police brutality
Video footage of Memphis police brutally beating kicking and pepper spraying Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop has been released. On January 7 the 29-year-old was forcibly removed from his vehicle less than 80 yards from his mothers house. After 28 minutes of being punched hit with a baton pepper sprayed and kicked EMTs arrive. […]
Two Colorado police officers apart of the Aurora Police Department were arrested on criminal charges due to use of force. The Aurora police chief described the act as “very despicable.” John Raymond, 39 and Francine Ann Martines, 40 were charged for an incident that occurred on July 23rd. The incident was caught on a body […]
Yesterday, activists organized by Free the People ROC attended a rally to commemorate the one year mark since Daniel Prude encountered the Rochester Police department, which led to his death one week later. They encouraged others in Rochester to call out of work and school to demand justice for Prude, calling March 23rd “Daniel’s Day” […]
A national activist group called The Arc of Justice convened in Rochester on Tuesday and demanded that the Rochester Police Department be investigated and watched by a federal civil rights monitor due to frequent allegations of excessive force. In the last month, two women have been pepper sprayed and a man brandishing a knife was […]
Yesterday, New York State Attorney General Letitia James told the public that a grand jury would not be charging any of the officers involved in the death of Daniel Prude. Activists organized a march in response to this decision that began where Daniel Prude was killed by Rochester Police on Jefferson Ave. The march continued […]
In response to the Rochester Police officers who pepper sprayed a handcuffed nine year old girl, state legislatures are putting together a bill that would make it illegal to use chemical agents on minors by police officers. State Sen. Samra Brouk (D-55) and Assemblymember Demond Meeks (D-137) are taking point and say that the bill […]
The City of Rochester’s Office of Public Integrity released a 48 page report on Tuesday that concluded that there was no evidence of any city employee violating any policies or ethical standards for the city or city departments in the death of Daniel Prude. Tim Weir, the head of the Office of Public Integrity put […]
A grand jury is now investigating whether or not Rochester police officers played a role in the homicide of Daniel Prude. One of the attorneys representing the officers, Matthew Rich gave a statement that said: “We understand that the grand jury process is underway and we have been in touch with the assistant attorneys general […]
On Wednesday, the Los Angeles City Council voted to continue on with a proposal to create an unarmed crisis response team for nonviolent 911 emergency calls, in place of police officers. The measure passed 14-0 and it makes it so the city can hire non-profits who are interested in partnering up with the council and […]
Saturday’s protest against the death of Daniel Prude by the Rochester Police Department was the shortest one yet, clocking in at only 4 hours after protestors threw bottles and police pepper sprayed the crowd. The police reported that they arrested at least one person and none of the officers were injured, but there is no […]