This former sheriff’s son-in-law was killed by the SWAT team he created. He’s since dedicated his life to holding police accountable.
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Police Brutality
A Case that Can Set Precedent For Police Treatment Of The Mentally Ill
by Xena
The Supreme Court for the United States takes case involving the San Francisco Police Department’s shooting of a mentally disabled woman.
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#BlackLivesMatter Every Day | Best Tweets 3.14
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— deray mckesson (@deray) March 13, 2015
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— deray mckesson (@deray) March 15, 2015
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— The New Jim Crow (@thenewjimcrow) March 6, 2015
Here's an article abt Albuquerque Police Dept, one of the most dangerous PDs in the country. Must Read. http://t.co/x6T81LRXt8
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) March 13, 2015
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— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) March 14, 2015
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— deray mckesson (@deray) March 14, 2015
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— Holly Sanchez Perry (@HSanchezPerry) March 13, 2015
Oregon man has spent almost 900 days in jail even though….. he committed no crime! – http://t.co/yYk1fwDkO6
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— Torshi DeJarnett (@tdejarnett) March 14, 2015
Cops Who Killed Man With Tasers, Not Certified To Carry Tasers – Chief Resigns Amid Scandal
By Cassandra Rules
“A man is dead and a police chief has resigned after unqualified police officers tased man multiple times, including two tasers simultaneously.”
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Video Shows Cop Choking Out Child Until He Goes Limp, Child Left with Brain Injury
By Cassandra Rules
“A Kentucky Cop with a history of hurting children has struck again.”
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Best #BlackLivesMatter Tweets 3.12
#Ferguson City Council in closed session, so this is happening: RT @MzzzMariah: Activists hold their own council mtg pic.twitter.com/MN8qSkdGMX
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) March 9, 2015
Police officer in Vallejo, California kills 3 people in 21 weeks, gets promoted. Good @buzzfeednews reporting: http://t.co/Zfq5aUBnK9
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 9, 2015
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— deray mckesson (@deray) March 10, 2015
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— ACLU National (@ACLU) March 9, 2015
Hey @DeKalbCountyPD :: #AnthonyHill was unarmed. You did not have to kill him. 100 better options existed, but you chose the permanent one.
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) March 10, 2015
This naked, unarmed black man was killed in Georgia after running through apartment complex – http://t.co/hzpsjmUMTS pic.twitter.com/Go3615V03r
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) March 11, 2015
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— Trap Foot (@melski_yo) March 9, 2015
It's sad that "a nation of laws" ignores the cries of its people. What good is the law if it is simply codified oppression? Protest.
— deray mckesson (@deray) March 11, 2015
March for #TonyRobinson moves down East Washington. LIVE look from above now on 27 News at 5. #WKOW #Madison pic.twitter.com/VzwLolOTsA
— Ed Reams (@edreamsWKOW) March 11, 2015
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— Sam Wagner (@WamSwagner) March 11, 2015
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— deray mckesson (@deray) March 12, 2015
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— deray mckesson (@deray) March 12, 2015
3 Unarmed black men killed by police officers in 4 days http://t.co/TmLSdw9fBM pic.twitter.com/kda5KJGto4
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) March 11, 2015
.@OccupyWallStNYC Stopped at Dept. of Corrections "Build the people, not the prisons! #Justice4Tony #TonyRobinson pic.twitter.com/D4gx9OWhC3
— OverpassLightBrigade (@OLBLightBrigade) March 12, 2015
Can't be more unarmed than NAKED in open space in broad daylight. Or more plainly & desperately in need of help not slaughter. #AnthonyHill
— jesseWilliams. (@iJesseWilliams) March 11, 2015
I can't even describe how wild this is. The police are terrible. https://t.co/fyHYPWpCOe
— deray mckesson (@deray) March 12, 2015
They don't really care about us. Ferguson PD. pic.twitter.com/YXEkIy9nUv
— deray mckesson (@deray) March 12, 2015
White man fights officers. Takes their gun. FIRES it. Then is arrested with only carpet burn.
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— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) March 12, 2015
Wanna see how racist your hometown is? Protest.
— ShordeeDooWhop (@Nettaaaaaaaa) March 13, 2015
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— R.Saddler (@Politics_PR) March 8, 2015
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— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 11, 2015
Survivor of Sean Bell Shooting Says Now is Right Time to Speak Out [VIDEO]
By Dean Meminger
After years of not wanting to talk publicly about being shot multiple times by police, one survivor says now is the right time because of the Eric Garner case. In an exclusive sit-down interview with NY1 criminal justice reporter Dean Meminger, Joseph Guzman talks about the pain of the Sean Bell shooting and his hopes for the future.
Joseph Guzman is a survivor of one of the most controversial NYPD shootings in recent city history.
“I was shot 16 times in the car with Sean Bell,” he says.
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Teen Facing Prison for Assaulting NYPD Cop Has Charges Dropped After Video Shows He Was Victim
Prosecutors dropped charges against a 17-year-old for assaulting a cop because footage of the incident proved the young man was actually the assault victim.
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Woman Who also Filmed the Death of Eric Garner, Says NYPD Targeted and Beat Her
By Cassandra Rules
“Staten Island, NY– Taisha Allen, who also filmed the death of Eric Garner, is speaking out and saying that her involvement with the case has put a target on her back with the NYPD. She says that officers used excessive force when arresting her two weeks ago.”
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Cop Guns Down Mentally Ill, Unarmed, Naked Veteran #AnthonyHill in Broad Daylight
A clearly unarmed man, who was obviously mentally ill, was killed in broad daylight by a Georgia cop shortly after he arrived on the scene.
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Even a naked man gets shot. Cops will say he was reaching for the officer’s gun.
Note: Officer DID have a tazer
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