A University of Cincinatti patrol officer who shot a black motorist in the head 10 days ago has been indicted for murder. The prosecutor said Officer Ray Tensing “should never have been a police officer” and “purposely killed” Samuel DuBose. Tensing claimed DuBose dragged him[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Police Abuse’
July 28th, 2015 - 12:15 pm § in Misc.
What would happen if citizens who shot cops were treated like cops who shoot citizens?
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July 28th, 2015 - 10:29 am § in Misc.
Police union weeps for Seattle cop who mistreated elderly black man
Seattle cop Cynthia Whitlatch has been on paid leave for nearly a year. She was taken off street duty after arresting a 69-year-old black man for using a golf club as a walking cane, and lying in her arrest report that he used the golf club as a weapon by swinging it at her. Her […][...]
July 28th, 2015 - 9:27 am § in Misc.
Road raging off-duty cop threatens to kill confused driver
To the 25-year-old lost and confused driver who “messed up” and drove the wrong way through a traffic circle, the man in shorts and tank top who jumped out of a red pickup truck and yelled expletives at him appeared to be a road rager. So he put his car in reverse and began backing [&hel[...]
July 26th, 2015 - 5:54 pm § in Misc.
‘I was almost another dead black male’
Alex Landau was 19 when a Denver cop pulled him over for an illegal left turn on Jan. 15, 2009. Soon, three cops were on the scene. Landau’s white passenger was arrested for pot possession. When Landau insisted police needed a warrant to search his car, they beat him unconscious. The cuts on h[...]
July 20th, 2015 - 10:43 pm § in Misc.
FBI agents don’t kill teen with toy gun
FBI agents who went to a Chattanooga apartment complex looking for someone who associated with the gunman who killed five military recruiters last week didn’t shoot a 15-year-old boy who pointed an air soft rifle at them, even though he failed several times to comply with their orders to get o[...]
July 17th, 2015 - 4:13 pm § in Misc.
Bloodied girl sues cop bully for $500K
This 18-year-old Colorado Springs girl was arrested for interfering while police arrested her boyfriend. Handcuffed in a hospital waiting room, a cop forcibly shoved her into a chair, and she reflexively kicked him. He then grabbed her and violently slammed her face-first to the floor, knocking out [...]
July 15th, 2015 - 9:56 pm § in Uncategorized
Why did Snoqualmie hire this cop?
America’s police are under intense scrutiny following a string of highly-publicized incidents of police violence against civilians, especially blacks, that have resulted in deaths of innocent (and not-so-innocent) people, provoked protests, and left municipalities paying expensive legal settle[...]
July 13th, 2015 - 10:15 pm § in Uncategorized
NYC to pay $5.9M to Eric Garner’s family
New York City has settled a lawsuit arising from the police killing of Eric Garner for $5.9 million, CBS News reports. Garner was killed when police accosted him for selling cigarets and a cop put him in a chokehold. The family previously had rejected a $5 million settlement offer. Click here for st[...]