Police riot squads were an inescapable presence at the recent demonstration against white supremacists at a “free speech” rally in Boston, just as they had been a week earlier in Charlottesville. Soon after the event was cut short and a handful of white supremacists were safely escorted by police to waiting vans, buses approached Boston … Read more
James Owens spent years wrestling with addiction and mental illness as he tried to eke out a normal life. In January, city cops snatched that life away with a bullet, his grieving nephew said Saturday. “(He) was gunned down like a wild animal in his own home,” John Martin said about his 63-year-old uncle, who … Read more
McLEAN, Va. — A Virginia man says police failed to come to his aid as he was beaten by white supremacists during Saturday’s violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, that led to three deaths. Photos and video of the beating inflicted on 21-year-old DeAndre Harris have gone viral. Police said Tuesday they are investigating the incident, … Read more
Advocates for people of color and immigrants protesting police brutality showed up to the NYPD’s annual “National Night Out Against Crime” to outline their “vision of safety” for their communities, which they said should center on community investments rather than a heavy police presence. “Night Out For Safety and Liberation,” established by the Ella Baker … Read more
Capitol Hill Police have forcibly removed protesters in wheelchairs from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office on the same day Republicans released their latest healthcare plan. Approximately 60 protesters – many of them in wheelchairs – flooded Mr McConnell’s office around 11 am on Thursday. Some made their way inside the office, lifting themselves out … Read more
Six police officers have been injured, with four taken to hospital, following a protest in London over the death of a man after a traffic stop. One male police sergeant suffered facial injuries and a female constable sustained head injuries as demonstrators threw “a number of objects” toward officers at the scene in Stratford, east … Read more
When black-clad marchers began smashing windows in Washington, D.C., on Inauguration Day, the city’s police force — reputedly the best in the country at upholding protesters’ rights during disruptive demonstrations — went nuclear. Officers quickly deployed pepper spray, tear gas, and crowd-control grenades of various types. The Metropolitan Police Department opted to “kettle” everyone on the streets nearby the … Read more
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing police in Washington, DC, of violating the constitutional rights of protesters, journalists, and legal observers during mass arrests on President Trump’s Inauguration Day. The lawsuit accuses Metropolitan Police Department officers of making unlawful arrests and using excessive force, pointing to the use of pepper … Read more
Protests continue against police brutality in the United States, two days after a white police officer was acquitted of killing an African-American man in Saint Paul, Minnesota, last year. Hundreds of people gathered in New York City on Saturday to demand justice for Philando Castile who was killed by Officer Jeronimo Yanez inside his car … Read more
Hundreds of people joined a march to end police brutality on Saturday. The protest was called “A March for Jordan,” inspired by Jordan Edwards, an unarmed teenager killed by a Balch Springs police officer earlier in April. Mothers Against Police Brutality, Texas Organizing Project, and other groups hosted the march that started at St. Paul … Read more
A judge has ruled that a lawsuit against the NYPD for officers’ use of a Long Range Acoustic Device sound cannon at a Black Lives Matter protest can proceed, because “sound can be used as a force.” The city had sought to get the federal lawsuit thrown out in part on the basis that “the … Read more
via RT A Washington jury has convicted a Code Pink activist of disorderly conduct after she laughed in a Senate confirmation hearing for Attorney General Jeff Sessions. She was also charged with “parading,” combined charges that could result in 12 months in jail. The jury’s conviction of 61-year-old Desiree Fairooz was announced Wednesday. “Our jury … Read more