YKiuDZvMw
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) April 19, 2015
Let me know if this make sense to you #FreddieGray pic.twitter.com/nLoGeZZcbZ
— Taurean (@TheBlackVoice) April 19, 2015
Interesting email recieved from retired officer/wagon driver: pic.twitter.com/I4rJTRxxHe
— Justin Fenton (@justin_fenton) April 19, 2015
#FreddieGray Dies From Injuries Sustained While In Police Detention [VIDEO]
Protesters mobilize in response to the death of 25 year-old Baltimore resident Freddie Gray
Source: therealnews.com
#BLACKLIVESMATTER
#SHUTITDOWN
#NOT1MORE
Ohio Cop Refused to Shoot Threatening Murder Suspect
New Richmond, Ohio, rookie Police Officer Jesse Kidder has been on the force for a year. A friend gave him a body camera and he was wearing that on Thursday when stopping a suspected murderer. Michael Wilcox has since been charged with killing his fiancee, Courtney Fowler. Wilcox is also under suspicion for the death of his best friend.
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Video Shows Cops Arrest #FreddieGray, Hours Later He’s in ICU in a Coma w/ Severe Injuries
The family still hasn’t been told why police approached their son which led to the arrest that left him in ICU with critical injuries in a coma.
Source: thefreethoughtproject.com
#BLACKLIVESMATTER 4.3
A tale of two killings: what happened when Idaho police shot a dog and a pregnant woman in one day!!!! http://t.co/pGq8kdSXmm
— deray mckesson (@deray) April 3, 2015
. @FL_Corrections locked Randall Jordan-Aparo in this very cell and gassed him until he died. pic.twitter.com/x36YSzhBAy
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) April 2, 2015
Thomas Aparo, Jordan's father, was lied to and told his son "got sick and died." Here's what really happened. pic.twitter.com/QMnhVz5SHP
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) April 2, 2015
— Police the Police (@PolicePoliceACP) April 2, 2015
Red dots show number of migrant deaths in #Arizona! Do policy makers care? @NoMoreDeaths #Not1More pic.twitter.com/db27FqmlM1
— Nancy Mancias (@nancymancias) March 14, 2015
Same or Canada RT @bridgie_xoxo: I'm moving to the UK first chance I get. pic.twitter.com/REdg4sq6Kr
— En Sabah Nur (@RaymesReiko) April 2, 2015
Chris Rock is taking a selfie every time he gets pulled over by the police http://t.co/vcu4SCVqaN pic.twitter.com/Ec0uq2ixv7
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) April 2, 2015
Police killed more than 100 people in March http://t.co/RyFbLo2pjN pic.twitter.com/3OALZjH0JU
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) April 1, 2015
#BLACKLIVESMATTER 4.13
Police tasered #NatashaMcKenna four times while her hands were cuffed behind her back & legs shackled until she died. pic.twitter.com/vP5RMYrygB
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) April 13, 2015
#EricHarris was the 294th killed by cop April 2nd. Now cops have killed 322 in 2015 by April 11. That’s #Every8Hours pic.twitter.com/x73GVZL8HP
— No Justice No Peace (@drumbeats4peace) April 12, 2015
2 protesters outside the church in N Charleston, where @TheRevAl will soon speak #WalterScott #chsnews pic.twitter.com/BpAkCyDCrx
— Melissa Boughton (@mboughtonPC) April 12, 2015
“F*ck Your Breath” Graphic Video Shows White Cop Killing Unarmed Black Man by @thetomzone http://t.co/3A0dhZOq2w via @MicNews
— Prerna P. Lal, Esq. (@prernaplal) April 12, 2015
California sheriff suspends 10 deputies following brutal beating of suspected horse thief http://t.co/tihQ7C8Ykg
— deray mckesson (@deray) April 11, 2015
2 White Women Sentenced in Slaying of Mississippi Black Man; Get the maximum …………………… http://t.co/M7AP5YrJpO
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) April 10, 2015
@getgln in memory of all Fallen soldiers of Police Brutality/Misconduct: Deala T – Poverty: https://t.co/48VnvV8Z0C
— Lee Merchunt (@quickbrain314) April 8, 2015
A real anti racist calls out the Blue Klux Klan of America #WalterScott #EricHarris pic.twitter.com/B5QGPAMsV2
— Lee Jasper (@LeeJasper) April 12, 2015
#WalterScott
The officer tells #WalterScott to put his hands behind his back after shooting him 8 times in the back. America.
— deray mckesson (@deray) April 7, 2015
Oh My God!!! At 1:41 in this video the officer, not knowing he’s being filmed, plants a weapon on #WalterScott http://t.co/j48Y7niiIQ
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) April 7, 2015
Here it is. The video of #WalterScott being executed by Officer Michael Slager. http://t.co/j48Y7niiIQ cc @deray pic.twitter.com/YGv7b8hoaq
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) April 7, 2015
American Cops Just Killed More People in March than the UK Did in the Entire 20th Century
Just last month, in the 31 days of March, police in the United States killed more people than the UK did in the entire 20th century. Twice as many.
Source: thefreethoughtproject.com