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Brutal: Florida officer tases 62-year-old woman in the back just for the hell of it [VIDEO]

 

After police arrived on the scene of her Tallahassee, Florida, neighborhood, 62-year-old Viola Young asked them why they were there. Told to turn around, Young did so and walked away. While walking away, at just about 2:31 in this video shot by a local resident, the officer brutally uses his stun gun to tase Young in the back. Immediately, she falls flat on her face. It’s brutal.

 

No charges have been brought and the officer is currently on paid leave.

 

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Source: www.dailykos.com

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Marlene Pinnock, Woman Beaten by California Highway Patrolman, Settles for $1.5 Million

Marlene Pinnock, the 51-year-old woman punched repeatedly by California Highway Patrol officer Daniel Andrew on the side of a freeway in an incident caught on video, will receive $1.5 million under…

Source: goodblacknews.org

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SC trooper charged with felony in shooting Black man who had his hands Up! [VIDEO]

An S.C. trooper who stopped a man for a seat belt violation outside Columbia and then shot him – apparently without provocation – was arrested Wednesday and charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature.

Source: www.thestate.com

 

His hands were in the air when the officer shot him.

 

Remember #MikeBrown 

 

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Teen tackled, pinned by cops in school – CNN Video

 

A family says three police officers tackled and pinned a high school student to the floor for using her cell phone.

Source: www.cnn.com

 

What do you think? Should students be allowed to have smart phones in school?

 

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How Police Caught The Cop Who Allegedly Sexually Abused 8 Black Women

 

“Prosecutors say Officer Daniel Holtzclaw made a mistake after a series of sexual assaults on black women in Oklahoma City — he profiled the wrong woman. His family says he’s a victim of “solicited testimony” from women who have “personal motives” to lie. BuzzFeed News reports from the Oklahoma County courtroom where, Wednesday, prosecutors described a pattern of sexual harassment and assault.”

 

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Source: www.buzzfeed.com

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Chicago to settle police abuse lawsuit for $150,000

 

This week, the Chicago City Council Finance Committee approved a $150,000 settlement of a lawsuit filed by the manager of a tanning salon who was slapped and verbally abused by an officer during a police raid last year. Caught on camera.

 

Source: blog.angryasianman.com

 

How the police are when they think that no one is recording.

 

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One of the Los Angeles Police Officers Who Murdered Ezell Ford Has a History of Terrorizing Communities

While the autopsy results are being withheld from the family and public, both officers are on paid administrative leave.

Source: ushypocrisy.com

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A Video Survey of Police Interactions: Inequality in Black and White

Comparing examples of white and black Americans’ encounters with police seems to present undeniable evidence of injustice. But does this type of footage ever make a difference?

Source: www.theroot.com