Tag Archives: police brutality

Ingraham Blames Media For Latest Shootings By Police

“Young Black men today are being told over and over again by a — by a dominant media, a corporate media, that if you’re pulled over by the police, they’re going to shoot you. “Are they not being told — basically sending that message to young Black men, that you’re going to be shot if you’re pulled over, so run? …

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Defense “Expert Witness” Claims Exhaust From Police Car May Have Contributed To George Floyd’s Death

The Daily Beast reports: A former medical examiner testifying in former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin’s murder trial has raised the bizarre theory that exhaust from the police car may have contributed to George Floyd’s death. Dr. David Fowler, a defense witness, wheeled out studies that showed people can die of carbon monoxide poisoning in open spaces, and that people with …

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Minneapolis Rocked By Second Night Of Unrest [VIDEO]

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports: By shortly before 8 p.m. Monday, police began to warn demonstrators, who still numbered in the hundreds, that they were in violation of curfew. Authorities fired multiple rounds of tear gas, along with rubber bullets and flash grenades. Protesters dispersed from areas hit by tear gas were regrouping and retaliating by throwing water bottles and launching …

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Minnesota Police Say Latest Killing Of Black Man Was “Accidental Discharge,” Officer Meant To Fire Taser

The Associated Press reports: Police in a Minneapolis suburb where a Black man was fatally shot during a traffic stop say the officer who fired intended to use a Taser, not a handgun. Police Chief Tim Gannon described the shooting as “an accidental discharge.” The man identified by relatives as 20-year-old Daunte Wright died Sunday in Brooklyn Center, a city …

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Maryland Is First State To Repeal Police “Bill Of Rights”

The Washington Post reports: Maryland enacted historic police accountability measures Saturday, becoming the first state to repeal its powerful Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights and setting new rules for when police may use force and how they are investigated and disciplined. The Democratic-majority legislature dealt Republican Gov. Larry Hogan a sharp rebuke, overriding his vetoes of measures that raise …

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GOP Voters Twice As Likely To Say Chauvin Isn’t Guilty

Today in predictable news: In a The Economist/YouGov Poll released this week, respondents were asked “Do you believe Derek Chauvin should be found guilty of murder?” Among all respondents, 57 percent said “yes” Chauvin should be found guilty, with 25 percent saying they were “not sure” and just 18 percent saying “no.” But among Republicans, only 31 percent said Chauvin …

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LIVE VIDEO: Police Chief Testifies In Derek Chauvin Trial

Minneapolis’s Fox News affiliate reports: Prosecutors are expected to call Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo to the stand Monday as the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd, enters its second week. Opening statements in the trial took place on Monday, March 29. Over the next five days, the state called …

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Teen Who Filmed Floyd’s Murder Weeps During Trial

Reuters reports: The Minneapolis teenager whose cellphone video of Derek Chauvin’s deadly arrest of George Floyd sparked worldwide protests began weeping as she was shown an image from the video at the former policeman’s murder trial on Tuesday. Darnella Frazier, 18, was walking her 9-year-old cousin to buy some snacks at Cup Foods, where a worker had moments before accused …

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Defense Blames Bystanders For George Floyd’s Death: Their Screams Caused Officers To Divert Their Attention

“As the crowd grew in size, seemingly so too did their anger. Remember, there is more to the scene than just what the officers see in front of them. There are people behind them and across the street. “There are cars stopping, people yelling. There are — there is a growing crowd and what officers perceived to be a threat. …

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TODAY: Arguments Begin In Trial Of Derek Chauvin

CBS News reports: Nearly a year after George Floyd died, the people of Minneapolis are still demanding justice and the city is once again in the spotlight. Opening arguments are set to begin Monday in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was seen in a disturbing video kneeling on George Floyd’s neck for more than …

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Judge Denies Motion To Delay Or Move Chauvin Trial

Minneapolis’s CBS News affiliate reports: The judge in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, charged with multiple counts of murder in the death of George Floyd, has ruled that limited details of a previous May 2019 arrest incident be allowed in court. He also denied motions to delay the trial and change the venue. On Friday morning, …

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Derek Chauvin’s Lawyer Seeks Delay, Change Of Venue

Minneapolis’s CBS News affiliate reports: Judge Peter Cahill says he will call back the seven seated jurors so that they can be questioned in light of the the City of Minneapolis’ $27 million civil settlement with George Floyd’s family. In a motions hearing Monday morning, Eric Nelson, the attorney for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, said the defense found …

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Minneapolis To Pay George Floyd’s Family $27 Million

Minneapolis’s Fox News affiliate reports: The Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved a $27 million settlement Friday in the civil lawsuit brought by the family of George Floyd. The vote was 13-0. The settlement includes $500,000 to be spent on community efforts near the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, which has become known as George Floyd Square. The civil …

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Third Degree Murder Charge Reinstated For Chauvin

NBC News reports: Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill said Thursday that he will reinstate a third-degree murder charge against the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd. Chauvin, who knelt on Floyd’s neck for about nine minutes May 25, is already charged with second-degree murder, which carries a maximum sentence of 40 years, as well as second-degree …

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LIVE VIDEO: Jury Selection In Derek Chauvin’s Trial

CNN reports: The death that sparked a worldwide movement will take center stage in a heavily fortified Minneapolis courtroom on Monday as jury selection begins in Derek Chauvin’s trial in the death of George Floyd. In a case with so much media attention, it may be impossible to find a jury that hasn’t heard about Floyd’s death. But the goal …

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Minneapolis Braces For Trial In George Floyd’s Murder

The Washington Post reports: Determined to avoid a repeat of last summer’s chaos and destruction, which included the burning of the 3rd Precinct police station, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) and other local leaders have sought to display an unprecedented level of security in the city. The area around the downtown Minneapolis courthouse has been transformed into a militarized zone …

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Buffalo Man Sues City After Shoving Incident With Cops

Buffalo’s ABC News affiliate reports: Martin Gugino, the 75-year-old man seen being pushed to the ground during last June’s protests in Niagara Square, has filed a civil suit against the City of Buffalo, Mayor Byron Brown, Police Commissioner Byron Lockwood, Deputy Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia, and Officers Robert McCabe, Aaron Torgalski, and John Losi. Gugino’s attorneys, Richard P. Weisbeck Jr., …

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Colorado Cop Suspended For Threat To “Beat The Hell Out Of” Democrats: “Now’s The True Time To Be Afraid”

“If for some reason we lose do we get to be little bitches and beat the hell out of the other party like they did. Because they don’t believe in what we do. In fact in case we actually let Biden win. “There will be far fewer results than this year because we’ll help them find God. Democrats you were …

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KY State Police Commissioner Resigns In Hitler Scandal

CBS News reports: The Kentucky State police commissioner resigned from his position Monday after a report surfaced that the department used a training slideshow that included quotes from Adolf Hitler, officials said. Rodney Brewer’s resignation will go into effect on Wednesday. Kentucky Police Academy used a training slideshow as recently as 2013 that advocated for violence during altercations and instructed …

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North Carolina Cops Sued For Voter Intimidation

NBC News reports: A federal lawsuit is accusing police in North Carolina of voter intimidation after they deployed pepper spray during a get-out-the vote rally and hauled several participants to jail in a chaotic display of pre-Election Day discord. The complaint, filed late Monday against the police chief of Graham, a rural community west of Durham, and the Alamance County …

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