The MOVE bombing


The MOVE bombing
(May 13th 1985) was where Philadelphia police in the US bombed the house of MOVE, a Black back-to-nature movement. Eleven people were killed. Five were children, ages 5 to 13. The police called the children “combatants”. The fire department stood right there and did nothing for an hour as the fire spread, destroying 61 houses in the mostly Black, West Philly neighbourhood.

Continue reading

 

Source: abagond.wordpress.com

Newly Released Dashcam Footage Shows Police Killing Unarmed Teenager #TonyRobinson

“Madison, WI– Dashcam footage was released on Tuesday evening showing the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Tony Robinson by Officer Matt Kenny on March 6.  The release of the footage came after a day of protests following the prosecutor announcing no charges will be filed against the officer.  This was the second death at the hands of Kenny.”

Source: thefreethoughtproject.com

 

#BlackLivesMatter

 

Cop Involved In Killing of #FreddieGray Had Been Suspended Twice

Lt. Brian Rice, who was the first to make eye contact with Freddie Gray, has been suspended twice from the Baltimore police force for personal reasons, including mental health and an protective order.

In 2012, Lt. Brian Rice was hospitalized for a mental health concern. It happens. People have circumstantial and other types of depression and mental health issues. The main thing is that they seek and receive help. Another main thing too, is that they re-evaluate their profession and if necessary, go into another line of work.

 

Continue reading…

Source: blackbutterfly7.wordpress.com

#BlackLivesMatter

#BaltimoreUprising

#WalterScott

By abagond

 

“Walter Scott (1964?-2015) was a 50-year-old unarmed Black American man and father of four who was shot dead by a White police officer during a traffic stop.

Just so you know: Over the past five years in South Carolina, police have shot 209 people. Not a single police officer was convicted of a crime.”

 

Continue reading…

Source: abagond.wordpress.com