WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. – A railroad worker claims in a lawsuit he was physically assaulted by a police officer in Walnut Ridge for simply doing his job – and when he tried to file a complaint, he was charged with two crimes. Now, the man is suing the City of Walnut Ridge, its police chief, … Read more
Philadelphia – Imagine sitting down in a cafe with a mate, and not ordering anything because you were waiting for another friend, only to have police storm the place and arrest you. Sounds ridiculous, right? For two men sitting in a Philadelphia Starbucks this situation unfortunately became their reality. Footage filmed by a witness in … Read more
21 Oct 2014 A Tracy, California man captured his harassment at the hands of two members of his local police department’s SWAT team for filming them in a public space, the Free Thought Project reported. “I’m not doing anything illegal, am I?” the cameraman, who identified himself as Troy Stevenson, asks one of the officers. … Read more
31 Oct 2015 A black man walking home from work was stopped and then frisked by an Alabama police officer after the cop told him he “didn’t like the way he was walking.” According to Deonte Lynn, he walking from his job at a Subway store in Pleasant Grove, to a nearby shopping center to … Read more
3/07/16 The Cincinnati Police Department is investigating a videotaped pedestrian arrest that took place Feb. 6. According to Cincinnati.com, Charles Harrell, 29, began filming Police Officer Baron Osterman, who was slowly following him on a bicycle. “This is what we have to go through in Cincinnati,” Harrell said in the video. “You can’t be a … Read more
6/23/16 Chalk up being a real estate agent and doing marketing comparisons in the neighborhood of a house you’re trying to sell to yet another thing black folks can’t do. An unidentified real estate agent’s police-stop video has gone viral after he was pulled over by a Randolph County, N.C., cop. According to the video, … Read more
When officers ordered him out of the car, a young man hit record on his smartphone, and he captured not-so-polite words from police. “Plain and simple, if you f— with me, I’m going to break your leg before you get the chance to run. I’m being honest I don’t screw around,” the officer said. Mohamed’s … Read more
A Pennsylvania woman is seeking justice after she says she was assaulted by a cop after coming to the defense of three Black girls who were forcibly removed from a local theater for unclear reasons. Melanie Carter posted footage of the ordeal to her Facebook page, saying she arrived at the Phoenix Theater in North … Read more
In video uploaded to WorldStar Hip Hop, a Boston police officer is seen harassing a black man just walking down the street, peppering him with questions about whether he has a job before sarcastically mocking him as a “contributor” to society. In the video, the unidentified black man claims he had just exited his Uber … Read more
For years, Black and Latino residents of Milwaukee have protested the fact that they and their neighborhoods have been consistently and unfairly targeted for overzealous police stops. They were right to do so. New expert evidence unmasks the city’s stop-and-frisk program for what it is: a program that encourages routine stops of individuals that are … Read more
1 Mar 2015 Devaugh Frierson, known to his friends as “Bo,” was out with friends in San Francisco when police responded to a call claiming that a group of people were involved in an altercation, though those on the scene claim they were joking around and may have been racially profiled. When police arrived, they … Read more
May 21, 2012 A uniformed NYPD sergeant was caught on video unleashing a vulgar tirade against a group of Brooklyn men — threatening them with his gun even while condoning their criminal behavior, The Post has learned. Sgt. Lesly Charles even indicated that some criminal activity is apparently OK on his beat — as long … Read more