Police say they shot and killed a 24-year-old man after he fired at squad cars responding to a domestic disturbance in the Ozaukee County community of Mequon.
Officers were called to an affluent neighborhood Sunday about 4:30 p.m. after shots were fired inside a home.
Police say the 24-year-old came outside and began firing at squad cars, [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Police Kill Man During Domestic Disturbance Call
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Excessive force trial delayed (Chicago, IL)
Posted in Rulings on November 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The trial of a pair of Calumet City police officers accused of using excessive force has been delayed to Jan. 14.
Keith Paprocki and Steven Lundy face charges of felony official misconduct and felony battery.
The trial was originally scheduled to start Nov. 6. On Thursday, Cook County Judge James B Linn said he was rescheduling the [...]
Police fatally shoot man in Everett
Posted in Deaths on November 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Bear Whalen may never know exactly what happened at his house early Saturday morning, but he wants to get as close to the truth as he can.
Three Everett police officers responding to a report of a burglary shot and killed Whalen’s roommate at his home in the 2400 block of 23rd Street.
The slain man owned [...]
Police taser autistic teen
Posted in Brutality on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
An Orlando police officer Tasered an autistic middle school student after the teen refused to leave a bathroom and broke the officer’s hand.
The incident happened Friday at Glenridge Middle School after a teacher called police. The 6-foot-5, 250-pound student was washing his hands when an officer confronted him. The boy then swung around an punched [...]
Slain son’s family sues city, officer (Fort Wayne, TX)
Posted in Rulings on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The family of a 24-year-old Guatemalan man shot and killed by Fort Wayne police last December is suing in federal court.
On Dec. 23, Jose Baudilio Lemus-Rodriguez was shot to death by Fort Wayne police officer James Arnold after a traffic stop. In a lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Fort Wayne, the estate [...]
POLICE BRUTALITY TARGETS MUSLIM CHILDREN
Posted in Brutality on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In a vicious racist attack last week portraying the extent of anti-Muslim tactics employed by police in Britain today, a 46 year old Muslim father picking up his children from school was brutally attacked by police officers in Leicestershire over what started off as a parking dispute. Mr Baddru Musani, was incredibly assaulted outside Spinney [...]
Chicago Family Says They Were Victims of Police Brutality on Election Night
Posted in Brutality on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
An African-American Chicago family has filed an Illinois police brutality lawsuit accusing four unnamed cops of hate crimes, excessive use of force, and battery. The incident allegedly occurred on Election Night, while the rest of the United States was celebrating the election of Barack Obama as the country’s first black president.
According to Christine Ballard and [...]
UPDATE ON POLICE BRUTALITY IN STOCKBRIDGE, GA
Posted in Brutality on November 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Sean Edwards, the victim of a cruel act of police brutality on Saturday 11/08/2008, is experiencing severe pain secondary to his injuries. His face is swollen and the scars on his face are red and raw (see attached photo). He is taking pain killers (tramadol and Ibuprofen) to ease the pain.
An official complaint was filed [...]
Malaysian Police Attack and Arrest Protestors Singing Nat’l Anthem
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Police Brutality Continues in Zimbabwe
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Riot police beat dozens of students and pro-democracy activists marching Tuesday in Zimbabwe’s capital to demand a new government to tackle the country’s worsening economic and political crisis.
Dozens of university students and activists from the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA), a pro-democracy pressure group, held hands as they marched through downtown Harare.
Riot police used to [...]
