Netflix’s original series, Seven Seconds, places a magnifying glass on the issue of police brutality in America, a conundrum that has been prevalent on American soil for decades. Now, thanks to the show’s creator Veena Sud, she cleverly attempted to deconstruct the problem in her new story. Since watching the lives of so many young … Read more
Police arresting a 25-year-old man who refused to leave a Brooklyn Target punched the man as they pinned him to the ground, a video posted online shows. As four officers pin the squirming Alando Brissett down on the floor of the Flatlands store, a male and female officer punched him in the back several times, … Read more
21 Jun 2016 A video appearing to show a Chicago police officer stomp on a man’s head as another officer has him pinned on the ground has led to an investigation of the incident, according to the Chicago Police Department. In the cellphone footage recorded by witness Terrance Hobson, an officer can be seen trying … Read more
25 Jun 2016 INDIANAPOLIS – An Indianapolis police officer is under investigation after he was caught on video slamming a handcuffed teenager into a wall. The video shows the 17-year-old with his hands handcuffed behind his back. The teen responded to IMPD Officer Robert Chappell’s question about seeing his ID. Chappell then slams the teen … Read more
September 30, 2016 A Lorain, Ohio man has filed a civil suit against his local police department over what he says was an excessively violent arrest in September 2014. Now a local news outlet has obtained police dash cam footage showing officers violently slamming his head into the front windshield of a police vehicle, with … Read more
May 20, 2009 Five police officers in Birmingham, Ala., were fired Tuesday evening for beating an unconscious man as revealed in a video recently obtained by top city officials, according to reporting from the Birmingham News. The video shows police officers violently beating an unconscious suspect after a 22-minute interstate chase. Captured from inside a … Read more
MESA, AZ – On Friday, Mesa police were trying to explain why an elderly woman was left badly bruised after an encounter with their officers. The 84-year-old woman’s family took pictures of her bruises in the hospital. Officers were at her home looking for a suicidal man on Wednesday. When she answered the door, she … Read more
MILWAUKEE COUNTY — A correctional officer attacks a child inside the Milwaukee County Juvenile Detention Center. FOX6 Investigators show you the video that’s never been released. Plus, the alarming lack of action by supervisors and administrators who knew all about it. The juvenile guard was fired and charged with a crime last summer for an … Read more
November 20, 2013 If only he had been wearing a helmet, to protect his face from their fists. San Francisco police are accused of police brutality after a bicyclist was filmed with bloody injuries after he was caught riding his bike on the sidewalk. Shocking video shows D’Paris Charles “DJ” Williams, 20, being carried away … Read more
SAN DIEGO – A San Diego man said he was defending himself when he punched a San Diego Police officer in the face twice. It happened February 3rd while police were trying to disperse people away from Chicano Park in Barrio Logan. “I was walking down the street and the cops pulled up to me. … Read more
HONOLULU – The city is preparing to settle a lawsuit over the controversial arrest of a man from more than five years ago. That’s after two judges suspected the Honolulu Police Department wasn’t forthcoming in what it knew about the case. Cellphone video obtained by Hawaii News Now captured the arrest of Jonah Kaahu on … Read more
Nov 17, 2010 We have learned about a video that the SPD has had in evidence for a while but didn’t use to reprimand its officer until today, which shows a Seattle cop kicking a 17-year-old boy in the groin even though his hands were up and wasn’t a threat to the officers, according to … Read more