Orlando’s police chief says the officers caught on video kicking a man are still on duty; attorneys for the man who got kicked demand the officers’ arrests.
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#McKinney #BlackLivesMatter Tweets 6.9
Like child or domestic abuse, police brutality is never excused by context. By definition it is excessive. No context makes McKinney OK.
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) June 9, 2015
RT #craigranch #RETWEET pic.twitter.com/DjHf7I7njr
— lohanthony 10/26 (@Xmukexziamx) June 6, 2015
The progression of Officer Eric Casebolt (supervisor & award winner) as he threatens lethal force against kids. pic.twitter.com/f0Tb5FjotK
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) June 8, 2015
For those claiming he pulled a taser, you are wrong. His taser is in front, yellow handle. He pulled a gun. pic.twitter.com/xOnDirFDnX
— Amy (@AmyStephen) June 7, 2015
Eric Casebolt was previously sued for racial discrimination, excessive force, & sexual assault http://t.co/Z4zRlR5eBy pic.twitter.com/sh35XBhYxo
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) June 8, 2015
Always. McKinney. pic.twitter.com/5UFYFuKOqW
— deray mckesson (@deray) June 9, 2015
Let’s go swimming! McKinney. https://t.co/v1f2BAA2BQ
— deray mckesson (@deray) June 9, 2015
JUST IN: Protests in #McKinney gain strength as people of all colors march against police brutality. pic.twitter.com/VTAND83RrY
— Bipartisan Report (@Bipartisanism) June 9, 2015
We can’t swim, you can’t drive. McKinney. https://t.co/vs4FtDK7LK
— deray mckesson (@deray) June 9, 2015
This. From @markuspr1m3_ pic.twitter.com/oMfRp34lY2
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) June 8, 2015
VIDEO: Multiple Cops Don their Batons and Turn a Mentally Ill Man into a Human Pinata
Salinas police were caught on film brutally beating a mentally ill man.
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#LatinosAreHuman
Families of Police Violence Victims Face Trauma Without Support
Truthout spoke with relatives of murdered Black men, who described feeling angry and isolated, their lives left in tatters.
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#TraumaCenterNow
Coroner: College Student’s Death In Police Isolation Cell Ruled Homicide
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A 22-year-old college student found dead in restraints at a Georgia county jail died from several blunt-force injuries to his head and upper body, the coroner who ruled the death a homicide said Thursday.
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#BlackLivesMatter Tweets 6.3
14. What would you think if you learned someone shot/injured your most precious loved one and acted like it didn't matter afterwards?
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) June 2, 2015
16. From coast to coast, in nearly ever prominent case we know of, the evidence shows police refused first aid to their victims.
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) June 2, 2015
Harrowing read on what is the true intent of police refusing medical aid to their victims by @ShaunKing https://t.co/VtQz5quoJX
— Marcelo Careaga (@MarceloCareaga) June 2, 2015
I didn't put my hands on him. Me & my comrades were walking on the sidewalk & the cop ran toward me & pushed me with his taser in my chest.
— #FergusonSpring (@EmmaculateJones) May 31, 2015
I attempted to jump around from the front of his taser that was on my chest and walk around him, then the officer tased me in my lower back
— #FergusonSpring (@EmmaculateJones) May 31, 2015
Continuously even after i had already fell, then shoved my head on the pavement with his foot.
— #FergusonSpring (@EmmaculateJones) May 31, 2015
#Chicago cop posed in photo of armed cops holding down Blk man wearing antlers. He did it cuz he wanted 2 fit in! http://t.co/0x88KtcZCt
— Carl Dix (@Carl_Dix) June 2, 2015
"A condition of truth is to allow suffering to speak. Conformity has trumped courage." -Cornell West #NACRJ2015 pic.twitter.com/xLjdusfEGD
— Azalia (@AzaliaSpeight) June 1, 2015
Police Deleted Over an Hour of Video Showing them Shooting Teen 16 Times, 9 Times in the Back
Chicago, Illinois – As more details come to light about the death of 17-year old Laquan McDonald, the more it seems that the Chicago police department is involved in a massive cover-up. On the night of October 20, 2014 McDonald was shot sixteen times by Chicago police officers. McDonald was gunned down near a Burger…
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#BlackLivesMatter Tweets 6.1
I thought being threatened by a cop at gun point was terrorizing. Ain't got nuthin on the tazer #ThisEndsNow seeking med treatment now!
— Kay Boutit (@PrissiKrissi3) May 30, 2015
My tazer wound. I can't show the other one. It hit my breast. pic.twitter.com/wUF7MiRveC
— Kay Boutit (@PrissiKrissi3) May 30, 2015
Full video. This is an illegal use of the Taser on a man/woman who posed ZERO threat. Walking away from a protest. https://t.co/98P8IMK4bS
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) May 31, 2015
#BlackLivesMatter Tweets 5.29
The White Protestant Roots of American Racism http://t.co/XgwTz6iuDZ pic.twitter.com/g0txIHmAOR
— SPLC (@splcenter) May 28, 2015
My report on Chicago's #HomanSquare facility and alleged torture http://t.co/RkjGuJ7jFz @JuanMThompson
— Alexey Yaroshevsky (@Yaro_RT) May 28, 2015
You think lethal injection is barbaric? Three states still allow execution by hanging. http://t.co/uG6GNH5xSq pic.twitter.com/TV9CE3SscH
— deray mckesson (@deray) May 29, 2015
Charlena Cook, 8 months pregnant, roughed up by police for no crime at all in Barstow, CA. Appalling. All too common.
— Lisa Bloom (@LisaBloom) May 29, 2015
OMG this is infuriating.
8 months pregnant, police wrestle Charlena Cook to the ground.
http://t.co/exQdHnEWLv pic.twitter.com/BqXiFH3eM9
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) May 28, 2015
Cop Resigns After Body Cam Shows Him Pepper-Spray & Taser a Man for Having a Medical Emergency
A Virginia cop has resigned after his body camera captured him assaulting a man during a medical emergency.
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