July 1, 2022 by V Leigh

Akron police shot an unarmed Black man 60 times and still felt the need to hand cuff his dead body. #jaylandwalker #PoliceBrutality #PoliceReform

This is extremely disturbing! Akron police shot an unarmed Black man 60 times and still felt the need to hand cuff his dead body. #jaylandwalker #PoliceBrutality #PoliceReform https://t.co/mONZLVwn4X
— Ohio Legislative Black Caucus (@_OLBC) June 30, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

His name is Jayland Walker. ⁣
⁣
8 Akron Ohio cops fired 90 bullets at him, hitting him 60 times throughout hie entire body.
⁣
The cops pulled him over for a TRAFFIC VIOLATION.

He was 25.

He was a @doordash driver.

HE WAS UNARMED.

HE WAS MURDERED.#JaylandWalker pic.twitter.com/CLqQtgx1ZQ
— Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) June 30, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

They shot him 60 times.
They shot him 60 times.
They shot him 60 times.
They shot him 60 times.
They shot him 60 times.
He was murdered by Akron police.
Say his name. #JaylandWalker
— Black Lives Matter (@Blklivesmatter) July 1, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Jayland Walker, a 25 yr old Black man was shot upwards of 60 times by Akron PD earlier this week. 90 rounds were fired! The family is protesting outside Akron PD at 10:00 AM this morning on 6/30! We need as many people to show up and support #JusticeForJaylandWalker pic.twitter.com/1TK5YaCmdE
— Destinee (@destineenstark) June 30, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

June 11, 2022 by V Leigh

Three police have been placed on administrative leave after they reportedly watched as a man drowned.

“Three police have been placed on administrative leave after they reportedly watched as a man drowned.” As the man’s wife screamed for them to help, they threatened her: “If you don’t calm down, I’m going to put you in my car.” Uvalde is not an anomaly. https://t.co/VvVwpOUa2m
— Scott Hechinger (@ScottHech) June 5, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

She said she took the interview in the fields where she is a farm worker so that people could see how hard she works. She also evacuated her child’s class by giving them the okay to leave, saving lives. We keep each other safe. https://t.co/kUZBBovdb1
— muna (@Muna_Mire) June 4, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

The Uvalde CISD Police Chief says he didn’t know he was in charge and ditched his police radios on purpose seconds after arriving at Robb Elementary.https://t.co/cgntABLW0w
— Chron (@chron) June 10, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

BREAKING: Cop who shot Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head charged with second-degree murder.https://t.co/shhZinONaJ
— VICE News (@VICENews) June 9, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

June 3, 2022 by V Leigh

“We are Black people. We are at risk and death is at our heels. #policebrutality #allblacklivesmatter

“We are Black people. We are at risk and death is at our heels.”

Police killed a Black man with mental illness by gassing him to death. Now Black activists and community members are demanding justice across several Brazilian cities. pic.twitter.com/uOh9LfyYxq
— AJ+ (@ajplus) May 30, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Kansas City Police Department shot an unarmed Black woman 5 times. Eyewitnesses say the woman had her hands up.

The police handcuffed her while she was bleeding out on the pavement.

The woman has been identified as 26-year-old Leonna Hale. https://t.co/MN336xAZXo
— The Kansas City Defender (@KCDefender) May 29, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

May 18, 2022 by V Leigh

Ex-Cop Charged For Fatal Shooting of 12-Year-Old Child

Ex-Cop Charged For Fatal Shooting of 12-Year-Old Child https://t.co/DEKuCJXFj6 via @YouTube
— Fund the people. Disarm the police. (@glncv) May 4, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Today, @mnhumanrights found a deliberate “pattern or practice of race discrimination in violation of the Minnesota Human Rights Act” by the Minneapolis Police Department

Below are just a few of the most egregious findings.https://t.co/T8YGGPmcfQ
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) April 27, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Two years after George Floyd’s murder, we have yet to see meaningful change from the Minneapolis Police Department.

I have to ask: what will it take?
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) April 27, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

THREAD. A rare thing is happening today: we are about to get a window into the secret world of how cops shape the news. There’s a hearing this afternoon into how San Francisco cops manipulate the media through “strategic communications.” The internal documents are shocking.
— Alec Karakatsanis (@equalityAlec) May 5, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Another horrible shooting of an unarmed youth by the police https://t.co/mdOtBZxt3L
— Fund the people. Disarm the police. (@glncv) May 7, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Cops Kill Man Over Pizza and Pokémon Cards https://t.co/dbgsy0zffb via @YouTube
— Fund the people. Disarm the police. (@glncv) May 12, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Why have no RICO charges been filed against the ~160 police gangs within Chicago Police Department or the 18 known deputy gangs, including a KKK-themed gang, within Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department? The gang members who’ve killed more people than almost any other gang in America.
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 13, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

May 1, 2022 by V Leigh

Here in “Liberal” Cali Stockton Police killed a 54 year old African American Grandmother who had back into a Patrol car. She was shot 30 times after the office chased her car down and blocked her in!

“Abolition can’t happen overnight.”

Uhhh, if we simply decriminalized drugs & took cops off traffic enforcement we would have a drastically different world — overnight.

77% of LAPD-initiated stops use a SUSPECTED traffic violation as the excuse to stop people.
— AL For LA (Albert Corado) (@ALforLA2022) April 27, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Also? Cops make more arrests for drug possession than for any other crime in the US.

We CAN do a lot overnight through abolitionist strategy. We can finally fucking end the war on drugs AND we can make sure no one else gets killed during a traffic stop.

Let’s do it.
— AL For LA (Albert Corado) (@ALforLA2022) April 27, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

My name is Albert Corado and I’m running for City Council in LA CD 13 representing Historic Filipinotown to Hollywood and more.

I was thrust into social justice organizing after the @lapdhq killed my little sister, #MelyCorado at the Trader Joe’s in Silver Lake. pic.twitter.com/gxFtSGSWOX
— AL For LA (Albert Corado) (@ALforLA2022) April 30, 2021

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Today, @mnhumanrights found a deliberate “pattern or practice of race discrimination in violation of the Minnesota Human Rights Act” by the Minneapolis Police Department

Below are just a few of the most egregious findings.https://t.co/T8YGGPmcfQ
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) April 27, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Two years after George Floyd’s murder, we have yet to see meaningful change from the Minneapolis Police Department.

I have to ask: what will it take?
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) April 27, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Nationally, but especially in Mississippi, corporal punishment is disproportionately administered to Black students. Black youth in Mississippi are 50% more likely to be corporally punished than white kids.

Sign this petition to #EndCorporalPunishment https://t.co/xEslsA3oG5
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) April 28, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Police kill Black people at higher rates than white people per population in 48 of the 50 largest US cities. Minneapolis police kill Black people at 22x higher rate than whites – one of the worst disparities in the nation. https://t.co/G3YiCYZoEi https://t.co/9gWhP96Xyl pic.twitter.com/vJVzYMXg9g
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) April 27, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

“Police stopped Philando Castile 46 times and issued him over 85 violations, almost exclusively for non-moving offenses. Though half the violations were dismissed, the remaining violations cost Mr. Castile over $6,000. Police shot and killed him during the 47th stop.” (cont.)
— Adam Bojak (@AdamBojak) April 21, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Here in “Liberal” Cali Stockton Police killed a 54 year old African American Grandmother who had back into a Patrol car. She was shot 30 times after the office chased her car down and blocked her in! https://t.co/rvrLcwbf32
— Anita Wills (@bwdn2008) April 26, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

April 23, 2022 by V Leigh

There have only been 4 days so far in 2022 where police did not kill someone.

There have only been 4 days so far in 2022 where police did not kill someone. https://t.co/G3YiCYZoEi pic.twitter.com/Zoy75kx4Df
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) April 19, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Stockton Police Fatally Shoots Black Woman, Fires Over 30 Shots at Her Car – Stockton has been going down hill since Mayor Tubbs was voted out! They are targeting our women and children! #bluelivesmurder https://t.co/fshiq1i49u
— Anita Wills (@bwdn2008) April 20, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

people with untreated mental illness are 16 times more likely to be killed by law-enforcement

Check out Doctor Kali, MD’s video! #TikTok https://t.co/r4e9ZVewQL
— Fund the people. Disarm the police. (@glncv) April 11, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

The two Buffalo police officers who shoved a 75-year-old protester to the ground and fractured his skull have just been cleared of any wrongdoing and will return to duty.

Normalizing police brutality against peaceful protestors should terrify us all. pic.twitter.com/V0qHkE17Ch
— Brave New Films (@bravenewfilms) April 11, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

In June 2020, Buffalo cops were caught on camera gratuitously pushing a 75-year-old protester to the ground, fracturing his skull. Two years later, let’s check in on what’s happened to those cops. It shows how our hierarchy of consequences for police misconduct is all screwed up.
— Sam Feldman 🌹 (@srfeld) April 10, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

🚨 #AZ ranks 4th highest for deaths due to cop violence, based data for yrs 1980 – 2019. https://t.co/RnYqep4Qgw

No surprise since AZ had 4 PDs in top 11 Deadliest in 2021 (Phx 5, Tucson 8, Glendale 9, Mesa 11) & consistently has many in top 15https://t.co/bBH1F6BTIv https://t.co/QBSrHqII4D pic.twitter.com/4QXHY1cgKD
— Civil Seed (@CivilSeedTuc) April 8, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

“I Can’t Breathe!” Death of California Man Pinned Down By Highway Patrol… https://t.co/tMzVlqJZAn via @YouTube
— Fund the people. Disarm the police. (@glncv) April 8, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Rev. Al Sharpton demanded authorities release the name of the Michigan officer who fatally shot #PatrickLyoya.

“Every time we are suspected of something you put our name out there … we want his name!”

The 26-year-old Congolese refugee was shot in the head while face down. pic.twitter.com/nn6Unrxk2N
— AJ+ (@ajplus) April 22, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

“Police stopped Philando Castile 46 times and issued him over 85 violations, almost exclusively for non-moving offenses. Though half the violations were dismissed, the remaining violations cost Mr. Castile over $6,000. Police shot and killed him during the 47th stop.” (cont.)
— Adam Bojak (@AdamBojak) April 21, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

NEW: US police have killed nearly 600 people in traffic stops since 2017, with Black victims disproportionately targeted.

Killings from broken taillights, expired tags + other routine violations. Data via Mapping Police Violence

🧵 w/ recent examples:https://t.co/HFM8eJS3ma
— Sam Levin (@SamTLevin) April 21, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

April 19, 2022 by V Leigh

Patrick Lyoya Was Executed in a Land Where His Family Sought Refuge from Violence

Patrick Lyoya Was Executed in a Land Where His Family Sought Refuge from Violence https://t.co/6xnVzH5E1g
— Fund the people. Disarm the police. (@glncv) April 14, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Patrick Lyoya should still be alive. There are countless Black people who have died at the hands of police, who should be alive. Black people continue to lose their lives while the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act sits in the Senate. Sympathy is not enough.
— Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (@RepRashida) April 14, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

I am mourning the life of Patrick Lyoya. A 26 year old Congolese refugee, a first born son, and a generous friend to many. He fled violence at home only to face state-sanctioned murder at the hands of US law enforcement.

A traffic stop should not be a death sentence.

Period.
— Congresswoman Cori Bush (@RepCori) April 14, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Can’t stop thinking about Patrick Lyoya’s father talking about how he brought his son from the DRC to live a better life here and now wishes that he hadn’t.

He said: “I thought it was a safe place, but it seems like we are in danger even when we come here.”
— Zoé (@ztsamudzi) April 14, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Horrifying. This looks like an execution. White police officer in Grand Rapids Michigan shoots 26-year old Patrick Lyoya in back of head while laying on top Lyoya following a traffic stop. The officer is on paid leave w/ police powers suspended but should be in jail.
— Shanlon Wu (@shanlonwu) April 13, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

A Black man killed. A family robbed of a life. Another indictment of an unjust system.

I’m holding Patrick Lyoya’s family in prayer. There can be no justice, but there must be accountability.
— Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) April 15, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

A Grand Rapids, MI, officer tackled a 26-yr-old Black man and kicked him before fatally shooting him during a traffic stop on April 4th, newly released footage appears to show.

The officer’s bodycam shut off before the shooting of #PatrickLyoya, but it was caught on a cellphone. pic.twitter.com/vz4EdPsDRT
— AJ+ (@ajplus) April 13, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Patrick Lyoya’s father, Peter Lyoya, demands action following the fatal April 4th police shooting of his son:

“To see that my son has been killed like an animal by this police officer … I’m asking for justice, I’m asking for justice, I’m asking for justice for Patrick.” pic.twitter.com/LseSz2wpf8
— The Recount (@therecount) April 15, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

March 13, 2022 by V Leigh

Reminder that every day qualified immunity stands is another day that racism in policing is protected in this country.

Reminder that every day qualified immunity stands is another day that racism in policing is protected in this country.
— Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) March 6, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

🚨Video has just been released of deputies in Baton Rouge shooting and killing #DeaughnWillis through the door of his home in a case of mistaken identity. Read the details about this story. Police have been trying to cover this up for 2 months. A thread. https://t.co/XjZ6EiU0st
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) March 12, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

This is Walter Hutchins, a 31-year-old father who was cornered and killed by plainclothes bounty hunters in Houston, TX. They exited their unmarked cars in the dead of night and shot Walter while attempting to execute a warrant! pic.twitter.com/8xp5FiSTXH
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) March 1, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Amir Locke’s funeral: Mom says son was ‘executed,’ Sharpton delivers powerful eulogy https://t.co/c4emOQ6lgW
— Fund the people. Disarm the police. (@glncv) February 18, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Join us in demanding the passage of the Amir Locke law! We need the Minnesota Legislature and Congress to ban no-knock warrants! ✊🏾#PassTheAmirLockeLawNow #JusticeForAmirLocke pic.twitter.com/tcmKp47abW
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) February 12, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

“We’ve been traumatized over and over again with these kind of police killings of innocent people in our district.”@IlhanMN reacts to the no-knock warrant police shooting death of 22-year-old Amir Locke. pic.twitter.com/Jp3x7uIIfO
— The Mehdi Hasan Show (@MehdiHasanShow) February 9, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

I’m working on a story about Frederick Holder, an unarmed Black father killed by LASD sheriff’s deputies in a barrage of gunfire during a traffic stop that turned into a pursuit. Deputies say they thought he had a gun.

He had a lighter.

Family protesting 33 days for 33 shots. pic.twitter.com/DuRrqz8seG
— Kate Cagle (@KateCagle) March 3, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

February 7, 2022 by V Leigh

Today is a good reminder that the police, who supposedly “serve and protect,” killed 978 people in 2021.

3 Cops Charged In Death Of 8 Year Old Girl https://t.co/l3y3g71EAJ via @YouTube
— Fund the people. Disarm the police. (@glncv) January 19, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

“We are outraged at the senseless killing of Amir Locke, which was both egregious & avoidable, & stand with his family as they call for accountability in his name. We demand an immediate, rigorous, transparent, & comprehensive investigation.” – @JNelsonLDF https://t.co/zud6J14iB9
— Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) February 5, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

As #BreonnaTaylor showed us, no-knock warrants have deadly consequences for innocent law-abiding Black people! @MinneapolisPD executed a no-knock warrant yesterday at 6:48am, killing Amir Locke while he was wrapped in a blanket on the couch. Now we demand #JusticeForAmirLocke!! pic.twitter.com/FLKqR0eszP
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) February 4, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

2020: Breonna Taylor was murdered by police during a no-knock warrant.

2022: Amir Locke was murdered by police during a no-knock warrant.

In the two years in between? The Senate didn’t even bring the bill to ban no-knock warrants to a vote.

The whole system is guilty.
— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) February 4, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Today is a good reminder that the police, who supposedly “serve and protect,” killed 978 people in 2021.

978 people. #JusticeForAmirLocke
— Brave New Films (@bravenewfilms) February 4, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

January 16, 2022 by V Leigh

Troubling. “It’s not clear how common it is for police officers to fatally shoot multiple people during their careers. No database keeps track.”

He didn’t just “die,” @washingtonpost. Guards at a Kansas juvenile caging facility killed a 17 y/o named Cedric. Shackled his ankles. Back-cuffed his wrists. Rolled him on his chest. Same maneuver used to kill George Floyd. Authorities tried to cover it up.https://t.co/HujkurTOmh
— Scott Hechinger (@ScottHech) December 30, 2021

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Police have killed 1,051 people this year. https://t.co/vqURbJZyIR
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) December 25, 2021

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Murdered by police like the way George Floyd was murdered https://t.co/AFisrz35fa
— Fund the people. Disarm the police. (@glncv) December 30, 2021

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

‘Devastating’: Coroner identifies 14-year-old girl killed by #LosAngeles police in Burlington store – https://t.co/TiLvFNMe30
— DcSlumDog (@DcSlumdog) December 25, 2021

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Valentina Orellana-Peralta, 14, came to the U.S. from Chile with her mother, Soledad Peralta, about six months ago to visit her older sister.

On Thursday, her life was cut short when an LAPD officer shot her inside a Burlington clothing store.https://t.co/9r1E5IPIfj pic.twitter.com/nE9scRXQ3E
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) December 28, 2021

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

You can feel the unimaginable pain of Valentina’s mother. This didn’t have to happen. https://t.co/pGGlI96O4O
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) December 29, 2021

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

The @SFPD nearly beat this man, Sergio Lugo, to death. One officer admitted to punching him 25 times in the face.

Witnesses saw it all. Sergio committed no crime to even be stopped by police.

Police charged the man with hurting THEIR FISTS. @chesaboudin dropped the charges. https://t.co/d3pMeWlsti pic.twitter.com/sFsgScabKm
— Shaun King (@shaunking) January 13, 2022

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Troubling. “It’s not clear how common it is for police officers to fatally shoot multiple people during their careers. No database keeps track.” https://t.co/7ASkgLg0Sf
— Sewell Chan (@sewellchan) December 30, 2021

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Oppression Monitor Daily

A Community Village Site

death by police

Akron police shot an unarmed Black man 60 times and still felt the need to hand cuff his dead body. #jaylandwalker #PoliceBrutality #PoliceReform

Three police have been placed on administrative leave after they reportedly watched as a man drowned.

“We are Black people. We are at risk and death is at our heels. #policebrutality #allblacklivesmatter

Ex-Cop Charged For Fatal Shooting of 12-Year-Old Child

Here in “Liberal” Cali Stockton Police killed a 54 year old African American Grandmother who had back into a Patrol car. She was shot 30 times after the office chased her car down and blocked her in!

There have only been 4 days so far in 2022 where police did not kill someone.

Patrick Lyoya Was Executed in a Land Where His Family Sought Refuge from Violence

Reminder that every day qualified immunity stands is another day that racism in policing is protected in this country.

Today is a good reminder that the police, who supposedly “serve and protect,” killed 978 people in 2021.

Troubling. “It’s not clear how common it is for police officers to fatally shoot multiple people during their careers. No database keeps track.”