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This is difficult to watch but it’s very important to understand the actual effects of police brutality,, this is a scarly common occurrence but the sufferers are often silenced. No more
#GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter
This is difficult to watch but it’s very important to understand the actual effects of police brutality,, this is a scarly common occurrence but the sufferers are often silenced. No more
#GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter
Trayvon Martin was 17 when he was murdered because a police officer thought his bag of skittles was a gun
White police officer Derek Chauvin pinned George Floyd to the concrete as he screamed that he could not breathe and for his life
Chicago police shot Bettie Jones in the neck "accidentally" while trying to help a neighbor deal with a domestic disturbance. Jones was shot when she opened the door to direct officers when they arrived.
An officer pursued Kevin Matthews, who was reportedly wanted. The officer attempted to subdue Matthews with pepper spray and shot him during a struggle. Family members identified Matthews after the shooting and said he was being treated for schizophrenia.
Michael Noel 32, was having a psychological breakdown and his mother requested an order of protection. When Police arrived, Noel resisted arrest and could not be subdued after two Taser deployments then was shot in the chest. He was unarmed and handcuffed.
A Hammond police officer killed Tiara Thomas, who was the mother of three of his children. The motive is suspected to be financial.
Two Minneapolis police officers shot Jamar Clark, claiming he "interfered" with emergency responders helping an assault victim. Activists and witnesses maintain that Clark was unarmed and handcuffed when he was shot.
Oakland police were towing vehicles near 90th Ave. and Bancroft Ave. when they claim Richard Perkins, 39, approached them and "pointed a firearm in their direction." They shot Richard multiple times. Police later revealed Richard's "firearm" was actually a toy gun.
Michael Marshall a 50 year old mentally ill man, apparently posed no physical threat when three sheriff’s deputies restrained him into unconsciousness at the Denver jail. He died after nine days on life support.
Alonzo Smith, 27, died while handcuffed in the custody of DC special police officers. Special police officers are armed security guards licensed by the city.
A San Diego Harbor officer claimed he confronted Anthony Ashford, 29, after seeing him "looking into cars" near Nimitz Boulevard. After being tased, police claim Ashford reached for the officer's gun before being shot and killed.
Dominic Hutchinson was shot by officers responding to a domestic disturbance. He had binoculars in his hand. No other details have been released by authorities.
Police say Lamontez Jones 39, was "causing a disturbance" downtown and ran when police approached him. Police shot Lamontez multiple times, claiming he aimed a gun at them. Police later revealed that the gun was a toy.
Christopher Kimble, 22, was struck and killed by a police cruiser while crossing the street. The cruiser was speeding on its way to a reported car crash.
a pharmacy called police to report that Keith McLeod had tried to use a fake prescription. The officer saw McLeod in a parking and fatally shot him after claiming he reached for a gun. He 19 years old and unarmed.
A Lathrop police officer was grilling in his backyard when Wayne Wheeler, his 44 year old neighbor, allegedly jumped the fence. The officer fought Wayne and struck him in the head, knocking him down. Wayne was pronounced dead at the scene by a medic.
Durham police received a call about an "armed suicidal male." Authorities said they began firing at Lavante Biggs once he started walking toward the officers. He was carrying a toy gun.
Navy Veteran India Kager was with her 4 month-old baby and Angelo Perry, who was being followed by unmarked police.the officers approached the car. Officers claim Angelo was armed before they shot over 30 at the vehicle. Angelo and India were killed, while the baby was unharmed.
Officers responded to a carjacking involving juvenile suspects. When the vehicle was pulled over and passengers got out of vehicle, Tyree Crawford was hit by the front end of an oncoming police vehicle, killing him.
Felix Kumi, 61, was an innocent bystander during a sting operation. He was shot by an undercover NYPD officer while allegedly standing near a suspect.
Officer saw Asshams Manley, 30, fleeing a car crash. The officer chased Manley and shot him, claiming Manley reached for his gun. A second officer arrived and stunned Manley with a Taser, then a third officer arrived forcibly restrained him. Manley died soon after.
Police claim Troy Robinson, 32, ran from an officer after a traffic stop. The officer deployed his Taser, causing Robinson to fall from an eight-foot wall, sustaining fatal injuries.
After speaking to police who were investigating a beating of one of his neighbors, police claim Brian Day went into his apartment and returned with a toy gun. Two officers shot and fatally wounded him after he attempted to "shoot" them with the toy gun.
Police sprayed Michael Sabbie with a chemical agent while in jail, causing him to become unresponsive and die soon afterwards.
A police officer claims Billy Davis threatened him. The officer reportedly called for backup, they restrained him and called paramedics. Davis became unconscious and died while being transported to the hospital.
Police initially said that an officer pulled Sam DuBose over for a routine traffic that turned into altercation, and that DuBose dragged an officer with his vehicle for a before the officer shot.This was disproved by footage released by Cincinnati prosecutor Joseph Deters.
Sandra Bland, 28, was pulled over for a routine traffic stop, which the deputy quickly escalated by removing Sandra from the vehicle and physically restraining her. She would later die in a jail cell under dubious circumstances.
Police claim that 36 year old Salvado Ellswood, who was released from prison less than a month earlier and was homeless, struck an officer and shook off a Taser before being fatally shot.
Police were called to a Stone Mountain home after a caller said George Mann was irate and locked in a garage. Officers claim they attempted to negotiate with Mann before tasing him. The 35-year-old became unresponsive and pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.
Jonathan Sanders, 39, was in a buggy pulled by horses in Stonewall when Officer Kevin Herrington pulled up behind him. The lights apparently scared the horses and Sanders was trying to calm them when Herrington choked Sanders with a flashlight.
Police said Freddie Blue grabbed at what appeared to be a pistol in his lap after police pulled over the car in which he was riding. The item turned out to be a BB gun.
