Blog Index Keyword(s): police brutality
Apr 10, 2015: In southern California, NBC Channel 4 video shot from a helicopter shows several San Bernardino County deputies beating 30-year old Francis Jared Pusok when arresting him at the end of a chase … Continue reading San Bernardino County Deputies Beat Man After Chase
Dec 7, 2017: U.S. District Judge David Norton sentenced Michael Slager to 20 years in prison, deciding that Slager had in fact committed second-degree murder in the shooting death of Walter Scott. Former S.C. Officer … Continue reading South Carolina Police Officer Charged with Murder in Shooting of Black Man
May 12, 2015: In Madison, Wisconsin, Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne announced that Officer Matt Kenny used "lawful use of deadly police force" and will not face charges in the March 6, 2015 shooting … Continue reading Unarmed Nineteen-Year-Old Shot and Killed by Madison Wisconsin Police Officer
Feb 5, 2015: A grand jury in Philadelphia charged Philadelphia Police Officers Sean McKnight and Kevin Robinson with aggravated assault, criminal conspiracy, reckless endangerment, lying to authorities, falsifying records and obstructing justice in the May, … Continue reading Philadelphia Police Officers Charged with Aggravated Assault
Dec 30, 2014: New Jersey police shot and killed unarmed Jerame Reid in Bridgeton, New Jersey during a traffic stop. Police dashboard video shows the encounter in its entirety. Video shows man shot by New … Continue reading New Jersey Police Shoot Unarmed Man
Jul 7, 2022: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3549624-officer-who-fatally-shot-tamir-rice-withdraws-from-small-town-police-force Dec 29, 2020: DOJ closes probe into Tamir Rice shooting with no charges | The Hill May 30, 2017: Timothy Loehmann, the police officer who shot and killed Tamir Rice, was … Continue reading Cleveland Police Shoot and Kill 12-Year-Old Tamir Rice
Oct 25, 2021: Judicial inquiry begins looking into Eric Garner's death at hands of NYPD | ABC News Aug 20, 2019: Eric Garner's family, fired officer both vow to keep fighting after NYPD decision | … Continue reading Eric Garner Chokehold Death in New York City
Jun 23, 2017: City Attorney Apollo Carey disclosed that the parents of Michael Brown received a $1.5 million settlement. Michael Brown's family receives $1.5 million settlement in wrongful death lawsuit | CBS News Jun 20, … Continue reading Michael Brown Shooting in Ferguson Missouri