Victims

Black Lives Matter will always ring true.
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Black Lives Matter will always ring true.

The story of Keith Davis– what happens to you when you survive being shot by the police in Baltimore.
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The story of Keith Davis– what happens to you when you survive being shot by the police in Baltimore.

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No Charges for Cop Who Killed Family’s Mentally Ill Son in His Underwear Holding a Broom on Video

Miami Gardens, FL — On February 15, Lavall Hall had a schizophrenic episode when he grabbed a broom and then went outside in his underwear. Unable to get her son back inside, Hall’s mother called the police for assistance to get her son back to the hospital, as he was only released one week prior.

 

Hall’s mother says that the police were aware of her son’s condition as they had responded to calls for medical assistance at her home in the past, and that she repeatedly told the officers that he was schizophrenic and bipolar on this evening.

 

“Don’t hurt my child,” the mother asked the officers before the encounter.

Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/charges-cop-killed-familys-mentally-ill-son-underwear-holding-broom-video/#l7Sm76RB1YMG3QDO.99

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The cop shot him while he was down on the ground.

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Woman With Asperger’s Who Touched Millions of Lives with Viral Video, Shot Dead by Police

As the Free Thought Project has pointed out in the past, the overwhelming majority of time spent by police during training is devoted to shooting their weapons. Very little time is set aside for training in de-escalation tactics, and most departments receive zero training in dealing with the mentally ill.

 

Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/woman-aspergers-touched-millions-lives-viral-video-shot-dead-police/#qXMbuVtjDy2OE9uw.99

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“being oppressed means the absence of choices” – bell hooks
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“being oppressed means the absence of choices” – bell hooks

Family of #JanetWilson, a 31 year old Black woman shot and killed by Dearborn police: ‘She was murdered’
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Family of #JanetWilson, a 31 year old Black woman shot and killed by Dearborn police: ‘She was murdered’

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#SarahReed: A Black Woman Victim of Vicious Police Assault Found Dead in Her Cell.

“My sources tell me that Sarah had been a victim of an attempted rape in Maudsley and that when she fought off her attacker, injuring him, the staff called the police. It was Sarah who ended up being arrested.

The fact that Sarah had previously challenged racist and violent Metropolitan Police Officer who was later sacked  leads the family to suspect that she was targeted for arrest under any pretence, as an act of retribution.”

 

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#SarahReed #SayHerName #BlackLivesMatter

Make your voice heard for 16-year-old #GynnyaMcMillen
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Make your voice heard for 16-year-old #GynnyaMcMillen

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Six of 13 Officers Fired After Shooting 137 Bullets at Two Unarmed People

Six police officers in Cleveland have been fired in connection with the 2012 deadly shooting of Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams, two unarmed Black people. One of the officers fired is Michael Brelo, who in 2014 was charged with manslaughter for his involvement with the shooting.

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Firing them is not justice. Murders need to be locked up.

Racial Injustice and Abuse of Power
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Racial Injustice and Abuse of Power