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Pulmonary expert testifies Floyd ‘died from a low level of oxygen,’ suffered brain damage
A pulmonary expert in the trial of Derek Chauvin testified on Thursday that George Floyd “died from a low level of oxygen” which caused “damage to…
Chicago Police to release body cam footage following fatal shooting of 13-year-old boy
Chicago Police are set to release body camera footage connected to the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy this week, following calls from city officials,…
George Floyd’s family awarded $27m in settlement
The family of George Floyd, the unarmed black man killed last year by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, has settled a wrongful death claim with…
Minneapolis to pay George Floyd’s family $27m in police custody death lawsuit
City agrees to settle lawsuit with family weeks before trial begins for Derek Chauvin, former police officer charged with murder The city of Minneapolis has…
Database of police settlements
Five Thirty Eight published a database of police settlements at Github—a unique body of information that reveals the financial costs incurred by America’s excessively violent…
Myanmar police used machine guns against protesters, says Amnesty
Analysis of video evidence shows police firing live rounds at protesters and shooting one woman in the head. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/11/myanmar-police-deployed-machine-guns-against-protesters Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this…
Cops playing copyrighted music to stop video of them being posted online
On several occasions, cops have started playing popular music when they realize they’re being filmed. The odd behavior has a point: they hope that copyright-strike…
Police in Rochester, NY, handcuff and pepper spray 9-year-old girl
A 9-year-old child was handcuffed and pepper sprayed by police responding to a report of “family trouble” in Rochester, NY. In the bodycam footage embedded…
Tacoma police vehicle plows through crowd watching street race
A police officer in Washington state has been temporarily placed on leave after his patrol vehicle plowed through a crowd of pedestrians late Saturday, The…
New York AG sues NYPD over excessive force at Black Lives Matter protests
New York state Attorney General Letitia James is suing New York City’s police department, citing widespread excessive use of force from the country’s most recognizable…
LA coroner orders rare inquest in case of teen shot in back running from deputies
The first coroner’s inquest in Los Angeles in over 30 years will be conducted over the officer-involved death of an 18-year-old.The case in question involves…
Philly police smashed a car’s windows, beat black driver while child was in backseat
A few days ago I posted this video of police officers pulling someone out of a car with a child in the back seat at…
Philadelphia police shoot man holding knife, sparking protests
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Philadelphia overnight Monday following the police killing of a 27-year-old Black man, with local authorities saying that…
Illinois police department fires officer who shot Black couple in car
An Illinois police chief announced Friday that an officer has been fired after they shot a Black couple sitting inside their car, killing one person…
A year-long investigation into the unaccountable police brutality of K9 units
A collaborative team of journalists from The Marshall Project, AL.com, IndyStar and the Invisible Institute spent a year exploring a topic that often gets overlooked in discussions of…
Cops fired and charged after beating animals to death
Officers Addison Cox and Mike Rolerson were fired from the police department in Rockland, Maine, after “beating porcupines to death,” reports The Courier Gazette. Another…
Outrage after police filmed kneeling on back of pregnant black woman
<p>Protests continue amid demands for Kansas City police chief to resign </p> Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/deja-stallings-video-kansas-city-black-lives-matter-protests-pregnant-b910258.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The…
Jacob Blake released from hospital, enters rehab center
Jacob Blake has been released from the hospital, well over a month after he was shot seven times in the back at point-blank range by…
Breonna Taylor’s family requests new special prosecutor to reopen case
Attorneys for Breonna Taylor’s family are calling for a new special prosecutor to reopen her case and for Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R) to recuse…
Chilean police throw boy, 16, off bridge during protests
Apparent serious assault is latest in series of alleged human rights abuses by Carabineros Less than a month before Chile votes on whether to replace…
Black woman called police officer ‘master’ as she begged for help upside down in patrol car
<p>Shataeah Kelly repeatedly told the officer she could not breathe but was ignored</p> Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/police-colorado-shataeah-kelly-patrol-car-video-b744533.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with…
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