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2016/08/06 Adam Klasfeld | Courthouse News Service On the fourth day of anti-policing protests at New York City Hall, a Staten Island legislator proposed a “Blue Lives Matter” bill that would turn attacks on police officers into hate crimes in New York. Recently passed in Louisiana and proposed in several other states, “Blue Lives Matter” … Read more

Ryan Kocian | Courthouse News Service AUSTIN, Texas (CN) — Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo apologized for the violent arrest of a black woman by white officers during a traffic stop in June 2015, of which one of the officers later made racially derogatory comments. In a Thursday press conference, Acevedo said there is a … Read more

Andrew Emett | The Free Thought Project Austin, TX – Pulled over for driving 15 mph over the speed limit, an elementary school teacher was recorded on police dash cam video being slammed to the ground twice by an overly aggressive cop. After the woman was placed in the back of a patrol car, two … Read more

Amanda Froelich | True Activist In recent weeks, there has been more news concerning police brutality and fatalities than all of 2016. First, a man named Alton Sterling was killed by police in seemingly unjust circumstances; then, a man named Philando Castile was unlawfully shot four times in his car while his girlfriend and her … Read more

Update: August 25, 2016 NASHUA, New Hampshire (CBS) — A New Hampshire State Trooper pleaded guilty Thursday to assaulting a man accused of leading police on a chase from Massachusetts to New Hampshire in May. Former Trooper Andrew Monaco was given no jail time in exchange for pleading guilty to three counts of simple assault … Read more

Claire Bernish | The Free Thought Project An excessive force lawsuit has been filed against Rosenberg Police Department over a brutal and unnecessarily violent incident in July 2014 — partially captured on cell phone video footage. According to the suit, as Fox26 reported, Christine and Steven Saenz had been arguing with their daughter and retreated … Read more

2016/07/01 Matt Agorist | The Free Thought Project Court dismisses against maniac cop who unlawfully stopped an innocent woman, beat her, destroyed her phone, and falsified the report. Reading, PA – Caught on video punching an innocent woman in the face and destroying her cell phone for recording him, a Pennsylvania police officer faced criminal … Read more

Rebekah Kearn | Courthouse News Service. LOS ANGELES (CN) — With police departments under increased public scrutiny for brutality against minorities, a Hispanic man in Long Beach claims seven officers attacked him for publicly injecting insulin. Miguel Angel Llamas, age 67, is an insulin-dependent diabetic on dialysis with medical tubing attached to his arms, according … Read more

2016/05/19 Matt Agorist | The Free Thought Project Chicago, IL — Another disturbing video of another cop blowing a fuse has surfaced this week; this time the victim is a mentally ill patient who was restrained. Officer Clauzell Gause, who is 6’6″ and 235 pounds, was captured on surveillance footage from the Jackson Park Hospital … Read more

WENZHOU — Tens of thousands of enraged Chinese citizens crowded the streets after a horrific act of police abuse. The citizens killed four police officers, and troops were called to minimize the rebellion. According to reports, it began when the police were seen beating a woman in public. Crowds formed and demanded that the officers … Read more

Matt Agorist | The Free Thought Project Tacoma, WA — On May 24, 2014, 15-year-old Monique Tillman and her brother were riding their bikes when they were stopped and this young girl brutally assaulted by Tacoma Police Officer Jared Williams. Tillman and her brother had done nothing wrong, and were merely targetted by this ‘public servant’ because they … Read more