Journalist witnesses ‘wanton brutality’

Allegations of police brutality are being levelled against a covert intelligence assault team whose members allegedly shot a disarmed suspected robber moments after he was arrested.
The alleged robber, who had earlier been wielding an R4 semi-automatic rifle, along with four other suspects, armed with 9mm pistols, were caught shortly before they could attack an embassy [...]

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Police kill suspect in cabdriver’s slaying

Evansville police fatally shot a man suspected of killing a cabdriver.
Vanderburgh County sheriff’s deputies identified the suspect as 20-year-old Christopher N. Banister. He died at a hospital after Tuesday night’s shooting.
Police said Banister was shot after a foot chase into an apartment complex. They say he fired shots at officers who were pursuing him.
Banister was [...]

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Questions Arise Around Tenager’s Death During Traffic Stop

Policeman’s account of events:
It’s not clear why 17-year-old Billey Joe Johnson was stopped in Lucedale, but authorities say the junior tailback shot himself with a shotgun after the deputy walked back to the patrol car to run a license check.
“The deputy was sitting in his patrol vehicle … when he heard a gunshot and saw [...]

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Police Batter Young Woman (Ottowa, CA)

First hand account of the incident:
I arrived at the corner of Bank and MacLaren this afternoon as three police officers were trying to put an unconscious, handcuffed woman into the back of a van. She looked like a rag doll.
Then they changed their minds and laid her out on the sidewalk and sent for an [...]

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Trial Begins For HPD Officer Accused Of Brutality At UH Game

A year after University of Hawaii fans complained of post-game police brutality, an officer facing criminal charges appeared in court on Monday.
Officer Joseph Lum may argue that the force he used was necessary.
As UH sealed its victory over the University of Washington last year, police ordered to keep fans off the field were quickly overwhelmed. [...]

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Maryland Police Targeted in Two Separate Police Brutality Lawsuits

Two recent Maryland lawsuits have brought the topic of police brutality to the media forefront. Last week, a judge ruled that teenager Eric Bush can sue the city of Baltimore for Maryland personal injury even though he had missed the deadline for letting the city know he intended to sue. The judge said Bush showed [...]

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Policeman Indicted using Youtube Footage

The police officer who seemingly randomly picked a bicyclist out of a critical mass crowd to tackle has been indicted for falsifying records and could also soon be charged with misdemeanor assault. The YouTube video [below], which went viral soon after the incident, was instrumental in the indictment.

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“Streets Of Freedom” Film on Police Brutality

Streets of Freedom was filmed in New York City in October 2008 by producer Rebecca “B FRESH” McDonald, honoring the many survivors of police brutality, those organizing for change, and mobilizing for justice through Hip-Hop.

From Rebecca McDonald:
We are in a STATE OF EMERGENCY- a police state where continual harassment, brutalization and [...]

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St.Tammany Parish police brutality suit settled

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office has settled out of court a 5-year-old lawsuit in which a Folsom woman claimed she was beaten by a deputy after a dispute at a Mandeville area carwash.

The suit alleged that Holly Ray Bush, now 23, was seriously injured when a detective slammed her face into a car after [...]

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Police Brutaly Beat 64 Year Old Man

Robert Davis was arrested for being drunk, but a police said his using force was “not appropriate”. Video recorded by an journalist cameraman clearly shows Robert Davis being punched and kicked several times by a group of police officers.Police in USA once again having their own laws.

Courtesy of PolicyBrutality.Info

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