Tag: police brutality

20 water protectors were brutally arrested in Minnesota as resistance to the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline continues.

A spokesperson for the department told reporters that they intend to suspend Daniel Dolan without pay.

ProPublica compiled 68 videos that seemed to show officers using disproportionate force on protesters. A year later, police have disclosed discipline for a total of 10 officers.

Columbia Police Officer Andria Heese was traveling at approximately 14mph when 4-year-old Gabriella Curry entered her blind spot and was fatally struck by the vehicle.

Floyd’s death in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, set off a nationwide uprising and global movement calling for an end to racism and for the defense of Black lives.

None of the state troopers involved in Greene’s death currently face criminal charges for taking his life.

“Ensuring public trust in law enforcement and in our criminal justice system is vital to our community’s safety and our fundamental belief in fairness.”

“An innocent man was murdered. He called for help, and he got Ben Darby.”

Mayors and city councils nationwide have also pushed reforms emphasizing accountability and transparency, with many working to create independent oversight commissions.

“Police officers who abuse their positions to exert power over and injure the citizens they are supposed to protect violate our Constitution and erode trust in our public institutions.”