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
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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
Police Union Slams Brown’s Player for Wearing a “Justice For Tamir” Shirt – PIC
Apparently, professional athletes cannot have an opinion and if they do, they should not make their opinions known. That is the argument from the President of the Police Union in Cleveland, Jeff Follmer, who denounced Browns’ wide receiver Andrew Hawkins for wearing a “Justice for Tamir Rice” shirt during warm-ups. Follmer called Hawkins “pathetic” for… Continue reading Police Union Slams Brown’s Player for Wearing a “Justice For Tamir” Shirt – PIC
Woman Tased and Arrested for Videotaping Police – Video
Baltimore Police, apparently trying to eliminate the threat of a woman and her cell phone camera, tased and arrested the woman as she recorded them arresting another man. Video of the March 30 melee surfaced online this week. Police erased the 135-second recording from the woman’s phone, but it was recovered from her cloud account,… Continue reading Woman Tased and Arrested for Videotaping Police – Video
Being a Cop Showed Me How Violent and Racist Police Are
As a kid, I got used to being stopped by the police. I grew up in an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis. It was the kind of place where officers routinely roughed up my friends and family for no good reason. I hated the way cops treated me. But I knew police weren’t all bad. One of… Continue reading Being a Cop Showed Me How Violent and Racist Police Are
Tamir Rice’s Mother Speaks Out – Says Her Son’s Killers Should be Convicted (Video)
At a news conference in Cleveland today, Samaria Rice, mother of the slain 12 year old boy shot to death by police a couple of weeks ago, called for justice for her son and revealed that her daughter was also handcuffed by police after they killed her son Tamir. Rice said that when she got to… Continue reading Tamir Rice’s Mother Speaks Out – Says Her Son’s Killers Should be Convicted (Video)
Man Shot By Police in The Heart of Hollywood – PIC
No one seems to know how to deescalate a situation anymore. One person always go home to their family, which means the other person is more than likely making an unplanned, one way trip to the morgue. The shooting occurred about 7 p.m. at the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue in the heart… Continue reading Man Shot By Police in The Heart of Hollywood – PIC
What LeBron James, Amar’e Stoudemire and Sheldon Richardson Said About Police Violence
“It’s the same statement I made before,” James said after the Cavaliers finished shootaround Thursday before a 90-87 win over the New York Knicks. “It’s a sensitive subject right now. Violence is not the answer and retaliation isn’t the solution. As a society we just have to do better. I pray for the families of… Continue reading What LeBron James, Amar’e Stoudemire and Sheldon Richardson Said About Police Violence
OMG – White South Caroline Cop Indicted in Shooting Death of Black Man – Video
Now this is something you probably haven’t heard in, like forever! On Wednesday, the same day a New York grand jury refused to hold police accountable in the choking death of Eric Garner, another grand jury in South Carolina brought charges against a white cop who shot and kill a black man in 2011! I… Continue reading OMG – White South Caroline Cop Indicted in Shooting Death of Black Man – Video
Another Police Shooting – Unarmed Black Father of Four Shot Dead in Phoenix
According to Sgt. Trent Crump, spokesman for the Phoenix Police, the officer who has not been identified, “was doing exactly what we want him to do” when he shot and killed 34-year-old Rumain Brisbon. Friends and family said Brisbon was simply delivering dinner to his children on Tuesday night when the deadly encounter with police… Continue reading Another Police Shooting – Unarmed Black Father of Four Shot Dead in Phoenix
BAD COPS AND USELESS GRAND JURIES
As seen on America The Not So Beautiful By Mike Caccioppoli I’m so tired of writing about this crap. I’m sure you are tired of reading about it. None of us are surprised another grand jury didn’t indict a cop. Grand juries indict 99.9 percent of time. The .1 percent of the time they don’t… Continue reading BAD COPS AND USELESS GRAND JURIES
This Republican Blamed Obesity for Eric Garner’s Death
Rep. Peter King has said some dumb things in the past, so who do you go to if you want to hear dumb things about the Eric Garner murder? You go to Peter King of course. After the grand jury decided not to indict any of the police officers involved in Garner’s murder, Peter King… Continue reading This Republican Blamed Obesity for Eric Garner’s Death