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Florida Family Outraged That North Miami Beach Police Used Mug Shots of African-Americans for Target Practice
By Elaine Magliaro NBC Miami reported on Friday that a family from South Florida was “outraged at North Miami Beach Police after mug shots of African American men were used at a shooting range for police training.” Huffington Post said that … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Liberties, Crime, Criminal Law, Equal Rights, Justice, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Media, Racism, Society, United States
Tagged Law Enforcement, Miami, North Miami Beach Police, police
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Police in St. Ann, Missouri, Apologize for Arresting and Seriously Injuring Innocent Man
By Elaine Magliaro Adam McDonald of KMOV reported yesterday that police in St. Ann, Missouri, had apologized to an innocent college student “after they admitted to causing severe injuries to his face” when they arrested him Thursday afternoon. Twenty-two-year-old Joseph Swink was on his way home … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Equal Rights, Justice, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Missouri, Racism, Society, United States
Tagged Law Enforcement, Missouri, police
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The Death of Twelve-Year-Old Tamir Rice Has Been Declared a Homicide
By Elaine Magliaro The death of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old Cleveland boy who was fatally shot by a police officer in November, has been ruled a homicide. According to a Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s autopsy report that was released on Friday, Rice was … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Society, United States
Tagged Cleveland, Law Enforcement, Officer Involved Shootings, police, Tamir Rice
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On the Subject of Chokeholds and the NYPD: The Story of Anthony Ramon Baez, a Bronx Man Who Died in Police Custody in 1994
By Elaine Magliaro On December 20, 1994, The New York Times reported the death of a twenty-nine-year-old Bronx man named Anthony Ramon Baez. The article’s headline read: “Clash Over a Football Ends With a Death in Police Custody.” Clifford Krauss, … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Society, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged Anthony Ramon Baez, Bill Bratton, Chokeholds, Eric Garner, Law Enforcement, New York City, NYPD, police
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Zaid Jilani on the Role That Liberals Have Played in Our Growing Police State
By Elaine Magliaro I just came across an interesting article titled Bill Clinton, Joe Biden and Democrats’ shameful complicity in our police state over at Salon. The article, written by Zaid Jilani, originally appeared on AlterNet. It talks about the role that liberals … Continue reading
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Talks with George Stephanopolous about the Need for Change in Police-Community Relations, the Decision of the Staten Island Grand Jury in the Death of Eric Garner, and Rudy Giuliani on “This Week” (VIDEO)
By Elaine Magliaro Earlier today, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio talked with George Stephanopolous on ABC’s This Week. During his appearance on the show, Mayor de Blasio declined to say whether he agreed with the decision of a Staten … Continue reading
Ta-Nehisi Coates Speaks about Fatalism Not Being an Option in the Battle Against Racism on “All In” with Chris Hayes
By Elaine Magliaro On Wednesday night, Ta-Nehisi Coates, national correspondent at The Atlantic, and former RNC chair Michael Steele appeared on MSNBC’s All In with Chris Hayes. Both guests shared their reactions to the decision of the Staten Island grand jury not … Continue reading
Ian Millhiser Explains How the Supreme Court May Have Helped Make It Possible for Police to Kill By Chokehold
By Elaine Magliaro Ian Millhiser has an interesting article over at ThinkProgress titled How The Supreme Court Helped Make It Possible For Police To Kill By Chokehold. His article tells the story of an African-American man named Adolph Lyons who “was choked out by … Continue reading
Posted in United States
Tagged Chokeholds, City of Los Angeles v. Lyons, Eric Garner, Law Enforcement, police, Racism, Supreme Court
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Another Post in My Scenes from “Post Racial” America Series: Five Montgomery County Deputies in Ohio Accused of Sending Racist Text Messages While on Duty
By Elaine Magliaro David Edwards (Raw Story) has reported that the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department “revealed this week that five deputies were under investigation for allegedly sending racist text messages while on duty.” In a statement that was released on … Continue reading
Posted in Society, United States
Tagged Law Enforcement, Montgomery County (OH), Racism, Scenes from "Post Racial" America
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Rep. Peter King of New York Thinks That Eric Garner Was Responsible for His Own Death (VIDEO)
By Elaine Magliaro On Wednesday, the announcement was made that a Staten Island grand jury had declined to indict Daniel Pantaleo, the NYPD officer who placed Eric Garner in a fatal chokehold. According to reports, the city’s medical examiner ruled Garner’s death … Continue reading
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