August 21, 2015 by V Leigh

#PoliceBrutality #DeathByPolice Tweets 8.21

Virginia Cop Who Fatally Shot Unarmed Man In Own Home Charged With Murder http://t.co/F5TmAlT45h

— Rod TBGWT (@rodimusprime) August 19, 2015

New Mexico policemen to stand trial for murder in shooting death of homeless man #JamesBoyd http://t.co/THQEItZekr

— deray mckesson (@deray) August 19, 2015

Chicago Police Board meeting shut down as activists demand firing of cop in #RekiaBoyd case http://t.co/zELwO8lOO2 pic.twitter.com/quk3CmzAbw

— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) August 21, 2015

6 Police Officers Across US Were Charged w Murder This Week, Proving Strength of Protests; Need more says @Carl_Dix http://t.co/97P8jeYUih

— StopMassIncarceratio (@StopMassIncNet) August 21, 2015

#MansurBallBey murdered 5 days before he was supposed to start college #BlackLivesMatter

— #MansurBallBey ⛅️ (@YUNGGTAZZ) August 20, 2015

#MansurBallBey. pic.twitter.com/mdxzKYQBEU

— deray mckesson (@deray) August 20, 2015

August 21, 2015 by Oppression Monitor

Man killed by St. Louis police died from gunshot in the back #MansurBallBey

ST. LOUIS • An autopsy on Mansur Ball-Bey, whose death from police gunfire this week stirred protests, showed that he died from a single wound in the back, police officials said.

Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.stltoday.com

#MansurBallBey

August 17, 2015 by V Leigh

#PoliceBrutality Tweets 8.17

Resident said Thursday that she saw #LAPD fatally shoot a woman who was running from officers http://t.co/te8WZd25UI pic.twitter.com/cCbxgOmePV

— Viva la causa! (@70torinoman) August 14, 2015

Ex-cop with KKK ties found working in FL elementary school — and parents are furious http://t.co/iRMZRFOVDv pic.twitter.com/gPjISPyhsp

— Raw Story (@RawStory) August 14, 2015

Today at Fontana SD #justiceforernestoflores #riseupoctober @getgln @revclub_la @IncarceratedMas @YourAnonNews pic.twitter.com/JCHPUHubh7

— Christie (@christie4smin) August 15, 2015

Martese Johnson to sue three Virginia officers involved in his bloody arrest http://t.co/SjGFiwxzbq

— Guardian US (@GuardianUS) August 14, 2015

Witness saw cops stand over Zachary Hammond's dead body and 'high five' his limp hand: attorney http://t.co/O6aDuLmSZM

— Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) August 15, 2015

You don't say… https://t.co/QxYeekFoEj

— Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) August 14, 2015

A @MiamiPD officer has been relieved of duty after video showing possible police brutality http://t.co/AE1kgRcvN1 pic.twitter.com/ZgZAc9jI5J

— WSVN- 7 News (@wsvn) August 14, 2015

Native Americans Most Likely Victims Of Deadly Police Force https://t.co/vJ9FRzmXWS pic.twitter.com/uvSBg7dxVC

— Red Power Media (@RedPowerMedia) August 15, 2015

August 12, 2015 by V Leigh

#BlackLivesMatter Tweets 8.12

Guess what police did when heavily armed white men decided to patrol the streets of Ferguson last night. http://t.co/INRLOo6Lfg

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) August 11, 2015

Arlington, TX: 49 yo PO in training fatally shoots unarmed teen. #ChristianTaylor. Surveillance Cameras "not working."

— Mrs. P (@aimala00) August 8, 2015

Officer Brad Miller murdered #ChristianTaylor. @ArlingtonPD just fired the officer, admit Christian never touched him pic.twitter.com/TCzTiA42wh

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) August 12, 2015

Being gunned down by police unnecessarily and while unarmed shouldn't happen to anyone. period. #ZacharyHammond #ChristianTaylor

— K. Alexander Ashe (@keithashe) August 8, 2015

Powerful. #BlackTwitter After #Ferguson. 3 activists read their tweets from the past year. http://t.co/t6xslsMyBq

— Trymaine Lee (@trymainelee) August 10, 2015

August 12, 2015 by Oppression Monitor

Family of #ZacharyHammond, age 19, killed by police demands federal probe

The family of police shooting victim Zachary Hammond request federal intervention into his death.

…an attorney for Hammond’s family says an independent autopsy commissioned by the family determined that the car wasn’t moving when the teen was shot in the back.

Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.cnn.com

Justice for unarmed #ZacharyHammond age 19

Condolences to the parents.

August 6, 2015 by V Leigh

#DeathByPolice #PoliceBrutality Tweets 8.6

256 days to "investigate" something that was caught on video. Truly amazing police work. https://t.co/6HLXNAEaVp

— Manik (@ManikRathee) August 5, 2015

Alabama cop was recorded proposing to murder a black resident. City paid $35,000 to cover it up and he kept his job http://t.co/yjeK24tzSS

— Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) August 4, 2015

#BorderPatrol agent who shot Mexican man to death in hills above San Diego sued by man's family: http://t.co/Yy866Uuk6r

— Perla Trevizo (@Perla_Trevizo) August 4, 2015

New Jersey Cop Critically Injures 61-Year-Old Grandmother During Traffic Stop (VIDEO) – http://t.co/1KMSpB8JfA h/t @BlackKhaleesi

— Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) August 5, 2015

This, but our police haven't gone 48 hours in YEARS without killing someone. https://t.co/9E0IpSEECW

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) August 5, 2015

A Cop Killed A White Teen And The #AllLivesMatter Crowd Said Nothing http://t.co/hGi2RyfKh2?

— Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) August 5, 2015

August 5, 2015 by V Leigh

#JonathanFerrell Tweets 8.5

Reading about #JonathanFerrell and it's all so horrifying pic.twitter.com/vszAmWXjGu

— Jeremy Whorebyn (@desiredxthings) August 4, 2015

#JonathanFerrell was in a car crash, ran to a cop for help, was shot 4 times upright, 6 times while crawling & 2 more times on the ground..

— Ferrari Sheppard (@stopbeingfamous) August 5, 2015

Prosecutor says no commands, no ID from officers. #JonathanFerrell fears for his life, runs, "trying to escape being shot" #KerrickTrial

— Olivia Carrisalez (@pasonydyzad) August 4, 2015

He was shot 10x and placed in handcuffs. Yet the officer who shot him received medical attention. #JonathanFerrell

— CJ (@cjoyalways) August 4, 2015

#JonathanFerrell shot 8 times while crawling, EMT said police would not let him administer first aid http://t.co/KsccsEotyt via @dailykos

— @MandaGator (@MandaGator) August 4, 2015

July 31, 2015 by V Leigh

#BlackLivesMatter Tweets 7.31

We see the racially motivated traffic stops that lead to the explosion of debtors' prisons, and the loss of opportunity for Black families.

— Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) July 31, 2015

We see a system that defunds public schools and SNAP, cuts Medicaid, and refuses to pay a living wage then expects bootstrap heroics.

— Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) July 31, 2015

We see a system that disproportionately surveils, arrests, and incarcerates Black/Brown people for drugs that White ppl use at higher rates.

— Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) July 31, 2015

We see courts that are staffed by demonstrably racist people who meter out demonstrably racist judgments, and get away with it. Daily.

— Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) July 31, 2015

NEW: Officers at #SamuelDuBose scene were involved in the death of another unarmed black man http://t.co/O9ESZvsj0b

— The Counted (@thecounted) July 30, 2015

AUTOPSY: Cop shot #KawanzaBeaty in the back of the head, contradicting what cops said happened http://t.co/Bvh2v9hVj5 pic.twitter.com/BqBpFJZfzS

— Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) July 31, 2015

RT #KawanzaBeaty was executed with a shot behind the ear by #NewportNews #Virginia Police. https://t.co/i7Y8EpjuOI

— LEAGUE SOURCE (@MarkoCooks) July 31, 2015

Responding #NewportNewsPD officers were NOT wearing body cameras & there is no other video #KawanzaBeaty

— Brotha2ThaNight (@AbsolutLIBRA) July 31, 2015

Cleveland transit police suspend officer who pepper-sprayed Black Lives (@BYP_100) crowd http://t.co/8EuSlD5gUO

— Cedric Lawson (@cedsaidso) July 30, 2015

A Ferguson man who was beaten by cops, then charged with bleeding on them, has won his appeal http://t.co/JVLM5oiMo3 pic.twitter.com/xSeh0Dyv8G

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) July 29, 2015

blind too long. pic.twitter.com/qatjrljnOQ

— deray mckesson (@deray) July 31, 2015

July 30, 2015 by V Leigh

#SamDubose Tweets 7.30

We have been telling the truth about police violence our entire lives. Now, w/ videos, tweets, & reports, the truth is becoming mainstream.

— deray mckesson (@deray) July 30, 2015

Community safety is not predicated on police presence but on economic stability, workforce dev, strong schools, & healthy neighborhoods.

— deray mckesson (@deray) July 30, 2015

@Peace_Love_1_ @70torinoman @getgln @AntoineSpeaksOn pic.twitter.com/LH43xnZAfo

— sebastian (@Jetboy6969) July 30, 2015

RT @MatthewKick: Hey @NBCNews, I went ahead and fixed this one for you. Do better. #SamDubose pic.twitter.com/oMwYbpowJ1

— Talib Kweli Greene (@TalibKweli) July 30, 2015

See front pages from across the country about #SamDubose and #RayTensing: http://t.co/FffaKsT9Yz pic.twitter.com/WxLttF2N8T

— Kate McGinty (@kjmcginty) July 30, 2015

July 27, 2015 by V Leigh

#BlackLivesMatter #SandraBland Tweets 7.27

U.S. police killed more people in 1 month than UK police have killed since 1900: http://t.co/Nugzq2NpW8 #SandraBland pic.twitter.com/vWol3YbnNw

— Casey (@pari_passu) July 24, 2015

White campus officers shoots black man in the head after traffic stop http://t.co/RFLim5q25E

— Mic (@micnews) July 25, 2015

This new @StoryCorps Short, Traffic Stop, shares Alex Landau's story of the night he survived being beaten by police. http://t.co/AwDs8tEmG7

— EJI (@eji_org) July 26, 2015

Standing with the loved ones of #SandraBland at the AME Church Lile IL @Carl_Dix @SunsaraTaylor pic.twitter.com/Sb9uOiTTx1

— SMIN Chicago (@StopMassIncChi) July 25, 2015

And here is where #SandraBland was arrested. Waller County, TX. pic.twitter.com/8KTefnEsf1

— deray mckesson (@deray) July 24, 2015

Mother of #SandraBland states clearly that she doesn't believe her daughter committed suicide at the funeral today pic.twitter.com/gWWM9Opu50

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) July 27, 2015

I'm just gonna leave this here… #SandraBland pic.twitter.com/dtMa4eB2a6

— Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) July 24, 2015

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