6 officers charged in Freddie Gray death
Baltimore state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby announced warrants have been issued for the arrest of six officers in connection with the death of Freddie Gay. Mosby said an autopsy ruled Gray’s death a homicide, and a direct result of fatal injury while unrestrained in police wagon. The officers, facing charges ranging from 2nd degree manslaughter to misconduct, were “grossly negligent” in ignoring his need for medical attention, she said. - NBC News
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Shocking video shows a Baltimore protester disappear into a crowd of police
Following hours of peaceful demonstrations, Baltimore police Commissioner Anthony Batts pronounced the city “stable” at a news conference Tuesday night, saying, “The curfew is, in fact, working.” Now video of protester Joseph Kent being arrested is showing just what the commissioner means by “working.” More on Kent and his civil rights leadership.
Outrage over the Baltimore riots completely ignores the truth
On Saturday, thousands marched to Baltimore’s City Hall to protest the police-custody death of 25-year-old black man Freddie Gray. A small minority of Baltimore’s residents decided to irresponsibly engage in property destruction and acts of violence. Guess which the media focused on? This is recent history repeating itself all over again.
Loretta Lynch was just confirmed this afternoon, making her the first female African-American attorney general. We’re excited for her and are looking forward to see what she does to make lives easier for women and families!
Unarmed black woman Rekia Boyd was killed by police. The cop wasn’t charged. So why aren’t we marching for her?
On March 21, 2012, 22-year-old Rekia Boyd was fatally shot in the back of the head.
Chicago Police Detective Dante Servin had been off-duty when, around 1 a.m., he approached a group that included Boyd in his car. After one of the individuals present, 39-year-old Anthony Cross, walked toward Servin holding what the officer thought was a gun, Servin began firing and hit Boyd in the head. She died on March 22, and Servin was subsequently charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, reckless discharge of a weapon and reckless conduct.
On Monday, Cook County Judge Dennis Porter dismissed all charges. Servin left the courtroom, surrounded by family and fellow officers, a free man.
Intense video captures the moment a cop refuses to use deadly force
A police officer from New Richmond, Ohio, has drawn national attention for showing that encounters between police and suspected criminals don’t always have to end in violence, even when the situation is tense.
This is how they’re SUPPOSED to act.
UNARMED BLACK MAN FATALLY SHOT BY VOLUNTEER COP
Eric Harris, who was unarmed, died an hour later after what Tulsa, Oklahoma police officials called a “mistake.” According to several news sources, On April 2nd, the victim had reportedly tried to sell a gun to undercover cops and fled on foot as they attempted to arrest him. A video camera captured him, wearing dark shorts and a t-shirt, running up a sidewalk. Harris was quickly caught and subdued. That’s when a 73-year-old volunteer patrolman, Robert Bates, “allegedly” reached for his Taser, but grabbed “accidentally” grabbed his gun instead. According to Tulsa World, Bates, who has donated thousands of dollars worth of items to the Sheriff’s Office since becoming a reserve deputy in 2008, is a Tulsa insurance company executive. He was working undercover as a member of the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office Violent Crimes Task Force. The World reported that “Bates is classified as an ‘advanced reserve,’ which means he ‘can do anything a full-time deputy can do.’”
Rather than immediately render aid, the officers held Harris down by his neck as a deputy screamed, “Fuck You! You shouldn’t have f*cking ran!”
As Eric Harris lay mortally wounded, face down on the pavement, he begged for his life. “He shot me!” Harris shouted. “He shot me, man. Oh, my god. I’m losing my breath.”
“F*ck your breath!” the officer yelled.
Capt. Billy McKelvey said the officers were not aware the suspect had been shot, despite the unmistakable sound of the gunshot noise. Bates “made an inadvertent mistake,” he said.
The New York Daily News reported that no further investigation is planned, unless requested by the sheriff’s office.
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