Tag Archive: police brutality

on February 6, 2015 in World News

4th Grade Reading Assignments: Black Panthers, Police Brutality, Need for Amnesty

4th Grade Reading Assignments: Black Panthers, Police Brutality, Need for Amnesty Fourth graders in Wake County, North Carolina have been assigned one book that involves the Black Panthers and racism, and another involving a father’s murder, police crackdowns on Mexican unions, and immigration to the United States. According to Stop Common Core North Carolina, a parent reported 4th graders have been told to read the book One Crazy Summer, by Rita Williams-Garcia, in which three sisters are sent by their negligent mother to a camp run by the Black Panthers. A description of the book at Amazon.com states it is… View Article

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on July 4, 2014 in World News

Cop Repeatedly Beats Woman in the Head

Cop Repeatedly Beats Woman in the Head “She could have died out there” A new police brutality video shows a California Highway Patrol officer repeatedly beating a woman around the head as she lay flat on her back. The video clip shows a woman walking away from the police officer before he grabs her, throws her to the ground and pummels her around the head and face eleven times. The incident happened on the Eastbound Interstate 10 Freeway near La Brea Avenue. California Highway Patrol told NBC 4 that it, “Would be premature to comment on the video without reviewing… View Article

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on September 17, 2013 in World News

Police: Unarmed Man Shot 10 Times by NC Officer

                      Police: Unarmed Man Shot 10 Times by NC Officer CHARLOTTE, N.C. An unarmed man seeking help after a car crash over the weekend was shot 10 times by the Charlotte police officer who’s now charged in his death, investigators said Monday. A police news release said Officer Randall Kerrick fired 12 times at 24-year-old Jonathan A. Ferrell early Saturday while responding to a breaking and entering call. Ten of the bullets hit the former Florida A&M University football player. Kerrick was charged with voluntary manslaughter and is scheduled for… View Article

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on July 21, 2013 in World News

Rise of the Warrior Cop

Rise of the Warrior Cop, Is it time to reconsider the militarization of American policing?                           On Jan. 4 of last year, a local narcotics strike force conducted a raid on the Ogden, Utah, home of Matthew David Stewart at 8:40 p.m. The 12 officers were acting on a tip from Mr. Stewart’s former girlfriend, who said that he was growing marijuana in his basement. Mr. Stewart awoke, naked, to the sound of a battering ram taking down his door. Thinking that he was being invaded by criminals,… View Article

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