Posts Tagged ‘tased’
Former cop who placed knee on Black woman’s neck booked for misconduct (video)
Another incident of police brutality against an African American has surfaced. According to the Miami Herald, Safiya Satchell was sitting in her Mercedes SUV when she was approached by an off duty police officer who was working as security for a strip club in the immediate proximity of the incident, which occurred on Jan. 14.…
Read MoreBlack man having a stroke assaulted and pepper sprayed by police
A Black man suffering from a stroke hit a car and crashed into a sign. Police responded by tasing him and using pepper spray. David Washington was unresponsive and the police allowed his car to roll over his foot.
Read MoreBlack man beaten, choked with handcuffs by Georgia State Patrol
Once again a brutal beating of a Black man by police has been captured on a cellphone. This time the incident occurred in Villa Rica, Georgia, a city about 30 miles west of metro Atlanta. In the video, Marcus Gipson Sr. is pulled over by a Georgia State Patrol officer initially for a seatbelt violation. Gipson and his…
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