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 the young man needed to be terminated as well.” One of the officers wrote in a police report that he used his taser because he was unsure whether Pilgrim or Young were armed. “This video was really shocking to watch in how we were manhandling a couple of young people in their car,” said Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields.

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Memphis city attorney says 7 more police officers facing discipline for Tyre Nichols beating
1 year, 11 months ago

Memphis city attorney says 7 more police officers facing discipline for Tyre Nichols beating

CNN  

CNN — Seven additional Memphis police officers are facing discipline in the wake of Tyre Nichols’ death, City Attorney Jennifer Sink told CNN on Tuesday. The news came during a Memphis city council meeting Tuesday in which members questioned the city’s police and fire chiefs and passed several public safety proposals and reforms. Memphis City Councilman Chase Carlisle told CNN …

Memphis officials: 7 police officers suspended in connection with Tyre Nichols beating
1 year, 11 months ago

Memphis officials: 7 police officers suspended in connection with Tyre Nichols beating

LA Times  

In the latest fallout from the police beating death of Tyre Nichols, Memphis officials on Monday announced that three members of the city’s fire department have been fired and confirmed that two police officers have been suspended since shortly after the deadly incident, including one who used his Taser on Nichols. Memphis police officials have not said what role Hemphill …

Firings of officers after students pulled from car reversed
3 years, 11 months ago

Firings of officers after students pulled from car reversed

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Video of Atlanta police officers using Tasers and pulling two college students from a car during a large protest last year against police brutality and racial injustice sparked national outrage, and two of the officers were immediately fired. Video of the confrontation was shared widely online and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and then-Police Chief Erika Shields decided …

Police face new lawsuit, probes after Elijah McClain’s death
4 years, 4 months ago

Police face new lawsuit, probes after Elijah McClain’s death

Associated Press  

DENVER — A police department in suburban Denver faced a new set of investigations and legal problems Tuesday as scrutiny mounts over the death last year of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man put into a chokehold by officers, and other run-ins with people of color. McClain’s parents sued the Aurora Police Department and paramedics who injected their son with …

Police officer filmed punching black woman at Miami International Airport
4 years, 6 months ago

Police officer filmed punching black woman at Miami International Airport

The Independent  

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`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 …

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 …

Atlanta Police officer charged in tasing of college students was named in prior excessive force lawsuit
4 years, 6 months ago

Atlanta Police officer charged in tasing of college students was named in prior excessive force lawsuit

CNN  

CNN — One of the six Atlanta police officers charged last week after allegedly using excessive force on two college students was named in a lawsuit over a 2016 shootingduring a police raidthat killed a mentally ill man. However, when the firearm was recovered, it was damaged and inoperable.” The complaint does not name the officers who fired, reading “one …

Atlanta police chief walks tightrope as she handles protests
4 years, 7 months ago

Atlanta police chief walks tightrope as she handles protests

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Atlanta’s police chief quickly condemned the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and acted swiftly when she determined some of her own officers used excessive force, but now she’s questioning a further crackdown on her officers. “This does not mean for a moment that I will sit quietly by and watch our employees get swept up in the …

Troubling videos capture L.A. police violence, aggression amid demonstrations
4 years, 7 months ago

Troubling videos capture L.A. police violence, aggression amid demonstrations

LA Times  

In one video, at least eight Los Angeles police officers surround a woman lying in a Hollywood street as the buzz of a Taser fills the air. “It’s nothing but a confirmation of what black activists have been saying for decades — that police abuse and excessive force is real,” said Najee Ali, a longtime South Los Angeles civil rights …

‘I thought I might be killed’ – college student recalls traumatic encounter with Atlanta police
4 years, 7 months ago

‘I thought I might be killed’ – college student recalls traumatic encounter with Atlanta police

CNN  

CNN — Taniyah Pilgrim says she feared she might not survive when police used a Taser on her friend Messiah Young and pulled Pilgrim from a vehicle the pair were riding in during street protests in Atlanta on Saturday. “I thought I might be killed,” she told Alisyn Camerota on CNN’s “New Day” on Wednesday. “Nothing really warranted it …

Six Atlanta Police officers being charged after allegedly using excessive force at protest
4 years, 7 months ago

Six Atlanta Police officers being charged after allegedly using excessive force at protest

CNN  

CNN — Six Atlanta Police officers are being charged with using excessive force during an arrest of two college students at a protest on Saturday night, Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard announced Tuesday. Some of the charges against the officers include aggravated assault of Messiah Young, aggravated assault of Taniyah Pilgrim, simple battery and criminal damage to property, Howard …

Atlanta mayor: 2 officers fired in ‘excessive force’ arrests
4 years, 7 months ago

Atlanta mayor: 2 officers fired in ‘excessive force’ arrests

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Two police officers have been fired and three others placed on desk duty over excessive use of force during a protest arrest incident involving two college students, Atlanta’s mayor said Sunday. Young pulls the door shut and says repeatedly, “I’m not dying today.” He urges the officers to release the other man and let him get in the …

Four Minneapolis policemen fired hours after viral video shows officer kneeling on neck of African-American man who died
4 years, 7 months ago

Four Minneapolis policemen fired hours after viral video shows officer kneeling on neck of African-American man who died

Firstpost  

Four Minneapolis officers involved in the arrest of a black man who died in police custody were fired Tuesday, hours after a bystander’s video showed an officer kneeling on the handcuffed man’s neck, even after he pleaded that he could not breathe and stopped moving. Minneapolis: Four Minneapolis officers involved in the arrest of a black man who died in …

Police investigating viral video of black man 'being beaten up' by officers
5 years, 9 months ago

Police investigating viral video of black man 'being beaten up' by officers

The Independent  

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