Police Brutality Protests Thread

[Veritable Quandry]

A Federal judge had a few harsh words for Columbus city police.

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Chief U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley wrote, "some of the members of the Columbus Police Department had no regard for the rights secured by this bedrock principle of American democracy. This case is the sad tale of police officers, clothed with the awesome power of the state, run amok."

Marbley wrote police must not inflict pain to stop nonviolent protesters.

One of the people they maced is my Representative. Who happens to be African American.

 

[Free]

Newark police: No officer fired a single shot in 2020, thanks to de-escalation program

Newark Police didn’t fire shots in 2020 due to reform

Crime has reportedly dropped in the city with police recovering nearly 500 illegal firearms from the street last year. Aqeela Sherills, head of the Newark Community Street Team, a group consisting of former offenders working to actively defuse violence in the city’s most violent areas, said “This is significant.”

I'm glad to see this getting widespread coverage... </sarcasm>

 

[Innula Zenovka]

I have no idea why it's taken so long to come to trial, but it will be interesting to see what transpires in this case

Dalian Atkinson’s head was kicked like a football by police officer, murder trial told

PC Benjamin Monk also alleged to have used Taser weapon on former Aston Villa player for six times longer than guideline limit

www.theguardian.com

This is how the prosecution put their case:

”They were confronted with a man who was clearly acting in a disturbed and erratic way. They were entitled to use reasonable force to defend themselves or to protect another.

“The prosecution do not criticise their conduct prior to the discharge of the third Taser cartridge.

“However, when the deployment of the third cartridge was completely effective, causing Dalian Atkinson to experience neuromuscular incapacitation and fall to the ground, the prosecution say it was not reasonable to continue to depress the Taser for 33 seconds.

“In kicking Dalian Atkinson in the head not once, but on two separate occasions, PC Monk was not, the prosecution say, acting in self-defence or in defence of another. He was no doubt angry that he had been put in fear by this man.

“He chose to take that anger out on Dalian Atkinson by kicking him in the head. PC Monk was an experienced police officer. His training had taught him and it is obvious that the head is a sensitive area. In kicking Dalian Atkinson to the head PC Monk can only have intended to cause really serious injury.”

 

[Beebo Brink]

This Redmond mom was fatally shot by police after calling 911 for help

When Andrea Thomas Churna moved into her luxury apartment in Redmond, Washington, last summer, she was looking forward to a fresh start. She had recently moved back to Washington state from California, to raise her 7-year-old son with her ex-husband. One month later, on a balmy fall night...

www.kuow.org

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Officer urged partner to hit Dalian Atkinson as he lay injured, court told

PC accused of murder allegedly told fellow officer to strike former footballer with her baton

www.theguardian.com

 

[Grey Mars]

Just Because They’ve Turned Against Humanity Doesn’t Mean We Should Defund the Terminator Program

 

[Innula Zenovka]

 

[Jolene Benoir]

These are the Blakely factors that Judge Cahill has come to the decision that were fulfilled beyond a reasonable doubt in the Chauvin case.

Hmm...this list and the npr article are at odds as to what was found.

Judge Finds Aggravating Factors In Chauvin Case, Paving Way For Longer Sentence

The judge found that Chauvin abused a position of trust, treated George Floyd with "particular cruelty," committed the crime as part of a group, and the offense occurred in front of children.

www.npr.org

https://i.redd.it/1oozfmhw2py61.jpg

 

[Innula Zenovka]

These are the Blakely factors that Judge Cahill has come to the decision that were fulfilled beyond a reasonable doubt in the Chauvin case.

Hmm...this list and the npr article are at odds as to what was found.

Judge Finds Aggravating Factors In Chauvin Case, Paving Way For Longer Sentence

The judge found that Chauvin abused a position of trust, treated George Floyd with "particular cruelty," committed the crime as part of a group, and the offense occurred in front of children.

www.npr.org

https://i.redd.it/1oozfmhw2py61.jpg

There's a link to a download of Judge Cahill's order here:

https://www.mncourts.gov/mncourtsgov/media/High-Profile-Cases/27-CR-20-12646/Order05112021.pdf

What do you say is the discrepancy between the order and the reports of it? I don't see any.

 

[Jolene Benoir]

There's a link to a download of Judge Cahill's order here:

https://www.mncourts.gov/mncourtsgov/media/High-Profile-Cases/27-CR-20-12646/Order05112021.pdf

What do you say is the discrepancy between the order and the reports of it? I don't see any.

Thanks. Well, the original one that I saw, the jpg didn't say anything about him having committed the act in the presence of a minor, in his capacity as a police officer and having had 3 co-participants. It only had a number of factors related to the brutality/cruelty of his act.

Of course, the NPR article is the one that I would trust and now the actual document. No idea where the person who posted that jpg got their info from.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

The FBI is supposed to track how police use force – years later, it’s falling well short

Guardian investigation finds FBI failing to collect data from police departments on use of force – where’s the transparency?

www.theguardian.com

 

[Rose Karuna]

Sometimes I feel like we take one step forward and then ten steps back.

Opinion: There's no mistaking the message authorities are sending in Ronald Greene and Andrew Brown cases

Ronald Greene and Andrew Brown cases are the latest in a long line of attempts by police to withhold evidence that makes them look bad or might allow victims or their families to get closer to justice, writes Issac Bailey. If you've ever wondered why chants of "defund the police" resonate...

www.cnn.com

His family says they were told he died in a car wreck. Video now shows Ronald Greene was kicked, dragged and tased by police

After Ronald Greene's fatal 2019 encounter with the Louisiana State Police, family members said police told them he died after crashing into a tree during a high-speed chase.

www.cnn.com

Greene's car door is opened. A Taser goes off.
"OK, OK," Greene is heard saying. "I'm sorry. I'm scared. Officer, I'm scared. I'm your brother. I'm scared."
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/22/us/minneapolis-doj-investigation-police-case-deaths/index.html
Moments before, an officer approached Greene's car, his weapon drawn: "Let me see your f**king hands m*therf**ker."
After being tased, Greene can be heard moaning while still on the ground and being put in handcuffs by one officer, while another officer kicks him several times.

An officer can be heard saying, "I've got blood all over me, I hope this guy ain't got f**king AIDS," as Greene continues to moan. At one point an officer drags Greene.

The Associated Press reports that Greene is left lying face down moaning for more than nine minutes while officers used sanitizer wipes to wash blood off their hands and faces. This is not in any of the video segments the AP has posted online.

If we don't stop this now, we, as a society, will facilitate the end to democracy in this country. We are half way there already. Seriously, change policy, train better and defund the fuckers. If you want to be SAFE then quit giving these bastards military toys, train them for community service (not urban warfare) and address mental illness and poverty within your communities.

Oh, and just get rid of the "war on drugs". It's worse than prohibition every was. Treat mental illness, poverty and addiction and most of the problems will go away without military intervention, which is basically what community police have become.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

‘I allowed myself to feel guilty for a very long time’: the teenage cashier who took George Floyd’s $20 bill

A year ago, Christopher Martin took an allegedly counterfeit bill. The police were called, and shortly after, Floyd would be dead

www.theguardian.com

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Here because she's a BLM activist -- presumably she's upset one of the gangs or posses but that's not too difficult, particularly if it relates to their rackets

Sasha Johnson: BLM activist in critical condition after gunshot to the head

Shooting in Southwark, London came after numerous death threats, says her Taking the Initiative party

www.theguardian.com

ETA

 

[Innula Zenovka]

How do I talk to my 12-year-old about race?

A year on from the death of George Floyd, BBC presenter Eddie Nestor examines his role as a father.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Innula Zenovka]

And it's Liz Truss again!


One reaction at the time

The poisonously patronising Sewell report is historically illiterate | David Olusoga

It condemns young people for doing exactly what it claims to support – exploring their ancestors’ contributions to British history, says historian David Olusoga

www.theguardian.com

 

[Innula Zenovka]

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Evernote link because registration

 

[Romana]

Evernote link because registration

That's some fancy doublethink those reactionaries have got going on there. Teaching about racism is going to make people racist?
Fixing the law is going to make it worse?

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Five arrested after shooting of Sasha Johnson in Peckham

Four men and a 17-year-old boy in custody on suspicion of attempted murder

www.theguardian.com