Metro transit police slammed a woman to the ground to arrest her for not paying to get on a bus. “When I look in the mirror all I say is ‘why me?’ Like why did this have to happen,” Diamond Rust told WUSA9. The arrest happened at a bus stop on Alabama Avenue in Southeast, … Read more
July 23, 2015 Denton, TX — A disturbing video was uploaded to Twitter yesterday that shows a heated arrest ending with a man being tasered. “After actually witnessing police brutality I look at that (expletive) a whole different way bro smh #DentonTx,” the accompanying tweet reads. According to police, they were called to the scene … Read more
18 AUG 2015 A man was tackled to the ground by a police officer as he stood outside a restaurant singing the Beach Boys’ hit Barbara Ann. Jim Ochse, 61, was approached by police in Allentown, Pennsylvania, as he blasted out the popular tune outside the Shula steakhouse. One video of the incident shows Mr … Read more
An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the arrest of a former South Pittsburg police officer, who has been charged with assault and official misconduct. At the request of 12th District Attorney General J. Michael Taylor, on Oct. 10, TBI special agents began investigating then-South Pittsburg police officer … Read more
September 4, 2015 Henryetta, OK — While police-worn body cameras can bring extra evidence into cases on both sides, they are far from a fix for police brutality. During a recent chase in Oklahoma, police can be heard whispering to each other to turn off their body cameras before one of the officers stomped on … Read more
8 Feb 2018 A sheriff’s deputy in Cumberland County, North Carolina was caught on camera this week blasting pepper spray in a high school student’s face. Local news station WRAL reports that the officer was at the high school to break up a physical fight that was occurring between two female students. At some point, … Read more
Pierre Coriolan’s family is asking for answers after the 58-year-old was shot and killed by police in the hallway of his apartment building last summer. “We cannot believe that police officers treat people this way,” a note from Joanne Coriolan, read by Haitian activist Maguy Métellus, states. “[He] was a loving and lovable man, a … Read more
A man who suffered severe burns when Citrus Heights police pinned him to the ground in a restaurant parking lot on a hot day last June has filed a claim asking for compensation of more than $26 million from the city. James Bradford Nelson spent nearly two months in the hospital recovering from burns to … Read more
Nov 9, 2015 Tuscaloosa police are investigating after a video has surfaced of a team of officers cursing, Tasing and using a nightstick on at least one student during an arrest at an apartment early today. Police were reportedly called to 12th Avenue Place Apartments on Frank Thomas Avenue about 3 a.m. on a noise … Read more
Ice Cube is a household name, but when he started with the West Coast hip-hop group N.W.A. he never could have imagined their songs would resonate with so many people. No song has had more staying power and popularity than the classic anti-police brutality anthem “Fuck tha Police”. Ice Cube sat down and talked about … Read more
In 2012, Darren Rainey was serving a two year sentence at Dade Prison for a non-violent drug offense. Mr. Rainey, who battled mental illness, reportedly had defecated in his cell and refused to clean it up. In retaliation, correctional officers brought Mr. Rainey to the showers and left him under what apparently was scalding hot … Read more
If there’s a “blue wall of silence” at the Seattle Police Department—a code of not speaking up about misconduct by fellow officers—Captain David Proudfoot doesn’t appear to be abiding by it. On the evening of January 3, 2015, a veteran Seattle police department officer named Clark Dickson punched a homeless 21-year-old in the head. Dickson … Read more