Posts Tagged ‘Police Violence’
Texas governor considers George Floyd pardon for 2004 conviction
By Associated Press, via The Grio Gov. Greg Abbott has yet to decide if he will issue the posthumous pardon. Doling out pardons is a holiday tradition for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who around every Christmas grants them to a handful of ordinary citizens, typically for minor offenses committed years or decades ago. But one name…
Read MoreWhite Police Officer Lied on Report to Justify Arresting Black Man in California
Headline: A former police officer in La Mesa, California lied on his report to get a Black man arrested. Shocker.
Read MoreNathanial Woods was Sentenced to Death For The Murder of Three Officers He Didn’t Shoot
On March 5, 2020, Nathanial Woods was executed in Alabama for the murder of three white Birmingham police officers. But, he was not the one behind the gun that murdered them…
Read MoreMissouri judge exonerates Kevin Strickland after serving 43 years for wrongful conviction
Strickland, 62, has always maintained that he was home watching television and had nothing to do with the killings, which happened when he was 18 years old.
Read MoreAhmaud Arbery Murder Trial Day 3: Arbery’s Death Reveals New Details About What Really Happened
Former officers testify that the accused men changed stories, never saw Arbery burglarize any homes and more.
Read MoreBiden commends Milwaukee Bucks for protesting Jacob Blake shooting
The president says the team got others engaged in the political process as a result of taking a stand.
Read MoreFor Black people, the mental effects of police killings linger
“It’s not a post-traumatic stress disorder or injury because we’re not in a post-racist society. It’s something we have to deal with every day,” one expert said. By Minyvonne Burke, NBC News Michelle Kenney still has nights when she stays up crying over the death of her son, Antwon Rose II, a 17-year-old high school…
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – Judicial Inquiry Begins in Eric Garner Case, 7 Years After His Death
Former NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo has already been disciplined, but some think more public officials should be reprimanded for their role in Garner’s case.
Read More10-Year-Old Black Girl Handcuffed and Arrested for ‘Offensive’ Drawing of Her School Bully
The ACLU claims the girl was handcuffed with excessive force in front of her classmates and officers wouldn’t let her speak to her mother.
Read MoreProsecutors Rest Their Case in Trial Over Police Stun Gun Death of Eurie Martin
Witnesses recall the officers yelling at Martin while he was face down on the ground and tasing him repeatedly, sometimes for as long as two minutes at a time.
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