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Family of Mentally Ill Man Who Was Killed by Dallas Police Releases Video of His Shooting (VIDEO)
By Elaine Magliaro A recently released video of the officer-involved shooting of Jason Harrison in Dallas last year shows what happened in the moments before the mentally ill mandied. Harrison, 38, was shot by police while holding a screwdriver. His … Continue reading
How Much Do Black Lives Matter in Ferguson, Missouri?: Justice Department Investigation Finds Pattern of Racial Bias in Ferguson Police Department and Courts
By Elaine Magliaro The Justice Department released two reports today. In one report, the DOJ explained why it does not plan to “pursue federal civil rights charges against Darren Wilson, the white police officer, who shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Liberties, Conservatives, Countries, Crime, Democracy, DOJ, Equal Rights, Government, Justice, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Media, Missouri, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Racism, Society, United States
Tagged Darren Wilson, DOJ Ferguson Investigation, Ferguson, Ferguson (MO), Ferguson Police, Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson, Michael Brown, Officer Involved Shootings, Officer Wilson
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UPDATE in the Case of Tamir Rice: The City of Cleveland Claims That the Twelve-Year-Old’s Death Was Caused by His Own Actions
By Elaine Magliaro Eric Helsig (Northeast Media Group) reported yesterday that the city of Cleveland had responded to a lawsuit filed by Tamir Rice’s family “with several defenses, including that the 12-year-old died and his family members suffered because of … Continue reading
Posted in DOJ, Equal Rights, Justice, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Media, Racism, Society, United States
Tagged Cleveland, Cleveland Police, Law Enforcement, Officer Involved Shootings, Ohio, Racism, Tamir Rice
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Regarding Bob McCulloch, the Ferguson Prosecution, and the “Jack in the Box” Case
By Elaine Magliaro Alan Pyke (ThinkProgress) suggests that if you want to have a better understanding of Bob McCulloch and his prosecution in the case of the officer-involved shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, you should learn more about the … Continue reading
Posted in Courts, Crime, Criminal Law, Equal Rights, Jurisprudence, Justice, Law Enforcement, Media, Missouri, Murder, Propaganda, Racism, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged Bob McCulloch, Ferguson (MO), Officer Involved Shootings, police
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UPDATE in the Shooting Death of Tamir Rice: Extended Video Released by Cleveland City Officials
By Elaine Magliaro Cleveland city officials have finally released a 30-minute video that shows what happened in the aftermath of the police shooting of twelve-year-old Tamir Rice. The video confirms claims made by Samaria Rice, Tamir’s mother, that officers stopped … Continue reading
Singer at Ex-Cop’s Charity Event Celebrates the Death of Michael Brown with Parody of Jim Croce’s Song “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown”
By Elaine Magliaro TMZ reported this morning that the Elks Lodge in Glendale, California, “is investigating a shocking incident that went down in the club a week ago Monday, when a member of the lodge performed “a song celebrating the death of … Continue reading
Posted in Law Enforcement, Racism
Tagged Ferguson (MO), Michael Brown, Officer Involved Shootings, police
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FOX News Affiliate in Baltimore Caught Editing Demonstration Footage to Sound As If Protesters Are Chanting “Kill a Cop”
By Elaine Magliaro On Sunday night, WBFF–a FOX affiliate in Baltimore–aired a video of “Justice for All” demonstrators in Washington, D. C., chanting “kill a cop.” Gawker reported that the news station claimed that the video was evidence “of murderously violent rhetoric on … Continue reading
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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A Mark Fiore Video: Who Killed Michael Brown?
By Elaine Magliaro Political cartoonist Mark Fiore said it seems as if “everyone but Darren Wilson is responsible for the death of Michael Brown. It’s Michael Brown’s fault, black-on-black violence is at fault, it’s a culture of disrespect and lawbreaking … Continue reading
In the Case of Tamir Rice, the Twelve-Year-Old Boy Killed by a Policeman in Cleveland: The Officer Who Shot Him Was Found Unfit for Duty in 2012
By Elaine Magliaro The Shooting of Tamir Rice by a Cleveland Police Officer Taylor Berman (Gawker) reported this afternoon that Tim Loehmann, the Cleveland police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice last month, had resigned from a smaller … Continue reading
Posted in Society, United States
Tagged Law Enforcement, Officer Involved Shootings, police, Tamir Rice
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