Posted in Brutality, Related Incidents on September 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Several activist groups held an outdoor press conference in St. Paul to decry police brutality against peaceful protesters. more
Riot Police shoot cannons at protesters
Teargassing teenagers
RNC Police Arrest Amy Goodman at protest\
RNC Audience With The Mayor
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Posted in Related Incidents on September 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Written by Art Carden for independent.org,
Here are a few thoughts on the economics of apparent police brutality and media portrayals thereof
1. Judiciously edited video can be deceptive.
2. As stories like these develop, I predict that they will be cast as struggles between the state and individual rights as recognized under the first amendment.
3. [...]
Posted in Related Incidents on September 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Related Incidents on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Police in Denver arrested an ABC News producer as he and a camera crew were attempting to take pictures on a public sidewalk of Democratic senators and VIP donors leaving a private meeting at the Brown Palace Hotel. Police on the scene refused to tell ABC lawyers the charges against the [...]
Posted in Related Incidents on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Interesting fact about the Sean Bell trial. There was no jury, just a judge…..
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Posted in Related Incidents on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In a $20 million federal lawsuit filed against San Jose police and the city, three men accuse the department of racial profiling, claiming they were wrongfully arrested downtown.
Erick Sanchez of San Jose, Enrico Sagullo of San Mateo and Paul Cicala of Cathedral City charged that the city has developed a strong policy to essentially “roll [...]
Posted in Related Incidents, Rulings on August 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“In a series of changes this year, direct supervisors are being encouraged to forgo suspensions of officers who they believe will change their behavior – or just made a one-time mistake – and instead opt for written warnings.”
“Police officials believe the shift could turn around a department, forcing officers to think about their actions instead [...]
Posted in Related Incidents on August 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
WEST PALM BEACH, FL — The city of West Palm Beach and the West Palm Beach Police Department have been put on notice. Pablo Valenzuela’s attorney, Rudy Gurrola, says a lawsuit is coming.
Valenzuela was the victim of an alleged beating by three West Palm Beach officers after they say he robbed a CVS pharmacy. Officers Louis Schwartz [...]
Posted in Brutality, Related Incidents on August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
According to Durban-based Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR), which was involved in the case of Joe and his compatriots, incidents of police brutality and harassment of foreign nationals in Durban is “ongoing” and centres around “certain police stations”.
LHR’s Sherylle Dass said: “In Durban, we have ongoing reports of racist and discriminatory behaviour by police towards [...]
