Biscayne Park Police Chief Raimundo Atesiano claimed a perfect rate of solving burglaries, by charging his subordinates with stopping people of color at the “badlands”— the border of the predominantly white suburban city. Officers Charlie Dayoub, Raul Fernandez, and Guillermo Ravelo complied with their chief’s request, and paid the price….
Tag: Police Misconduct
Archived: Moving While Black: 'They think I'm stealing, I've been hearing this for 40 years,' Says Karle Robinson
Karle Robinson, 61, a retired Army vet was finally living his dream moving to the countryside. He bought a home in Tonganoxie, Kan., and had almost finished a grueling 12-hour move back in August, in the early hours of the morning, when police showed up, shined flashlights, and asked him…
Archived: Sheriff in New Jersey Resigns After Recordings of Racist Remarks Surface
A sheriff in Bergen County, N.J., resigned on Friday after racist comments he made about Black people, and Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, were released to the public. Following New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s inauguration on Jan. 16, Michael Saudino, who attended, can be heard in audio clips, released by WNYC…
Archived: Police Restrain 10-year-old Black Boy Who Was Afraid Because His Dad Was Getting Arrested
Georgia police officers threw a wailing 10-year-old to the ground after he ran after them for arresting his daddy. Athens-Clarke County police were called to the home on domestic violence charges. As the officers led the father away, the boy shouted, “Why Why He didn’t shoot nobody.” “Every year, millions…
Archived: Cops Called on Man for Doing Business While Black
Viktor Stevenson, with a week-old gourmet lemonade business in San Francisco, was checking the alarm system to make sure his business was safe from thieves. Police showed up with “guns almost drawn” saying someone called 911 and accused him of being a robber. They asked him to prove it was…
Archived: Shoot Black First, Ask Questions Later May Be One Step Closer to Ending in California
This week a California Senate public safety committee advanced legislation that would restrict police from using deadly force first. The death of Stephon Clark, killings of unarmed Blacks and the repeated instance of excessive force used against Black men is the motivation behind the Police Accountability and Community Protection Act….
Archived: Cop Gets Five Days off the Job for Excessive Force Against Former Tennis Pro James Blake
James Frascatore, the NYPD officer who slammed James Blake, former tennis pro, to the ground back in 2015 because he thought he was a scammer, received a five-day punishment from Police Commissioner James O’Neill. Blake’s lawyer, Kevin Marino, said the action is not a deterrent but encouragement for police to…
Archived: Feds Sue City of Ferguson for Civil Rights Violations
The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the City of Ferguson, Missouri, to force the city to reform its police department and court system after the government found both had violated citizens’ civil rights and were especially biased against minorities. In announcing the lawsuit late Wednesday,…