A police officer has been acquitted after video surfaced showing him throwing a dog into a suspect’s car.
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Video of mentally ill Kelly Thomas beaten to death by Fullerton Police
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New video of mentally ill Kelly Thomas before beaten to death by Fullerton Police. More Info http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/05/08/men...
Community Village‘s insight:
Hat Tip to BlackButterflyy
http://blackbutterfly7.wordpress.com/2014/01/13/verdict-in-the-killing-of-kelly-thomas/
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‘We called for help, and they killed my son,’ North Carolina man says
70 seconds: That’s how long a North Carolina family says it took for things to go horribly wrong after they called police for help with their mentally ill son.
Community Village‘s insight:
If you call the police for “help”, be aware that the police carry guns. The police will use their guns if they feel their life is being threatened.
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Dad Calls Cops on Son to Teach Him a Lesson, Cops Shoot Son Dead
A father’s attempt to teach his son a lesson for taking his truck without permission ended in tragedy Monday after a local police officer shot the teenager dead.
Community Village‘s insight:
Never call the cops on your kids or family or friends, unless your life is in danger.
The cops have guns and will use them if they feel it’s necessary.
The officer was told to back off – but never did.
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Jesus Huerta 17 died from ALLEGED self-inflicted gunshot WHILE HANDCUFFED in the back of a police cruiser
“The Durham Police Department says Huerta died on November 19 from a self-inflicted gunshot while handcuffed in the back of a police cruiser.”
Community Village‘s insight:
A similar incident happened to Chavis Carter a 21-year old American male who was found dead from a gunshot while handcuffed in the back of a police patrol car on July 29, 2012
The police car’s recording device in the Carter case had “problems” and didn’t record the sound just before and at the time of the shooting.
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Jailer brutally slams DUI suspect’s head into brick wall while handcuffed
OCALA, FL — Corrections Officer Charles Craig Broaderick slammed the head of a man who was handcuffed into a concrete wall at the Marion County Florida Jail In October of 2013.
Blood from the suspect, James Duckworth, 33, can be seen smeared all over the wall.
The jailer thought the man was “spitting” at officers so he slammed his head into the wall. The video shows that it was more likely the man trying to remove a hairball from his mouth, without the use of his hands.
Video courtesy of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.
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California cops sued for firing Taser at teenager’s testicles
A black teenager is suing the city of Richmond, CA after a local police officer reportedly tasered him in the testicles.
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Student Shot To Death After Asking Cop, ‘Oh, You’re Gonna Shoot Me?’
A witness says that a college student in San Antonio was shot to death Friday after sarcastically asking a campus cop, “Oh, you’re gonna shoot me?
Community Village‘s insight:
Witness says cop shot student 5 or 6 times.
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Catholic college police officer kills student after struggle, university says
A campus officer shot and killed a student at a Texas Catholic university after a traffic stop.
Community Village‘s insight:
Cameron was shot multiple times.
We need to demand that all police have working lapel cameras and working dashboard cameras.
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Unarmed Man Shot At By NYPD Has Been Charged With Assault Because Bullets Hit Bystanders
Glenn Broadnax, a 35-year-old black man from Brooklyn, was unarmed on the night of September 14 when NYPD officers shot at him in the middle of Times Square, striking two bystanders. Instead…
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