Tag: police brutality

Former L.A. deputies and a sergeant face criminal charges in the case of Gabriel Carrillo, a man unjustly beaten after attempting to visit his brother in prison. Several of those charged face prison time.

Officer Jason Van Dyke claimed that Laquan McDonald lunged at him with a knife. New dashcam video footage release shows direct contradictions with the officer's account.

The police officer that was responsible for killing Corey Jones was fired this week. While some justice has been served, should there be additional steps to punish officer Raja?

Instead of identifying himself as a law enforcement officer, Rio Arriba County Sheriff Thomas Rodella assaulted an unarmed victim during a road rage incident. Another example of a county sheriff committing deprivation of civil rights.

With some 40 families across the country impacted by police violence, thousands took to the streets of New York City in solidarity for the victims demanding an end to police brutality. We need change.

Do undercover cops create a dangerous paranoia in every day citizens? It's time to say "Enough! No more undercover cops on patrol, or just trolling for busts. No more Corey Joneses!"

A fatal police shooting occurred in Palm Beach Gardens and killed Corey Jones, a drummer in a church band, while he was waiting for a tow truck to arrive. The department is withholding details, but where is the transparency inside the Florida Police Department?

While aggravated assaults were actually 23 percent higher than previously reported for 2014, LAPD is doing all it can to improve the accuracy of misreported data within the force. Will accountability put an end to 8 years of deceit?

After a video put an Oklahoma sheriff on blast for shooting an unarmed man, he was indicted on two misdemeanors and is set to resign. When will police brutality end?

Too many families are unable to find social justice because they are rendered invisible by the media and crushed by poverty. And this nightmare they are living will only grow as poverty and inequality expand.