2015/01/31 VICTORVILLE — A left-behind family of a man killed by cops has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against San Bernardino County for excessive force. Dante Parker was electrocuted as many as 27 times as cops shot him repeatedly with a Taser gun, according to the lawsuit. Dante’s five children and his wife were devastated … Read more
SEATTLE — Jesse Hagopian was peacefully walking down the street during a Martin Luther King Jr Celebration earlier this month. He never expected that a crazed cop would begin screaming and randomly pepper spraying anybody in sight. Jesse has filed a lawsuit, claiming that the police had no reason to spray him with mace. RELATED: … Read more
2015/01/28 CLEVELAND — A disturbing report has surfaced involving a Cleveland police officer who beat a disabled veteran. According to reports, the officer beat the disabled veteran because the veteran called him a “jerk.” Narlin Shadd was leaving a Cleveland Indians game on Friday night as Officer Alvin White was directing traffic. RELATED: Cop Shoots … Read more
PINELLAS — Sheriff’s Deputy Raymond Ferrio was the subject of an investigation after footage was released showing him abuse a disabled man in a wheelchair. In the video, Deputy Ferrio can be seen dragging the man out of a wheelchair by his neck. RELATED: Officer Found “Not Guilty” After Beating Man in Wheelchair (Raw Video) … Read more
STAMFORD — Officer Silas Redd has been granted a stay in a program for alcohol treatment after he was caught attacking his wife and placing her in a headlock, according to reports. Originally Officer Redd was supposed to be arraigned on a charge of breach of peace, but because he is receiving alcohol treatment, the … Read more
2015/01/11 BATON ROUGE — A deeply disturbing video has surfaced online showing a man dying after six cops dogpiled him and tortured him while he was restrained. The incident began when Ervin Edwards, 38, was approached by officers at a gas station. The officers accused him of “disturbing the peace.” Once the video starts, Edwards … Read more
CHATTANOOGA — Disturbing video footage has surfaced online showing officers kicking a man in the head and torturing him while he was restrained on the ground. The incident occurred when officers with the Mid-Missouri “Drug Task Force” attempted to perform a raid on Timothy Whittle’s home. Officers Chin and Bartlett were dressed in plain clothes … Read more
2015/01/10 NEW YORK — An innocent 28-yr-old woman working as an MTA employee in a subway station was brutally shoved and choked in an unprovoked attack, according to reports. The woman was working in the station at around 2:30 AM when a huge man ran over to her and attacked her. RELATED: Cop Smiles With … Read more
CHATTANOOGA — A police officer has been charged with domestic assault after being reported for hitting his own mother-in-law in her face. Officer David Catchings was already facing a charge from an incident four months ago when he was suspected of driving drunk. In that previous incident he was seen driving through traffic lights and … Read more
Richard Becker | GlobalResearch.ca One area in which the U.S. is unquestionably exceptional is the level of state violence directed against African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans and working and poor people of all nationalities. U.S. police killings outnumber those in other developed capitalist countries by as much as 100-1. How many people are killed every year … Read more
2014/12/20 NEW YORK — A disturbing video has surfaced online showing a police officer dressed in a camouflage jacket — as if he were in a warzone — running up to a handcuffed 12-yr-old child and repeatedly pounding the child from behind. Cops are often trained to keep their fists or batons low when they … Read more
SEATTLE — New raw footage has been released showing a police officer in Seattle punch a woman in the face. The woman was handcuffed at the time that the officer punched her. Seattle police released the digital in-car video of a police officer punching a handcuffed woman after she assaulted him. Now, a prosecutor with … Read more