Video: Police Beat Homeless Man, Attempt to Steal Witness Phones
There are dozens of videos on YouTube of police harassing, beating, and even killing unarmed citizens. Are American police out of control? Here, half a dozen cops are beating a … Continue reading
John Samuel Tieman: Economic Justice and the St. Louis Riots
St. Louis is seething. A profound, inexplicable seething. A young man, Michael Brown, his hands in the air. Then eight shots. Graphic photographs of his body lying for hours on … Continue reading
A Brief History of Torture by Chicago Police (1972-1991)
Darrell Cannon was tortured by three Chicago Police Department detectives at a remote site on Chicago’s South Side. Over the course of a day, they pressed a cattle prod to his … Continue reading
Overview: Police Brutality in America
Across America, daily incidents occur, one of many the cold-blooded January 1, 2009 murder of Oscar Grant – unarmed, offering no resistance, thrust face-down on the ground, shot in the … Continue reading
Woman Beaten by Police Officer
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — The family of a woman captured on video being tackled and punched by a California Highway Patrol officer has spoken out for the first time. “He … Continue reading
Nadia Prupis: Ferguson, Institutionalized Racism and the Militarization of Police
Will the tragedy in Ferguson be a catalyst for change? Police officers in Ferguson, Missouri arrested 31 people during protests Monday night (Photo: Michael B. Thomas/AFP/Getty Images) Last week, after … Continue reading →