police misconduct charges

The three cops who were with Derek Chauvin are currently on trail. Their fates are much less cut and dry. Lane in particular probably has a real chance at getting off. 1:It was his first day in the field. 2: Chauvin was Lane's Field Training Officer (FTO) 3: Lane asked twice if they should...

AP style guide: A fine tradition of American journalism is to absolutely abuse the human language when writing about how a cop caused someone's death. Seems like a fine place to collect them: How many times do you have to read this to figure out what happened...

Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty planning to take legal action against Portland regarding false hit-and-run allegations

Someone had mentioned that there needs to be laws in order to deal with the specific issue of police brutality. Perhaps not, seems we just need a willingness to prosecute under existing laws. Chauvin and his three accomplices have just been charged by the feds for criminal civil rights...

I don't know if this belongs here or in the Trials and Errors category, so feel free to move. This trial deserves a stand alone thread. Jury selection has just begun and there have been some interesting updates, such as the following...

See http://www.tampadispatch.com/rebekah-jones-fired-doh-employee-tweets-video-of-police-raiding-her-home/ Fired from her job because she resisted pressure from Governor DeSantis to alter Covid-19 data. Twitter thread with video at https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1336065787900145665. We...

I would like to start a discussion of at least four related cases: Birmingham Six, Guildford Four, Maguire Seven, and Judith Ward. There may be others that I missed. My main focus will be on the problems in the forensics, including issues of recording and disclosing data. I will add comments...

"A black man has been shot dead by homeless outreach police in San Clemente, California, after reportedly being stopped for jaywalking. On Wednesday two Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) deputies, who were part of the city’s homeless outreach team, approached a man who is thought to...

Just announced, one of the officers was indicted for “reckless endangerment” for apparently shooting into adjacent apartments. None of the officers actually involved in the shooting were charged, the investigation showed they were acting properly. This has been pretty apparent from the...

Sorry about the title. It fits the general theme though. It happened in Melbourne, Australia yesterday. https://www.9news.com.au/national/epping-arrest-man-allegedly-kicked-in-the-head-by-police-officer/7b6ef2e6-eca5-4a45-ad6e-9d6417a017bf A couple of disclosers. I know the family involved...

Daniel Prude was killed by Rochester Police March 30th after they placed a spit hood over his head and pinned him face down against the street until he died of suffocation. He was completely nude and handcuffed when he was killed by the police. The medical exam concluded that...

There doesn't seem to be a thread about the most recent atrocity: Cops pump at least seven into the back of an unarmed man reaching into his car. Without the video, cops could get away with claiming he was fighting or waving a weapon...

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I can't verify the video, but if it's true - is this action constitutional? https://twitter.com/sparrowmedia/status/1283436911307218948 There seems no way of identifying the officers - no ID numbers that I could see, just "Police" patches.

Just in time for Juneteenth, another officer involved killing in Southern California. This one might not count because the victim doesn't appear to be African American, although he is a POC. Also, no word on the color of the officer's skin. Developing story. Stay tuned.

Today Trump tweeted: I find it despicable. What about you? Can you justify it? Non-supporters: Please refrain and give the supporters a day or two to answer. I'd very much appreciate it. You can discuss in the general Trump thread.

Continuation thread, feel free to quote from and reference original thread. http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?p=13116928

Summer's here, but police in Alameda, CA are evidently not ready for a brand new beat. Watkins, who had not done anything illegal, was eventually released - after being cited for resisting arrest. Because we obviously don't got nothing on him but we're still going to give him a rap sheet and...

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/minneapolis-police-fatal-arrest-officer-kneeling-neck-man-died/ Cop slowly skills unarmed, handcuffed man in broad daylight as helpless mob begs for his life. The cop held the man by the neck with his knee for several minutes as he begged to be able to breathe. he...

4 white Missouri cops sued for alleged brutality on 68-year-old black woman and son in a Sam’s Club

I couldn't find a thread on this. I think it deserves it's own one. "Breonna Taylor: Black healthcare worker 'shot at least eight times by police' in own home, lawsuit says." A no knock warrant at the wrong address. I mention it here, because I've often wondered what happens if a citizen...

Police departments put out fake warnings about coronavirus contaminated drugs https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/01/us/coronavirus-police-test-drugs-trnd/index.html

This is a rather messed up scenario that I'm hoping unfolds a bit more. According to the story the cops show up and this guy smells like PCP. I've never done it so I have no idea what it smells like, but anyway. They handcuff him, throw him in the front seat of the cop car, which I guess is...

I've just got into the Day 2 testimony. The bowl was brought up. It was on the bodycam. The bowl was on a table immediately in front of the couch. So it doesn't provide any information about Jean's movement. This is different from the video we saw before the trial that showed the bowl on an...

Article ffs. Time to despair?

In case you haven't been following this story: Friday night at a Costco in California, a man shot and killed another man and wounded two other people. Police originally reported that there had been an argument and the shooter was taken into custody, but that turns out not to have been true...

Trial date set for Amber Guyger in Botham Jean murder case https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2019/03/18/amber-guyger-shows-court-even-nothing-happens-botham-jean-murder-case Thread continued from here. You can quote or reply to any on-topic post from that thread here.

Check out the Slight of Hand the officer uses to plant some Meth on this innocent woman. Trying to go about her business, and this guy thinks he needs to plant a felony drug charge on her. In my opinion he should go to jail for a long time. https://www.liveleak.com/view?t=u5hmZ_1537512873

That someone is posting on a thread, asking for advice on how not to get shot by the police during a routine traffic stop, is evidence that the behaviour of the police in the USA is not what should be expected of a police officer. I hate referring to those people in uniform as cops or police...

Video has emerged of a police officer arresting a nurse for not violating the law and drawing blood from a comatose patient who cannot give consent. The cop is enraged and cuffs the nurse for interfering in an investigation...