Tag Archives: Police brutality

Police officers treat black drivers much differently during traffic stops than white drivers. A study conducted by assistant professor, Nicholas Camp, at the University of Michigan previously found that police officers speak in a less respectful language to black drivers than whites which can hinder community trust. Camp’s new peer-reviewed …

An investigation is underway after police body camera footage showed a Black man being tased, kicked, and dragged by Louisiana police officers before he died. The disturbing footage shows Ronald Greene following a pursuit that ended in a crash on May 10th, 2019. In the clip, an officer approaches Greene’s …

During a press conference on Tuesday, District Attorney Andrew Womble announced that the three officers involved with the death of Andrew Brown Jr. were justified in using deadly force because of Brown’s behavior. “Mr. Brown’s death, while tragic, was justified because Mr. Brown’s actions caused three deputies to reasonably believe …

The San Diego Police Department has launched an investigation after officers were seen on video repeatedly punching a Black man in the face during what police call an arrest over public urination. Two officers are now under investigation after they were seen brutally punching a Black man during an alleged …

The names of the police officers responsible for the murder of Andrew Brown Jr. have been revealed. Brown was killed on April 21st in Elizabeth City, North Carolina when seven officers arrived at Brown’s home to serve arrest warrants for drug charges. The body camera footage shows the officers faces blurred …

A murder has been ruled in the death of a 26-year-old Black man in custody at a Texas prison. On March 14, police arrested Marvin Scott III, of Frisco, Texas, on a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas, a suburb of northern Dallas. Scott was …

Brett Hankison, the lone officer charged in the raid on Breonna Taylor’s home, has had his trial delayed until 2022. Hankison, Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly and Detective Myles Cosgrove were not charged with murdering Taylor. Instead, Hankison is facing three charges of wanton endangerment for firing into Taylor’s neighbor’s home. He …

On Wednesday, a California police officer punched and threatened a 17-year-old special needs boy.  Officers responded to a call in Vacaville, a city in the northern part of the state, for a possible stabbing or assault, according to TMZ. When officers arrived, Preston Wolf was engaged in a fight with a neighbor and picked …

O.J. Simpson is calling out LeBron James over his tweets about police brutality and claims the media is putting out “edited versions” of the Ma’Khia Bryant police killing. Simpson, 73, has found himself some business other than his own again, and this time it involves superstar NBA baller LeBron James, …

The police officer who murdered 20-year-old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, has now resigned. Kim Potter fatally shot Wright in the chest during a Sunday afternoon traffic stop. Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliot announced her resignation on Tuesday. In her resignation letter, Potter wrote, “I believe it is in …

The Minneapolis police chief claims that the officer who murdered 20-year-old Daunte Wright only meant to tase him. On Monday, Police Chief Tim Gannon said that a female officer reached for her taser but instead drew her gun during the fatal traffic stop on Sunday. In the body-camera footage released …

When will enough be enough? In a new case of police brutality against Blacks, a former Akron, Ohio police officer is under firing after body camera footage showed him shoving a Black man’s face into the snow. Former officer John Turnure was seen forcing snow into Charles Hicks II’s mouth …

The arrest of the suspect in the mass shooting at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, has drawn parallels with Elijah McClain’s death. Following the video’s release, it was widely assumed that the perpetrator was white, prompting many on Twitter to question police abuse of Black people. Many pointed out that …

Following the reinstatement of a charge of third-degree murder by a Hennepin County judge on Thursday, former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin will be facing an additional murder charge in the death of George Floyd. Chauvin was already charged with accidental murder in the second degree and manslaughter in the …

In the latest incident involving Rochester police officers, a Black mother was pepper-sprayed in front of her 3-year-old toddler during an arrest last month. CNN reports that officers responded to a shoplifting incident on February 22. Body camera footage shows the officer confronting a woman holding her child. The woman shows …