(AP) — Eric Garner was a familiar figure on the streets near Staten Island’s ferry docks: to his friends, a congenial giant with a generous gesture or a calming word; to police, a persistent face of the small-time crime of selling loose, untaxed cigarettes. Garner’s last run-in with police spiraled into a confrontation in which… Continue reading The Staten Island Man Killed By Police Was A “Gentle Giant”
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Sheriff Caused Car Accident, Then Handcuffed Driver in Damaged Car
The insanity! A Phoenix man is suing a Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputy after he says the deputy collided with his truck and then handcuffed the plaintiff when he tried to write down the deputy’s license-plate number. Detective Steve Chervenak’s denies the allegations of assault, false imprisonment and civil-rights violations, and instead claims the driver was… Continue reading Sheriff Caused Car Accident, Then Handcuffed Driver in Damaged Car
Video Of Man Being Arrested And Bullied In His Own Home Goes Viral
A video of police bullying at its finest has gone viral on Facebook. The video shows the victim’s, Donrell Breaux (pictured), home seemingly invaded by a Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy who is seen trying to forcibly cuff him without following protocol. Reportedly, Breaux and friend Eric Banegas were standing on Breaux’s porch just shooting the breeze joking and using… Continue reading Video Of Man Being Arrested And Bullied In His Own Home Goes Viral
Was This 14-Year-Old Boy Brutally Tortured By Pennsylvania Police? (PHOTOS)
A photo of a 14-year-old baby badly bruised, swollen and beaten has been making it’s way around the internet, posted by the teen’s mother her claims her son was abused by police. Sharing the picture below on Facebook (which we warn is pretty graphic), the mom claims the police of Tullytown, Pennsylvania left her son’s… Continue reading Was This 14-Year-Old Boy Brutally Tortured By Pennsylvania Police? (PHOTOS)
Graphic Video Shows Police Officer Gunning Down Man In His Own Driveway
Graphic footage of a police officer shooting a man eleven times outside a suburban home – killing him – has been released a day after the officer was cleared of wrongdoing. Attorneys for Ernesto Duenez Jr., 34, showed the video, which was recorded by a camera in the cop’s patrol car on June 8, 2011,… Continue reading Graphic Video Shows Police Officer Gunning Down Man In His Own Driveway
Did Wall Street Move Because Of Occupy Wall Street? – Pic
Thanks Shannon! I guess they couldn’t stand the heat!
U.C. Davis Chancellor Apologies For Pepper Spraying Incident
Maybe it is a genuine apology, or maybe it’s just a sorry effort to save her job. But just moments ago, Linda P.B. Katehi, the Chancellor of UC Davis, said she was sorry for what happened last Friday.
To Protect And To Serve – The One Percent
This is a small compilation of police officers nationwide and their interpretation of protecting and serving the American people as they, the American people, peacefully exercise their Constitutionally protected First Amendment rights.
Eerie Scene As U.C Davis’ Chancellor Leaves Press Conference – Video
The silence was deafening! After the spraying incident at UC Davis where peaceful protesting students were pepper sprayed like bugs, outrage began pouring into to the university, as Americans nationwide called for the resignation of the police officers involved as well as UC Davis Chancellor, Linda P.B Katehi. Katehi pledged support for the trigger happy police, and… Continue reading Eerie Scene As U.C Davis’ Chancellor Leaves Press Conference – Video
Police To Students – How Dare You Exercise Your First Amendment Rights?
Just another day on the job for these police officers. This time, we’ll show you what it means to “serve and protect,” as seen through the eyes of the UC Davis Police Department. More specifically, Lt. John Pike. John Pike’s defenseless action happened on Friday, and was directed towards students, in protest, sitting on the… Continue reading Police To Students – How Dare You Exercise Your First Amendment Rights?
Oh These Violent Occupiers! – Pic
How can we as a nation survive these barbarians?
Police Brutality Against OccupyBerkeley Students
More police brutality on American citizens, exercising their right to peacefully assembly and protest. The students at Berkeley showed their support for OccupyWall Street by forming OccupyBerkeley, only to have the stuffing knocked out of them by the very group who took an oath to protect and to serve them. A true example of how citizens who… Continue reading Police Brutality Against OccupyBerkeley Students