Stop fighting: Atlanta sobriety test quickly turned deadly
4 years, 6 months ago

Stop fighting: Atlanta sobriety test quickly turned deadly

India Today  

One minute, Rayshard Brooks was chatting cooperatively with Atlanta police, saying he'd had a couple of drinks to celebrate his daughter's birthday and agreeing to a breath test. Some public officials questioned whether shooting of Brooks was as clearly an abuse as Floyd's death after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee to his neck. Scott, the Senate's only black Republican, said Brooks's death "is certainly a far less clear one than the ones that we saw with George Floyd and several other ones." Stacey Abrams, the former Democratic lawmaker who gained national prominence while running for governor in 2018, said "there's a legitimacy to this outrage" over Brooks' death. L. Chris Stewart, a Brooks family attorney, said the officer who shot him should be charged for "an unjustified use of deadly force, which equals murder."

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Jacksonville sheriff says body camera video shows officers were justified in beating suspect
1 year, 3 months ago

Jacksonville sheriff says body camera video shows officers were justified in beating suspect

Associated Press  

A Florida sheriff released body camera video Monday that he says shows his officers were justified when they repeatedly punched, elbowed and kneed a drug suspect who appeared to resist arrest even after being zapped with a stun gun and pinned to the ground. Friday’s arrest of Le’Keian Woods drew national attention after the release of a passerby’s cellphone video …

Officers won’t face any charges in Rayshard Brooks shooting
2 years, 4 months ago

Officers won’t face any charges in Rayshard Brooks shooting

Associated Press  

MORROW, Ga. — Two white Atlanta police officers who clashed with Rayshard Brooks acted reasonably during the 2020 encounter that ended with the 27-year-old Black man’s fatal shooting, a specially appointed prosecutor said Tuesday in announcing his decision not to pursue charges against them. Officer Garrett Rolfe, who shot and killed Brooks in June 2020, and Officer Devin Brosnan faced …

Atlanta police call out sick to protest charges in shooting
4 years, 6 months ago

Atlanta police call out sick to protest charges in shooting

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Atlanta police officers called out sick Thursday to protest the filing of murder charges against an officer who shot a man in the back, while the interim chief acknowledged members of the force feel abandoned amid protests demanding massive changes to policing. “But we are there to assure them that we will continue to move forward and get …

‘When does it stop?’ Slain man’s family makes tearful plea
4 years, 6 months ago

‘When does it stop?’ Slain man’s family makes tearful plea

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Pleading through tears Monday, the family of a black man killed by Atlanta police outside a drive-thru demanded changes in the criminal justice system and called on protesters to refrain from violence amid heightened tensions across the U.S. three weeks after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis. The mayor said that after Brooks’ shooting, it was clear Atlanta did …

`Stop fighting!’ Atlanta sobriety test quickly turned deadly
4 years, 6 months ago

`Stop fighting!’ Atlanta sobriety test quickly turned deadly

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — One minute, Rayshard Brooks was chatting cooperatively with Atlanta police, saying he’d had a couple of drinks to celebrate his daughter’s birthday and agreeing to a breath test. “Put your hands behind your back.” The video shows each officer take hold of one of Brooks’ wrists as Rolfe tries to handcuff him. “.He definitely did shoot it at …

Atlanta police chief resigns after cop fatally shoots 27-yr-old African-American man during attempted arrest, protests engulf city
4 years, 6 months ago

Atlanta police chief resigns after cop fatally shoots 27-yr-old African-American man during attempted arrest, protests engulf city

Firstpost  

Atlanta’s police chief resigned Saturday hours after a black man was fatally shot by an officer in a struggle following a field sobriety test. Atlanta: Atlanta’s police chief resigned Saturday hours after a black man was fatally shot by an officer in a struggle following a field sobriety test. The security camera video recorded Brooks “running or fleeing from Atlanta …

‘Stop fighting!’ Atlanta sobriety test quickly turned deadly
4 years, 6 months ago

‘Stop fighting!’ Atlanta sobriety test quickly turned deadly

LA Times  

A screen grab from body-camera video shows Rayshard Brooks, right, speaking with Officer Garrett Rolfe in the parking lot of a Wendy’s restaurant late Friday in Atlanta. He mentions celebrating his daughter’s birthday and says, “I just had a few drinks, that’s all.” Rolfe doesn’t tell Brooks the results of the breath test, though his body camera recorded a digital …

2 Atlanta officers fired after video shows them tasing man and using ‘excessive force’ on woman, mayor says
4 years, 7 months ago

2 Atlanta officers fired after video shows them tasing man and using ‘excessive force’ on woman, mayor says

CNN  

CNN — Two Atlanta Police Department officers were fired Sunday after video showed them using “excessive force” against two college students during Saturday night’s protests, Atlanta’s mayor announced. “As we watch the video today, it became abundantly clear immediately with the young woman that this force was excessive,” Bottoms said. “It also became abundantly clear that the officer who tased …

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