An autopsy ruled his death a homicide and earlier today, the six officers involved in the death of Baltimore’s Freddie Gray, found out that they will all be formally charged with his death. After hearing of the impending charges against all the officers, Freddie Gray’s mother, Gloria Darden, expressed joy in hearing the news. “I… Continue reading Freddie Gray’s Mother – “You can rest, Freddie. You can rest. You can be in peace now”
Category: Racial profiling
Police Officers Charged in The Murder of Freddie Gray
This is not a win for anybody. This is just a starting point in holding those who use the badge to kill others accountable for their actions. In other words, this is justice. You kill someone, let a judge and jury decide the outcome, not the police union. Baltimore’s State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced Friday… Continue reading Police Officers Charged in The Murder of Freddie Gray
Video Police Shooting of 17 Year Old Laquan McDonald Revealed – Video
There is a video of the actual police shooting of 17-year old Laquan McDonald in Chicago last October, but the video is not being released at this point because of an active investigation. According to the police report, the officer who pulled the trigger “was scared for his life” and shot the teenager in his chest.… Continue reading Video Police Shooting of 17 Year Old Laquan McDonald Revealed – Video
Another Police Shooting Caught on Camera – Another Black Man dies – Video
Eric Harris is just another man gunned down by a police officer… a reserved police officer… with the incident caught on camera. Harris was involved in an undercover drug operation when things went south. The video shows him exiting a car and running away, being chased by police officers and Robert Bates, a 74 year… Continue reading Another Police Shooting Caught on Camera – Another Black Man dies – Video
Detroit’s “Serve and Protect” Gang Members Almost Beat Another Civilian to Death – Video
It’s as if we’re all guilty and must be proven innocent in the courts. What other reason would there be for police officers to pull a man out of his car and beat him, with one officer throwing the man to the ground, applying a chokehold to the man, then punching the man 16 times in… Continue reading Detroit’s “Serve and Protect” Gang Members Almost Beat Another Civilian to Death – Video
Man Gets Accosted and Assaulted By NYPD for… Dancing – Video
Dancing. Yes, dancing. That was all it took for the NYPD to “protect and serve” this man, who committed the unthinkable crime of dancing on a public New York street. The man, a YouTuber named Alexander BOK, took up the #DanceDares challenge by TV personality Ellen Degeneres, who dares ordinary people to dance behind a perfect stranger without… Continue reading Man Gets Accosted and Assaulted By NYPD for… Dancing – Video
Autopsy Reveals – LAPD Police Shot Black Man in The Back “Execution” Style
The shooting is being called an execution by the victim’s family. And according to eye witnesses, the victim, Ezell Ford, was laying face down when police pumped a bullet into his back. The autopsy reveals that his bullet was shot at close range. The autopsy stated that the shot to Ezell Ford’s back and another… Continue reading Autopsy Reveals – LAPD Police Shot Black Man in The Back “Execution” Style
Report – Even Black NYPD Cops Get Profiled By White Cops
An interesting story by Reuters details how some active and retired black police officers are treated when off duty or out of uniform. They too are profiled. Reuters interviewed 25 African American male officers on the NYPD, 15 of whom are retired and 10 of whom are still serving. All but one said that they… Continue reading Report – Even Black NYPD Cops Get Profiled By White Cops
Hillary Clinton – “Yes, black lives matter”
I was getting worried there. The silence coming from the Hillary camp in regards to the nationwide protects going on these days, was deafening. But on Tuesday, Speaking to an audience after receiving an award from The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights in New York, Hillary declared, “yes, black lives matter.”… Continue reading Hillary Clinton – “Yes, black lives matter”
Chenk Uygur to Cleveland Police – “For Christ’s sake, be a human for a second” – Video
I remember watching the clip below of MSNBC’s interview with the Cleveland police union who kept insisting that the police officer who murdered of 12 year old Tamir Rice was “justified,” and while watching, all these questions and comments started coming to mind as I listened to the unbelievable cops-are-always-right nonsense coming from the cop.… Continue reading Chenk Uygur to Cleveland Police – “For Christ’s sake, be a human for a second” – Video
Watch Andrew Hawkins Exercise his First Amendment Rights – Justice for Tamir – Video
He made the news not because he chose to exercise his first Amendment rights to call for justice for Tamir Rice – the 12 year old who was killed by police for playing with a toy gun in a Cleveland park – Andrew Hawkins of the Cleveland Browns made news because he was attacked by… Continue reading Watch Andrew Hawkins Exercise his First Amendment Rights – Justice for Tamir – Video
Cleveland Browns Player Defends His Decision to Wear “Justice for Tamir” T-Shirt
(AP Photo/Bill Wippert) He used his constitutionally protected First Amendment right to speak his mind on the violence exhibited against blacks and other minorities by police, with his choice to wear a t-shirt calling for justice for Tamir. For this, Andrew Hawkins, the wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns, was slammed by the police union… Continue reading Cleveland Browns Player Defends His Decision to Wear “Justice for Tamir” T-Shirt