Police Brutality
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Ohio Cop Curb Stomps Handcuffed Man — Gets a 24-hour Vacation
Columbus, OH — On Wednesday, June 21, Columbus police chief Kim Jacobs made public the recommendations of ‘discipline’ against officer Zachary Rosen after he was caught on video curb-stomping a handcuffed man. Rosen will not be charged, he will not even be fired — instead, he will get a single 24-hour suspension. Maybe. In April, the…
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Police Officer Walks Up To Unsuspecting Man, Sucker Punches Him In The Face
Wildwood, PA – A video posted on Facebook of a cop ‘sucker punching’ a man before handcuffing him has caused outrage in the community and prompted an investigation by Cape May County prosecutors. Citizens Against Abusive Power Systems (CAAPS) uploaded the video Monday afternoon, saying the incident occurred June 18. The officer and the man arrested have…
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Dashcam: Cop Beats Man In Fit Of Road Rage As Fellow Cop Attempts To Cover It Up
St. Paul, MN — Dashcam video of a senselessly violent assault by a cop on a 21-year-old Laotian American has just been released and is the subject of an ACLU report this week. The video shows Buffalo Ridge Drug Task Force Agent Joe Joswiak stop Anthony Promvongsa in Worthington, Minnesota and immediately begin a violent attack.…
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Man’s Selfie Video of Attack by “Road Raging” Cop Leads to Not Guilty Verdict
San Diego, CA — Justice has finally prevailed for a San Diego man who was charged with multiple crimes after he was viciously attacked by a plainclothes cop in an apparent fit of road rage. Refusing to admit to doing anything wrong for the incident that took place in May of 2015, Robert Branch took…
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Cops Who Tasered Handcuffed Teen on His Testicles Until He Died – On Video – Can’t Be Charged
Mesquite, TX — As the Free Thought Project reported earlier this year, police were caught on video tasering a young man’s testicles and his body — until he died. Now, we have just learned that although the Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson found that the officers involved had committed a crime during their torture — they…
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Officer Indicted As Video Shows Him Kick, Stomp Incapacitated Man He Just Shot
Houston, TX — Disturbing video has been released following the indictment of a Houston police officer for shooting a suspect and then kicking and stomping him while he was down. Former Houston Police Officer Bruce Johnson now faces multiple felony and misdemeanor charges. A Harris County grand jury indicted Johnson last week for the incident…
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“I Could F****** Kill You!” Cop Pins Teen Down, Chokes Him For Running Through His Grass
Lansing, IL — Parents of a 15-year-old boy are outraged this week after a cell phone video showed an off-duty Lansing police officer pin down their son and hold him to the ground by his throat — for being in his front yard. The video was taken Saturday and it shows 15-year-old Jordan Brunson scared…
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Tulsa Judge Says Cop’s Attorneys Can’t Bring Up Black Man’s Criminal Past
A slain black man’s past alleged drug use can’t be used during a cop’s manslaughter trial, a judge ruled Wednesday. Judge Doug Drummond ruled to keep Terence Crutcher’s past history hidden as Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby’s trial proceeds, reports Public Radio Tulsa. Shelby faces first degree manslaughter charges for her September fatal shooting…
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Officer Fired After Video Shows Him Kicking Handcuffed Suspect In The Face
A Georgia police officer was fired after video surfaced Wednesday showing him kicking a handcuffed suspect in the face. The Gwinnett County officer, identified as Robert MacDonald, lost his job Thursday a mere 24 hours after the footage surfaced, the department said in an emailed press release. The footage, taken by a witness via cellphone,…