May 18, 2016 by V Leigh

Zero accountability for cops from the law as long as ‘feared for my life’ is the policy.

WATCH: Washington teen plans suit after cop yanks her off bike, then chokes and tasers her https://t.co/et9ykj9AQu pic.twitter.com/qIHRQs1Pcd

— The Root (@TheRoot) May 15, 2016

Peel Police killed Jermaine Carby during a stop in 2014. Why was he stopped? He was being carded. https://t.co/J6MgrfcG4h #carding

— Desmond Cole (@DesmondCole) May 13, 2016

Natasha, a photojournalist, was hit on the head with a baton by the San Francisco police last night. #frisco5 pic.twitter.com/9rOAFWeA2W

— 48 Hills (@48hills) May 7, 2016

Zero accountability for cops from the law as long as 'feared for my life' is the policy. https://t.co/ho5FnQo4Fs

— David Gondek (@mutex7) May 13, 2016

Police killings in 2015 & 2016 outpace pre-Ferguson levels. "Viral videos" are not making police less aggressive. pic.twitter.com/3ysaquSICS

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 13, 2016

May 5, 2016 by V Leigh

Orlando PD, since 2013, have now killed more people per capita than St. Louis, Baltimore, Chicago or any other big city police agency

Black man killed by Orlando police yesterday was carrying a toy gun. Fifth OPD shooting this year. https://t.co/WGXSPgZysu

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 2, 2016

Orlando PD, since 2013, have now killed more people per capita than St. Louis, Baltimore, Chicago or any other big city police agency.

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 2, 2016

Including the killing of Charlin Charles yesterday, the Orlando Police Department now has the highest rate of police killings in the nation.

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 2, 2016

March 28, 2016 by V Leigh

4 people are killed by police each day, on average

How an Orlando data scientist is helping to make the case against police violence. https://t.co/wOiVwEzCRx pic.twitter.com/dcpEVrhlJf

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) March 23, 2016

Which means 4 people are killed by police each day, on average. 1 of these deaths goes unreported by the media/police.

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) March 24, 2016

Another human being has died in a cage because he couldn't pay $100. https://t.co/8Qc6kHq9Ag

— Alec Karakatsanis (@equalityAlec) March 15, 2016

Recent @RudermanFdn White Paper on #Media coverage of #police violence and #disability covered @NBCNews https://t.co/G553FawvTq @AriMelber

— Jay Ruderman(@JayRuderman) March 15, 2016

March 19, 2016 by V Leigh

#JoseCruz

Mother wants answers in her son #JoseCruz's fatal shooting by off-duty #KillerCop https://t.co/Yx0vOIBAsf #16KBC https://t.co/hRvhfaFw3i

— MCTV (@MCTV419) March 15, 2016

It took two days of protests for the police to admit #JoseCruz, 16, was unarmed when they shot & killed him: https://t.co/I5vKwDKG3H

— Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) March 16, 2016

Officer Ken Johnson has been charged with the murder of teen #JoseCruz in Addison, TX. https://t.co/4gMTVbH4Zr via @nbcnews

— Voto Latino (@votolatino) March 18, 2016

Dallas teen Jose Cruz — killed by a Farmers Branch officer — remembered for humor and spirit https://t.co/p6L5G5qCmh pic.twitter.com/bMb2KGfi0r

— Dallas Morning News (@dallasnews) March 18, 2016

March 16, 2016 by V Leigh

The police continue to kill black people at high rates

White South Carolina trooper pleads guilty in shooting of unarmed black man at traffic stop https://t.co/FMI5xzItw4 #LevarJones

— Jimmy S. (@jwheels74) March 14, 2016

Justice only brought on cops when video evidence goes viral …………………………….. https://t.co/6WvKvpZuip

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) March 13, 2016

These policies matter. For ex, police departments with de-escalation policies are much less likely to kill people. pic.twitter.com/m8me9fa0Zy

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) March 13, 2016

Police union contracts include provisions that prevent police from being held accountable. https://t.co/LPf2duuMLh pic.twitter.com/b1QCTRgEDK

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) March 13, 2016

Police use of force policies fail to include meaningful protections against police violence. https://t.co/ymF8fnKhPE pic.twitter.com/utcvw2zlaL

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) March 13, 2016

The police continue to kill black people at high rates. Here are the facts. https://t.co/9T1gKAcpu7 pic.twitter.com/PMerhgZva7

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) March 13, 2016

March 10, 2016 by V Leigh

The Police Violence Report

The officer who shot Daniel Shaver in January has been charged with second-degree murder https://t.co/qEE29vLMWB pic.twitter.com/NsPmJyDGr7

— The Counted (@thecounted) March 5, 2016

Shootings by Los Angeles police officers spiked by more than 50% in 2015 https://t.co/PtY9dnnw5w pic.twitter.com/eJtSDVvFCg

— The Counted (@thecounted) March 2, 2016

Justice Department Won’t File Charges Against NYC Cop Who Fatally Shot Unarmed Teen https://t.co/sQntyl7WOP via @TheRoot

— #BlackLivesMatter (@Stop_Chokeholds) March 9, 2016

Ian Plankey, 20; Richard Daulton, 19; and Kevin Stewart, 25 :
These are the white supremacist who attacked Latinos https://t.co/nuJEEkqq6T

— Viva la causa! (@70torinoman) March 8, 2016

India Cummings, 27 #IndiaCummings #DiedInCustody prompts state investigation https://t.co/iYrphSLrsM … #16KBC pic.twitter.com/dDPZfPLFDo

— MCTV (@MCTV419) February 29, 2016

3/22 at John Hopkins University – Symposium: Future of Policing in America. See you there. https://t.co/iQWVFqh5Sn

— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) March 6, 2016

February 2016 Police Violence Report. Nothing good. https://t.co/wSAsSRiLcF pic.twitter.com/SAHAwAfOp2

— ACAB-ZONE (@ACAB_ZONE) March 4, 2016

March 8, 2016 by V Leigh

Police Violence – More Questions than Answers

JanetCooksey mom of #QuintonioLegrier speaks against cop who murdered her son&suing son's estate Shame on killer cop pic.twitter.com/ZNxiMaSLgW

— SMIN Chicago (@StopMassIncChi) March 2, 2016

"The Chicago Police Dept admitted she was shot on accident as she answered her door." https://t.co/KGomCX33Kc #BettieJones #QuintonioLeGrier

— Change.org (@Change) February 25, 2016

Baltimore City Schools says video of officer slapping student happened late today. "Vigorously" under investigation pic.twitter.com/GW5OKeOPF2

— Christian Schaffer (@chrisfromabc2) March 2, 2016

Teenager Stabbed in California by IL Police Officer – For Speaking Arabic https://t.co/Om89B0vIC9 via @hatehurts_ pic.twitter.com/AwHy7wJVlH

— Imraan Siddiqi (@imraansiddiqi) March 2, 2016

Please WATCH #VIDEO About 27 y/o #IndiaKager #NavyVet #KILLED by #VBPD #SWAT in front of her #BABY. > >… https://t.co/FVcKkUo0ZX

— #IndiaKager's Mother (@GinaBest) March 7, 2016

The NYPD has been sued for using military-grade sound cannons to disperse Black Lives Matter protesters https://t.co/fenqCLgQq9

— Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) March 7, 2016

There are still more questions than answers nearly two months after Gynnya McMillen's mysterious death: https://t.co/8w71en1EKs

— R.G. Dunlop (@rgdunlopjr) March 7, 2016

Patrick Ball measures undocumented police killings in the United States.https://t.co/IcwlHCm6SB pic.twitter.com/g0KXJnWR93

— Granta Magazine (@GrantaMag) March 4, 2016

March 3, 2016 by V Leigh

Stop Police Terror!

172 people have been killed by US police in 2016 https://t.co/e7sX1OWC5S pic.twitter.com/eSNmjzdeo0

— Johnetta Elzie (@Nettaaaaaaaa) March 1, 2016

3 Santa Clara County jail deputies accused of beating inmate to death make court appearance https://t.co/tjL90TzGXd

— MCTV (@MCTV419) March 1, 2016

Let me fix this shit!
Police shoot 16 year-old holding a stick. They yelled at him. He turns around and they shoot https://t.co/HtZzYnwLx5

— Viva la causa! (@70torinoman) February 28, 2016

@getgln Justice for #CheTaylor! Gunned Down by Seattle PD – Stop Police Terror! https://t.co/kzkRfA3ELW https://t.co/M1HDt6F48z

— revcom volunteers (@tuneintorevcom) February 29, 2016

Today we remember Oscar Grant. He was 23 when he was fatally shot by the police on New Year's Eve. pic.twitter.com/RCkxqAhYds

— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) February 28, 2016

17-yr-old #AbdiMohamed was shot by Utah police Saturday night. He was carrying a broom stick https://t.co/ADOmNQoeJr pic.twitter.com/lJwkBSmQEp

— Viva la causa! (@70torinoman) February 28, 2016

February 4, 2016 by V Leigh

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

Dearborn MI: Janet Wilson, 31 #JanetWilson #KilledByCop #16KBC MCTV added,@trueblacknews Detroit Cops chase down an…https://t.co/MyT1h7HV31

— Carla Kibble (@uniqueloves) January 29, 2016

@deray "ALMOST ran over . . .", "ABOUT to accelerate . . .": murdered for what they THOUGHT she MIGHT do. #JanetWilson

— I miss FACTS (@Sno_Shooz) January 29, 2016

#SAYHERNAME #JANETWILSON https://t.co/zZK4ME3zxu

— AAPF (@AAPolicyForum) February 3, 2016

Family of #JanetWilson, a 31 year old Black woman shot and killed by Dearborn police: 'She was murdered' https://t.co/82n1Sw7OsM

— E.S. (@sweetscorp82) January 31, 2016

February 2, 2016 by V Leigh

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

For 2 fucking weeks they said #GynnyaMcMillen died in her sleep. Now they say a grown man did martial arts on her https://t.co/Hn0rXpk8lv

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) January 30, 2016

So #GynnyaMcMillen didn't die in her sleep for 16 straight years then the first night of her life in jail she dies in her sleep?

NO.

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) January 30, 2016

The truth.

They used MARTIAL ARTS on a 16 y/o girl & killed her. #GynnyaMcMillen https://t.co/Hn0rXpk8lv pic.twitter.com/JH72NS816F

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) January 30, 2016

She was a child. You should be raging. This is the fucking state of the criminally unjust system. https://t.co/2hx1JDvn65

— rabia chaudry (@rabiasquared) January 30, 2016

Activists are now laying on the basketball court outside the detention ctr. where #GynnyaMcMillen was found dead. pic.twitter.com/4SHMSud39E

— Anna-Lysa Gayle ™ (@WLKYAnnalysa) February 1, 2016

Guards used a martial arts restraint on this teen. and now she's dead. #GynnyaMcMillen https://t.co/4gKRveimxA pic.twitter.com/mXnMMVssDt

— HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) January 31, 2016

Audio recordings reveal CPR started 11 minutes after staff found 16-YO #GynnyaMcMillen https://t.co/1xWAmaFamd pic.twitter.com/nA2ep9mDEK

— Nicola_A_Menzie (@namenzie) January 30, 2016

https://t.co/aBOzweA4Je The latest details about #GynnyaMcMillen still leaves me puzzled about her cause of death. pic.twitter.com/Vn4xlLXdGg

— Harrison Thurman (@HarryO1975) January 25, 2016

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