Policeman, Jose Flores, shot a handcuffed suspect during a scuffle. CNN affiliate KFOX reports.
Source: www.cnn.com
Just like officer Johannes Messerly, the taser was available but NOT used.
Police Brutality
Video shows Albuquerque police killing homeless man
James Boyd died after being shot in the back by officers, becoming the 26th person killed by Albuquerque police in 4 years.
Source: www.cnn.com
At Last, US Border Agency Releases Critical Report of Deadly Force Practices
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“…some agents had intentionally stepped in front of moving vehicles to justify shooting at them. Other agents appeared to have fired their weapons at rock-throwers, when simply moving away from the projectiles was an option.”
See on www.thenation.com
Georgia Toddler in Induced Coma After Being Hurt by Police Grenade
“A 19-month-old boy remained in critical condition in an induced coma at an Atlanta hospital Friday after authorities trying to capture a suspected meth dealer threw a flash grenade into the baby’s crib.”
Community Village‘s insight:
This is one of the results from the U.S. war on drugs.
Remember, you can’t have a war on an inanimate object. A war on drugs is a war on people.
See on www.nbcnews.com
Anger over another killing of Latino by Salinas police
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“Police in Salinas shot and killed a suspect armed with gardening shears Tuesday, but some residents who viewed a video of the deadly run-in on the Internet say the officers went too far.”
Community Village‘s insight:
This was the second shooting of a Latino by Salinas police in less than two weeks.
See on blog.sfgate.com
7th grader: Cops handcuffed, kicked me – CNN.com Video
A family is outraged after video surfaces of a police officer allegedly handcuffing and kicking their 7th grade son.
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Mentally ill Florida prisoner scalded to death.
“An inmate in Florida’s Miami-Dade County, Darren Rainey, was locked inside a shower and burned to death while other inmates heard him desperately crying out for help. Inspectors have ruled that the death was an accident, but some are questioning whether or not this is just a cover-up.
Apparently this isn’t the first time recently that an inmate has died under highly unusual circumstances in a Miami-Dade County prison. ”
See on ushypocrisy.com
Apparently the mentally ill in the U.S. are not given help, but instead incarcerated, tortured and killed.
Sheriff’s Deputy in Virginia Shoots 50 Year-old Man in the Back… On His Birthday!
“Without any provocation, a deputy officer of the Isle of Wight, Virginia Sheriff’s Department shot a man in the back with a taser, causing him to lose consciousness and fall abruptly to the pavement…”
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Private pilot says border agent went too far
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The young pilot from Miami was trying to impress a woman with a lunch trip to Key West.
See on www.miamiherald.com
As border security expands, complaints of abuse rise among Americans
A series of lawsuits filed in recent months in federal courts along the U.S. border with Mexico highlight what advocates say is a growing list of complaints against two U.S. agencies that have expanded rapidly amid the clamor to secure the nation’s borders.
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