Or is criticizing a legal system that allows cops to kill citizens whenever they feel like it more nuanced than that? I guess that depends on whether you think or knee-jerk.[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Police Abuse’
January 4th, 2015 - 1:23 pm § in America
NYPD Officers Bring Shame on Themselves
For a second time groups of police officers attending a funeral for Officers Rafael Ramos, left, and Wenjian Liu turned their backs on New York City mayor Bill de Blasio as he read a eulogy for a fallen officer. The officers, a smaller group then at the funeral for Officer Ramos, acted despite a r[...]
January 2nd, 2015 - 9:46 pm § in Uncategorized
Black woman’s death in police custody ruled a homicide
“The manner of death of a woman who died in Cleveland police custody has been ruled a homicide. … Tanisha Anderson died Nov. 12 … in the custody of officers while having a mental-health episode. Relatives say the 37-year-old was schizophrenic and claim an officer used excessive [...]
January 2nd, 2015 - 2:21 pm § in America
Cop assaults NYC subway worker
“A hulking brute grabbed a 28-year-old MTA employee up in a bear hug at a Bronx train station, shoved her onto the platform and began choking her in an unprovoked attack – then ran away smiling, authorities said Wednesday. The victim, who was on duty and in full uniform, was standing on[...]
December 30th, 2014 - 11:03 pm § in Misc.
Maybe we could all get along …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sbCzXQsVoQ … if (some) cops weren’t such assholes.[...]
December 29th, 2014 - 6:19 pm § in Misc.
It’s Time To Fire NYC Cops
Hundreds of NYPD cops continue to disrespect the mayor at every opportunity. The latest display occurred when officers booed him while he was giving a commencement speech at the city’s police academy. This involves more than a personal grudge, it’s a clash between police and civilian au[...]
December 24th, 2014 - 12:54 pm § in Uncategorized
LAPD cops mock Michael Brown
Michael Brown learned a lesson about a messin’ With a badass policeman And he’s bad, bad Michael Brown Baddest thug in the whole damn town Badder than old King Kong Meaner than a junkyard dog Two men took to fightin’ And Michael punched in through the door And Michael looked like s[...]
December 23rd, 2014 - 4:40 pm § in Uncategorized
Black NYC cops fear white cops, complain of being profiled
NYPD is notorious for its blatant racial profiling, from which its own black officers aren’t exempt. Reuters, a news agency, interviewed 25 black male officers of the NYPD, 15 retired and 10 active, and “all but one said that, when off duty and out of uniform, they had been victims of [...]
December 22nd, 2014 - 7:17 pm § in Misc.
‘Atlantic’ magazine blasts partisan exploitation of police tragedy
It’s exceedingly rare for NYPD cops to be gunned down in the line of duty, despite NYC having the nation’s largest police force with over 34,000 uniformed officers. These were the first such cop killings in over 3 years. The nation’s heart goes out to the families of the slain offi[...]
December 22nd, 2014 - 11:25 am § in Misc.
Fired Milwaukee cop not charged for killing homeless man
A Milwaukee cop who was fired for killing a mentally ill homeless black man won’t be criminally charged because he acted in self-defense, the county prosecutor announced today. The cop was dispatched to conduct a “welfare check” on a man seen sleeping in a downtown park. When the c[...]