Police body camera footage shows officers in Tempe, Ariz. hitting Ivaughn Oakry with three Tasers all at once while holding his one-year-old son on June 15. The Tempe Police Department has denied all claims of excessive force and claim that Oakry is the one who put his children in danger….
Tag: Excessive Force
Farmington School Resource Officer Resigns Unpunished after Use of Excessive Force on 11-Year-Old Girl
A veteran school resource officer in Farmington, N.M., has resigned after video footage caught him violently brutalizing and slamming an 11-year-old Black female student to the ground. The incident happened on Aug. 27 at Mesa View Middle School in New Mexico. The officer, Zachary Christensen, used excessive force on the…
Researchers Debunk Conclusion of Study That Claims White Cops Are No More Likely Than Others to Shoot Black People
A study that claims white police are no more likely than their non-white colleagues to shoot people of color is coming under fire. The study, published July 22 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences found police of various races were more likely to kill civilians of…
Police Brutality a Leading Cause of Death Among Young Men
A new study from Rutgers University-Newark has found that police are a leading cause of death among young — especially Black — men in America today. The study, which compiled data on police-involved deaths in the U.S., estimated the risks of being killed in a law enforcement encounter by age,…
St. Louis Police Sergeant Heather Taylor Tells CBS News She Believes There Are White Supremacists on the Force
St. Louis, Missouri police sergeant Heather Taylor did not hesitate to answer “yes” when CBS News reporter Jeff Pegues asked her if she believed there were white supremacists on the police force. Taylor’s answer comes after a damning exposé by the Plain View Project, a database of thousands of racist,…
Lester Brown, Miami-Area Police Officer, Charged After Pushing Migrant Worker Inmate Jose Garcia Into a Wall
A Miami-area police officer, Lester Brown, has been charged with felony battery and official misconduct after a surveillance video revealed him pushing an inmate — a migrant worker named Jose Garcia — head first into a wall and injuring him. Garcia was arrested Dec. 1 and brought to the Homestead Police…
Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul Apologizes on Behalf of the Department for Hiring Blane Salamoni, the Officer Who Killed Alton Sterling
Baton Rouge police chief Murphy Paul has publicly apologized on behalf of the department for ever hiring Blane Salamoni, the white officer who shot and killed Alton Sterling, a Black man, in 2016. Paul, who is Black, did not join the department until 2018, but said it was the department’s…
Dallas Police Bodycam Footage Reveals Officers Killed Tony Timpa, A Man With Mental Illness Who Called Them for Help
In 2016, Tony Timpa called the Dallas police from a parking lot, saying he was afraid and needed help, adding that he suffered from schizophrenia and depression and was off of his medication and had taken drugs. Recently-released bodycam footage revealed the police that were supposed to be there to…
Hamilton County Tennessee District Attorney Sets Up Hotline to Report Police Brutality
Recent allegations of police brutality in Hamilton County, Tennessee have prompted the county’s District Attorney’s Office to set up a hotline for residents to make reports. The DA’s office said they’ve received a number of videos that have prompted them to investigate. One of these videos includes dashcam footage of…
Florida Deputy, Christopher Krickovich, Placed on Leave After #JusticeForLucca Video Goes Viral
Christopher Krickovich, a Florida deputy, was placed on leave after a video of him and fellow deputies slamming a 15-year-old boy’s head into the pavement during a trespassing arrest went viral this weekend. The video has sparked outrage from celebrities like LeBron James and Steve Kerr. One officer involved claims…