The Daily News reports that Reps. Hakeem Jeffries, Gregory Meeks and Yvette Clark called Thursday for the U.S. Department of Justice to open investigations into both the controversial tactic of aggressively enforcing low-level offenses to prevent more serious ones — a cornerstone of NYPD policing — and the July 17 death of the Staten Island… Continue reading Members of Congress Call for Federal Investigation into Eric Garner’s Murder
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At The “Unity Rally for Justice for Michael Brown…”
In a packed congregation at the Greater Grace Church in Ferguson Missouri, Rev. AL Sharpton along with the parents of Michael Brown and other civil rights leaders, held a “Unity Rally for Justice for Michael Brown” meeting, focused on getting justice for the slain 18 year old murdered by police officer Darren Wilson. “These parents,… Continue reading At The “Unity Rally for Justice for Michael Brown…”
Monks from Tibet Show Their Support for Michael Brown – PIC
All across the globe people are seeing the injustice in the murder of Michael Brown. All across the globe, except right here at home, where Mike Brown is essentially being blamed, his character being assassinated, as if he caused the cop to murder him.
Released – Photo of Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson
Yahoo News released this photo and reports that six months before he shot and killed an unarmed teenager, police Officer Darren Wilson earned a commendation for his “extraordinary effort in the line of duty.” Yahoo News confirmed the award through the February 11 Ferguson City Council meeting minutes and photos Wilson’s father posted to his… Continue reading Released – Photo of Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson
Raw Eyewitness Video Moments After Michael Brown Was Murdered – Video
The raw video below shows the scene moments after Michael Brown was killed by Ferguson police.
Michael Brown’s Crime? The Unthinkable – “Walking While Black”
People are angry and they have every right to be. One of their own was gunned down in the streets like an animal in his own community, his lifeless body displayed where it fell like a trophy for all to see. His crime? Walking the street of Ferguson Missouri as a black man. That act… Continue reading Michael Brown’s Crime? The Unthinkable – “Walking While Black”
Missouri Governor Speaks Up – Heading to Ferguson Missouri to Handle Crisis
While Ferguson police revved up their heavy artillery against peacefully assembled citizens, people gathered to protest against the unlawful shooting of a black teenager, something has been noticeably missing – the political leader of Missouri, Governor Jay Nixon and whether he approved of the snipers, teargas and flash grenades used against the citizens of Ferguson… Continue reading Missouri Governor Speaks Up – Heading to Ferguson Missouri to Handle Crisis
Ferguson Police Kills Citizen, Protects Killer’s Identity
Who was there to protect the innocence of a black teenager walking on the street in Ferguson Missouri? That’s what he did. That’s what started the process that ended his life. He walked on the street, and he was shot multiple times by police for doing that. Michael Brown’s innocence and his life were taken… Continue reading Ferguson Police Kills Citizen, Protects Killer’s Identity
More Police Brutality – Another Man, Another Chokehold in New York – Video
Now that a NYPD officer has succeeded in using an illegal chokehold to choke a Staten Island man to death, other videos are surfacing online showing that although the chokehold is prohibited by the New York police department, it is apparently used more often than not. According to NBC New York, the subway arrest video was… Continue reading More Police Brutality – Another Man, Another Chokehold in New York – Video
Eric Garner Was Laid To Rest Today – PICS
The man who lost his life to a chokehold given to him by New York Police, was laid to rest today. RIP Eric Garner.
Here’s What Some Cops Are Saying About the Death of Eric Garner
Emotions are running high over the case of Eric Garner, a Staten Island man who died last week while under the restraint of NYPD officers. Social media activist have mobilized under the #JusticeForEricGarner hashtag. There is, however, another community online expressing their feelings about the case: police, and what many have to say is chilling. NYmag.com has… Continue reading Here’s What Some Cops Are Saying About the Death of Eric Garner
A Modern Day Lynching in Staten Island
There is a reason I read The Rude Pundit. Most of the time, Rude zooms in on things the other so-called pundits either willfully or accidentally miss. Rude’s most recent piece focused on the killing of a Staten Island man named Eric Garner. Garner was killed when New York Police applied an illegal chokehold on… Continue reading A Modern Day Lynching in Staten Island