Cop Buys Diapers, Shoes for Mom Caught Shoplifting for Kids

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Friday, July 10, 2015 08:11PM

A Kansas mom thought she was going to jail when she was caught stealing at Walmart. But what happened next left her in tears.

Sarah Robinson said she was running out of diapers for her 2-year-old twin daughters when she walked into Walmart in Roeland Park, Kansas, on July 6.

"I was just going to potty-train them, but I didn't have a place for them to bathe," Robinson, of Kansas City, Kansas, told ABC News. "I had lost my house and all of our belongings, and I don't have a job."

Robinson has been struggling to make ends meet since the tragic death of her husband in 2012. She and her daughters, 15-year-old Emily, 13-year-old Sophia, 12-year-old Angelina, 4-year-old Miley and twins Becky and Bella, spent most of their time in their car, from which all of their possessions had recently been stolen, Robinson said.

"So I went to Walmart, grabbed clothes, shoes, diapers, wipes, and I just walked out, but they caught me," said Robinson.

When Roeland Park police officer Mark Engravalle arrived, he noticed that some of the children with Robinson were barefoot and had dirty feet.

"He noticed [what she stole] were necessities like diapers, shoes for the kids, some clothing," Roeland Park public information officer John Demoss told ABC News. "He asked her what the situation was, and she broke down crying."

"My heart just dropped. I didn't know what to say or do. It was horrible. I thought I was going to jail," said Robinson.

Read the rest here: http://abc13.com/news/cop-buys-diapers-shoes-for-mom-caught-shoplifting-for-kids/841758/

Former Baltimore Cop Tweeted Horrid Corruption He Saw on Job

The Tweets below will shock the conscience and they should also serve as a wake-up call to those still asleep to the brutal reality that is the American Police State.

So here we go. I’m going to start Tweeting the things I’ve seen & participated in, in policing that is corrupt, intentional or not.

— Michael A. Wood Jr. (@MichaelAWoodJr) June 24, 2015

A detective slapping a completely innocent female in the face for bumping into him, coming out of a corner chicken store.

— Michael A. Wood Jr. (@MichaelAWoodJr) June 24, 2015

Punting a handcuffed, face down, suspect in the face, after a foot chase. My handcuffs, not my boot or suspect

— Michael A. Wood Jr. (@MichaelAWoodJr) June 24, 2015

CCTV cameras turning as soon as a suspect is close to caught.

— Michael A. Wood Jr. (@MichaelAWoodJr) June 24, 2015

Pissing and shitting inside suspects homes during raids, on their beds and clothes.

— Michael A. Wood Jr. (@MichaelAWoodJr) June 24, 2015

http://www.infowars.com/a-former-baltimore-cop-just-tweeted-all-the-horrid-corruption-he-saw-on-the-job/

DOJ subpoenas identities of online commenters for ‘threats’ against judge

The Department of Justice issued a grand jury subpoena to the leading libertarian magazine Reason for the identities of anonymous commenters on an online article that they published about the controversial Silk Road court case.


The article, which was published on May 31, commented on the life sentence handed down to Ross Ulbricht, who was convicted of running the online drug market Silk Road.


“Ulbricht will spend the rest of his life in jail for creating a revolutionary website that made it easier and safer to buy and sell illegal drugs,” wrote Nick Gillespie, author of the article and editor-in-chief of Reason Magazine.


The severity of the punishment shocked a number of members of the public, including the libertarian-leaning audience of Reason.
http://rt.com/usa/266092-doj-subpoenas-commenters-threats/

Texas Woman was ‘Kicked, Punched’ by 4 Florida Cops For Requesting Tampons (VIDEO)

The case of Audra West, a Texas hairdresser who was severely beaten in a Florida jail, has received a boost after video emerged showing police officers handling her violently, without physical provocation. The police deny any wrongdoing.


West was on holiday when she was detained at a bar on Fort Lauderdale beach for being drunk in public and resisting arrest in May last year. She was then taken to the North Broward Detention Facility. After spending ten hours in the police station, her period began, and West asked Deputy Kristin Connelly for a tampon.


According to West’s lawyer, Gary Kollin, who spoke to RT, Connelly refused the request, asking the detainee to use a “polite” tone. West then rephrased it, but Connelly denied her again, with the inmate then mouthing “F**k you” at the officer.


http://rt.com/usa/266095-police-beat-woman-custody/

Here's One Theory About Why Cops In America Kill So Many People

The protests and violence sparked by the police shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old in Ferguson, Missouri, have stirred up a debate in the U.S. about the use of lethal force by police.
In the chart above, you can see just how alarming American statistics on fatal police shootings are when compared to other Western countries.


The FBI reports that in 2011, cops in America killed 404 suspects in acts of "justifiable homicide." Astonishingly, though, as FiveThirtyEight reports, this number likely doesn't include every civilian fatality that year since it relies on voluntary reporting and doesn't include police homicides that aren't justifiable.


Still, 404 is a large number. By comparison, just six people were killed by police in Australia over the same period. Police in England and Wales killed only two people, and German police killed six.


Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/why-do-us-police-kill-so-many-people-2014-8#ixzz3cRGl0anX

Police State Alert: Multiple Violations of Constitutional Rights by McKinney TX Police

Recently, some officers on the McKinney TX Police force have decided they know more than the U.S. Supreme Court when it comes to civil rights and "innocent until proven guilty." Here's one of two videos involving obvious and multiple violations of pool party goers civil rights that smack of something approaching a police state mentality. McKinney Police superiors have since disciplined some officers involved, but there is another video involving McKinney Police that is either already out there or is about to surface soon...


https://voiceoftruthusa.wordpress.com/2015/06/07/police-state-alert-multiple-violations-of-constitutional-rights-by-mckinney-tx-police/



Insufficient Answers: Dekalb County Cop Kills Unarmed Air Force Veteran

Anthony Hill, 27, was shot and killed Monday afternoon by a DeKalb County police officer. According to police, Hill was naked, knocking on doors in the complex and crawling on the ground.
Hill then allegedly ran at the officer, ignoring commands to stop, police said. Hill was shot by the officer, identified Tuesday as Robert Olsen, and died at the scene. The GBI is investigating, and questions about what prompted the shooting remained unanswered.
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Hill's own Facebook posts show a man voicing his concerns over recent police-involved shootings and positive living before an eerie final post. "Where i once saw death i only see life," Hill posted at 8:40 a.m. Monday. At 11:52 a.m., Hill Tweeted his final post.
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/hillbio0310/nkSBh/

Two Hattiesburg MS Cops Killed in Line of Duty

HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Three people were arrested in connection with the murder of two police officers -- one a rookie -- who were fatally shot Saturday evening during a traffic stop in the southern Mississippi city of Hattiesburg.


The incident prompted a statewide manhunt overnight, and led to a pair of brothers and a third suspect being arrested, authorities said.


The deaths of the officers are the first to hit the southern Mississippi city of Hattiesburg in three decades - and come amid a national debate on policing, race and the use of deadly force, following the recent killings of unarmed black men by police in Missouri, South Carolina and elsewhere.
The officers' deaths also follow by a day the funeral of a New York City officer who was shot in the head while stopping a man suspected of carrying a handgun.


http://www.cbsnews.com/news/two-cops-shot-dead-in-hattiesburg-mississippi-three-suspects-arrested/

Unexplained Madison WI Cop Killing of Unarmed Teen

The state Department of Justice's Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating the shooting under a 2014 Wisconsin law that requires police departments to have outside agencies probe officer-involved deaths. State Attorney General Brad Schimel said the department will not share details of the investigation until it is finished.


"We are resolved that the result of that investigation will be one in which the public can have confidence," he added.


Madison, about 80 miles west of Milwaukee, is the state capital and home to the University of Wisconsin's flagship campus. About 7 percent of the city's 243,000 residents are black.
Koval said police were called about 6:30 p.m. Friday because the man was jumping into traffic. A second call to police said the man was "responsible for a battery," Koval said.


The officer went to an apartment, which neighbors said was Robinson's, and forced his way inside after hearing a disturbance. Koval said the officer was assaulted by the 19-year-old and then fired at him. Koval said he believes more than one shot was fired.


Neighbors said Robinson's apartment is in a two-story gray house on the block of Williamson Street, known to many as Willy Street. Many walked to nearby restaurants and cafés on Saturday.
Grant Zimmerman said Robinson would run between his apartment and his roommate's mother's house across the street: "He runs back and forth across the street all the time, even in the middle of traffic."
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/madison-wisconsin-police-officer-fatally-shoots-black-man/

The Peculiar Cop Killing of Unarmed Naeschylus Vinzant Compared w/Other Denver Criminals

Naeschylus Vinzant was nobody’s angel. His rap sheet, which dated back to 1994, included arrests for attempted homicide, assault and felony menacing. In August 2014, he was arrested on a domestic violence case on suspicion of assault, theft and violating parole.


He was out on parole again on Friday March 6, and was wanted for violating the terms of that parole. This was when Vinzant, who was unarmed, was fatally shot by Aurora Police officer Paul Jerothe.
It has been two weeks now, and the Aurora Police Department has offered no explanation as to why it was necessary for Jerothe to shoot Vinzant.


Why?


(Here is their Facebook post naming Jerothe as the shooter. And here is their only other update on the episode.)


Had someone other than a member of the punitive priesthood been accused of taking Vinzant’s life, he would have been apprehended immediately and shamed relentlessly by the media. However, Jerothe’s status as a police officer evidently affords him special immunity.


According to the Denver Post:

“Investigators allowed officer Paul Jerothe six days to ‘decompress’ before talking to police about the killing of Naeschylus Vinzant. ‘He needed time to process what happened,’ said Jerothe’s attorney, Marc Colin.”

Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/cop-killed-unarmed-man-information-police-released-is-he-record/#46d8x3s29tz4xmX4.99

Unarmed Homeless Man, Charly aka Africa, Killed by Homeless Trained LAPD Cops

Witnesses say police overreacted to the Sunday apprehension of “Africa,” who reportedly met the description of a robbery suspect. A video taken by one witness showed police attempting to subdue “Africa” with a Taser and then pulling out guns and firing several times into his body, leaving him dead in the streets. The video shortly after went viral and protesters took to the streets, decrying what they claimed was police brutality.


In the hours since, CNN has posted new video of the altercation at a different angle that purportedly shows the homeless man weaponless.


“We owe the city a thorough investigation as to what happened,” said Mayor Eric Garcetti, AP reported.

Read more at http://mobile.wnd.com/2015/03/cops-with-mental-illness-training-killed-homeless-man/#dotsZRKdu0v4GO7L.99

Unarmed Phoenix Man Killed by Police Under Questionable Circumstances

A friend who was with an unarmed black man killed by a white Phoenix police officer on Tuesday said cops are misleading the public about how the shooting unfolded and accused police of papering over their mistakes by focusing on details that hurt his friend's reputation.


Rumain Brisbon, 34, died Tuesday after being shot twice by an officer who police said thought Brisbon had a gun. The fatal encounter started, according to police, when Brisbon fled from his Cadillac SUV into an apartment after an officer tried questioning him about possible drug-dealing from the vehicle.


But that's not how the killing really happened, said Brandon Dickerson, Brisbon's friend who was in the SUV when the unnamed officer pulled the trigger around 6 p.m.
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Dickerson told HuffPost that the officer didn't approach the SUV before the shooting and that Brisbon had already hopped out to bring food from McDonald's to his daughter. Dickerson was unaware that a cop was nearby, let alone struggling with Brisbon, until he heard a yell followed quickly by a gunshot.
"I never saw the police coming. They said they approached the vehicle. That was not the case," Dickerson said.


Brisbon had previous convictions for burglary [in 1998] and marijuana, according to the Arizona Republic. He had been arrested in October on suspicion of driving under the influence, the newspaper said.


Inside the SUV, police found a jar of marijuana. Brisbon had a medical marijuana permit, according to the Rev. Jarret Maupin, who told HuffPost he spoke to Brisbon's friends and family. Because of privacy protections, the Arizona Department of Health Services said it cannot confirm or deny if Brisbon was allowed to have medical pot.


"What the hell is the point of mentioning the pot if you're not going to tell the whole story," Maupin told HuffPost. "What you find in the car, even if it were four bales of pot, had nothing to do with the assault outside the car."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/05/rumain-brisbon-phoenix-police_n_6278966.html

Flashback: Trigger Happy SC State Trooper Shoots Unarmed Man Trying to Comply with His Orders

COLUMBIA, SC – Cops in South Carolina know who and what, but the big question is — why?!

Here’s what happened. A traffic stop for a possible seatbelt violation. Then the driver ends up on the ground, shot by a state trooper.


And now former South Carolina state trooper of the year Sean Groubert is out of a job and facing 20 years in prison if convicted of ‘assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature’, as they call such things in South Carolina.


The trooper`s dash camera caught the shooting on video.


Trooper: “Are you hit?”
Victim: “I think so! I can’t feel my legs. I don’t know what happened. I just grabbed my license. Why did you shoot me?”
Trooper: “Well, you dove head first back into your car.”

Groubert`s attorney says he thought Lavar Jones was reaching for a gun.

Trooper: “It’s a seatbelt violation sir.”
Victim: “Seatbelt! I just pulled it off right there at the corner to pull into the gas station! Ahhh!”

http://cw33.com/2014/09/25/camera-shot-trooper-arrested-for-shooting-unarmed-man/

Flashback: The Chokehold Death of Eric Garner Over Illegal Cigarette Sales

An emphatic Eric Garner talks to police, gesturing with his arms to make his point. Eventually, police move in as Garner raises both hands in the air and tells them not to touch him. One officer reaches for Garner's hand; seconds later, another officer wraps his arm around Garner's neck.

Cellphone video shot by a friend of Garner's shows the officer maintaining that hold as Garner is taken to the ground, crying out, "I can't breathe, I can't breathe, I can't breathe," over and over again.

The words stop. And Garner never gets up.

A grand jury has decided that there's no probable cause to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo, the man who put Garner in that chokehold on a Staten Island sidewalk, in the 43-year-old's death.

The New York City medical examiner's office also offered pertinent facts when it classified Garner's death as a homicide this summer. He died because of a "compression of neck (chokehold), compression of chest and prone positioning during physical restraint by police," the office found, while also calling Garner's "acute and chronic bronchial asthma, obesity and hypertensive cardiovascular disease" contributing factors.

In other words, there was a chokehold, and it played a part in Garner's death. Which raises the question: Should the chokehold have been used at all?

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"Once (police) make an arrest, everything is designed for officer safety," Cevallos said. "And if a person doesn't immediately comply, then they can move right up the force continuum as needed. That's the way they're trained." [emphasis ours: sounds like the makings of a police state is the word "comply" is totally left up to the officer's discretion at the expense of civil liberties, particularly the freedom of speech]

http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/04/us/eric-garner-chokehold-debate/index.html

The Milwaukee Police Shooting of Unarmed Dontre Hamilton

MILWAUKEE (WITI) — Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn has announced the firing of Officer Christopher Manney for his handling of Dontre Hamilton when the two met in Red Arrow Park on April 30th. 31-year-old Hamilton was shot and killed during a struggle that occurred with Manney.


Chief Flynn said Wednesday, October 15th he signed an order, terminating Officer Manney from the Milwaukee Police Department — but Chief Flynn says his reason for firing Manney wasn’t his deadly use of force, but rather, the events leading up to it.
http://fox6now.com/2014/10/15/breaking-mpd-fires-police-officer-who-fatally-shot-dontre-hamilton/


Police Chief Edward Flynn fired Officer Christopher Manney, 38, on Wednesday, saying he believed the officer had wrongly instigated a fight that eventually led Manney to shoot 31-year-old Dontre Hamilton 14 times, killing him. Manney had responded to a call for a welfare check because Hamilton was sleeping in the park.


Hamilton had schizophrenia and had recently stopped taking his medication.
The police union on Thursday released a written account Manney gave Flynn in which the officer said he found Hamilton on the ground with “one leg bent at the knee and rapidly twitching back and forth. No other body parts were moving.”


Hamilton opened his eyes as Manney approached, fixing him with an unblinking stare “that made (me) feel as if he was looking through me and wanted to hurt me,” the officer wrote.
Manney said he concluded that Hamilton was either mentally ill or under the influence of drugs or alcohol. He also thought Hamilton appeared homeless.
http://thegrio.com/2014/10/16/dontre-hamilton-officer-fired-shooting/

The Ugly Truth About the Deceptive Cop Who Killed Ernest Satterwhite

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — When a white police officer in South Carolina chased a black man nine miles by car, then shot him to death in his driveway last year, the shooting apparently was captured on the officer's dashboard camera — a video that state police have steadfastly refused to release.
North Augusta officer Justin Craven tried to pull 68-year-old Ernest Satterwhite over for drunken driving, then followed him with blue lights to his home after Satterwhite refused to stop in February 2014, authorities said. When Satterwhite stopped in his driveway, Craven ran up to his car and fired several shots through the closed door, telling deputies later that Satterwhite tried to grab his gun, according to a report from Edgefield County deputies who joined the chase after it crossed the county line.


Now Craven faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of misconduct in office and discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle. A prosecutor sought to indict him for voluntary manslaughter which carries guaranteed prison time and a maximum sentence of 30 years, but a grand jury refused.


Craven's dashcam video has been shown to a few people outside of law enforcement. Several who saw say say it's horrible and offensive, and Satterwhite had no time to respond to Craven. They won't speak on the record because they have been threatened with legal action since the video hasn't been publicly released.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/04/ernest-satterwhite-video_n_7205736.html

Walter Scott Shooting and the Details of the Cover Up Attempt

Summerville, S.C. — As the funeral for Walter Scott ended Saturday afternoon, Rev. George Hamilton, a minister at W.O.R.D. Ministries, told the overflow crowd that Scott’s shooting “was an act motivated by overt racism.”Hamilton called Michael Slager, the former officer who shot Scott, a disgrace to the North Charleston Police Department. The congregation Hamilton spoke to included two black members of South Carolina’ congressional delegation, Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott and U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, a Democrat.”We will not indict the entire law enforcement community for the act of one racist,” Hamilton said.
https://americanslavehorrors.wordpress.com/2015/04/13/walter-scott-shooting-an-act-of-overt-racism-says-minister-video-csmonitor-com/


The cellphone video of the moments when the encounter between a South Carolina police officer and a driver turned deadly was acknowledged by officials as a determining factor in the decision to fire the officer and charge him with murder.


The dramatic video is shot from a distance and shows both when officer Michael Slager began shooting at Walter Scott and the immediate aftermath as other officers arrived on the scene and began to process what happened.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/walter-scott-shooting-breaking-witness-video-frame-frame/story?id=30159871

Mysterious, Violent Death of Baltimore Man Leads to DOJ Investigation

BALTIMORE — The first police officer Freddie Gray encountered on the morning he sustained a fatal spinal cord injury was Lt. Brian Rice, a seasoned 41-year-old white law enforcement officer who, several years earlier, had his guns confiscated by deputies who took him to a hospital after a worried ex-girlfriend expressed alarm about his well-being.

About 40 minutes later, when Mr. Gray, who was black, lay shackled in a police van and was no longer breathing, Sgt. Alicia White — a 30-year-old churchgoing black woman with a reputation as a rising star — tried to remove him. “She’s not even the type of person that would jaywalk,” one neighbor said.

In between, Mr. Gray was subdued and handcuffed by two rookie bicycle officers, each in his 20s, both white. A 25-year-old black patrolman arrived to check on him. The van driver, Officer Caesar Goodson, also black, is an old-timer at 45. Described by colleagues as “passive,” he never moved up the ranks.

In this mix of officers — who now face criminal charges in Mr. Gray’s death, including, for some, murder and manslaughter — one can see a portrait in miniature of the Baltimore Police Department, an agency mistrusted by many black residents, and one suffering from its own racial divide despite a decades-long effort to integrate. As the Justice Department begins a full-fledged civil rights investigation, the Gray case throws into sharp relief the department’s shortcomings and struggles for change.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/10/us/suspects-in-freddie-gray-case-a-portrait-of-baltimore-police-in-miniature.html?_r=0

Wealthy Volunteer Tulsa Deputy Resigns After Questions Remain Regarding Killing Unarmed Man in Custody

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The No. 2 official in the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office resigned Monday after the release of a report that cited him as quashing criticisms of a volunteer deputy who would later fatally shoot a restrained man.


Sheriff Stanley Glanz didn't specify why Undersheriff Tim Albin stepped down but said departmental reorganization was necessary following the April 2 shooting by reserve deputy Robert Bates, who says he mistook his handgun for a stun gun.

                                 

"Given the gravity of the current situation and the need to go a different direction with our leadership and management he agrees with me that it is time for a change," Glanz wrote in a news release.
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Albin was named in a 2009 internal investigation released Friday that showed deputies had expressed concerns about Bates' performance. Some claimed Albin gave Bates preferential treatment and intimidated those who raised concerns. The former coordinator of the reserve deputy program, Sgt. Randy Chapman, told the investigator that Albin chastised him after he questioned Bates' performance.
The sheriff's office denied the report's existence before it was released. On Friday, an attorney for the sheriff's office said no action was taken as a result of the report, but that the document's existence "demonstrates this office's willingness to investigate and review any allegations of policy violations."
"You need to stop messing with (Bates) because he does a lot of good for the County," Chapman is quoted in the memo saying Albin told him that. Chapman declined to talk about the memo when contacted last week by The Associated Press and also declined Monday after Albin's resignation.
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44-year-old Eric Harris was shot while on the ground in custody after running from deputies following a sting operation. The 73-year-old Bates has pleaded not guilty to a charge of second-degree manslaughter. Bates is white and Harris was black, but the victim's brother has said he doesn't believe race played a role in the shooting.
http://www.statesville.com/news/us/ap/tulsa-county-undersheriff-resigns-after-memo-fatal-shooting/article_1c93e0c0-2c9b-5d0e-bae6-52d47008cc8d.html

Georgia Sheriff Cites 'Training Exercises' As Reason He Shot, Critically Injured Real Estate Agent

A day after he was charged with reckless conduct in the shooting of a real estate agent, a Georgia sheriff called it a "tragic accident" and vowed to continue his law enforcement duties.

Meanwhile, a Georgia police standards group said it's opening an investigation into the case.

Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill shot Gwenevere McCord, 43, in the model home of a new subdivision near Lawrenceville on Sunday, police said. Hill told a 911 dispatcher he was conducting police training exercises and accidentally shot her, authorities said.

"While focused on the recovery and healing of Gwenevere, I will simultaneously continue with my duties and responsibilities as the Sheriff of Clayton County," Hill said in a written statement Thursday.

Hill also asked for continued prayers for McCord, who was hospitalized in critical condition.

No alcohol or drugs were involved, according to a police report obtained Thursday by The Associated Press. Police haven't released Hill's 911 call.

Hill was arrested Wednesday on a charge of reckless conduct — a misdemeanor — and released on bond later Wednesday.

Authorities have said that Hill and McCord, who are friends, were alone in the model home in Gwinnett County, about 50 miles northeast of Hill's office.

Gwinnett County District Attorney Danny Porter has said he has questions about Hill's statement to the dispatcher that he accidentally shot McCord during training exercises.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/georgia-sheriff-charged-shooting-real-estate-agent-30865944

Miami Beach police detective Philippe Archer has been suspended for a month’s pay after a video showed him punching and kicking a handcuffed model while she was in custody two years ago.
An internal affairs investigation found that Archer, a 19-year veteran of the department, violated the department’s rules on use of force and securing prisoners in custody, according to the internal affairs report. He will serve his suspension without pay on different days spread out through May, June and the beginning of July.
Surveillance footage taken from the parking garage behind Beach police headquarters on June 26, 2013, shows Archer punching the woman, Megan Adamescu, after she walked up to him, with her hands cuffed behind her back, and kicked him in the leg.


Archer then tried to kick her in the head as another officer pulled her away....Archer, who is black, reported that Adamescu started using racial slurs at the detective.


A passerby, Andrew Mossberg, saw this and thought he was witnessing a mugging. He decided to intervene. According to the police investigation, Mossberg called the police and stepped in even after Archer identified himself. Adamescu then hit a distracted Archer, who struck her and Mossberg in the ensuing struggle.http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article20213685.html

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LAPD Looking Into Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Homeless Man

Los Angeles police officials will hold a town hall meeting tonight to discuss the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a police officer — caught on video — two days ago.


But the police union leader is angrily asserting that the police chief's verdict may already be in.
Brendon Glenn, 29, was shot outside a Venice bar after police were called about the homeless man and his dog harassing customers. Officers tried to detain Glenn, and a physical altercation ensued, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said.


Last week the city Police Commission signed off on a plan to outfit every LAPD officer with a body camera. The officers involved weren't wearing them yet, but the confrontation was caught on security video.


After watching it, Beck said he was "very concerned" about the shooting.


http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/05/07/lapd-homeless-shooting-town-hall/70936492/

Cops Slam Unarmed Woman On The Pavement, Killing Her In Front of Family

Cleveland police officers recently killed a 37-year-old African American woman who died after police slammed her head on the concrete, just outside of her family’s home.


Her brother explained that Tanisha Anderson was pronounced dead at Cleveland Clinic after the assault by the Ohio cops. The pronouncement came early Thursday about two hours after the police “take down” caused Anderson to bash her head on the concrete outside of her home.


“They killed my sister,” Joell Anderson, Tanisha’s 40-year-old brother said as he fought back tears. “I watched it.”


Officers came to the house after a call from a family member who thought the police could calm the bi-polar Tanisha down, during an argument. Police came, responding to the situation as a “disturbing the peace” call. It seemed that everyone agreed Tanisha should undergo an evaluation at St. Vincent Charity Medical Center, police sources told us.

But what happened next is described very differently by police and family members.
http://countercurrentnews.com/2014/11/cops-slam-unarmed-woman-on-the-pavement-killing-her-in-front-of-family/