Category Archives: Racial Profiling

#SandraBland: DPS to Terminate State Trooper #BrianEncinia

Posted on January 7, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Trooper who arrested #SandraBland indicted on perjury charge https://t.co/QBGKqwUHDU https://t.co/94IOQQjSso — CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) January 7, 2016

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Illinois Legislative Black Caucus: We need more than tears, Governor

Posted on December 30, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

Governor Rauner, your silence is deafening. As our state’s leader, you shed tears upon seeing the video of LaQuan McDonald’s shooting. We stand together to say the state needs more than your tears. With the recent shootings of Bettie Jones … Continue reading →

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William Porter to be Re-tried in June for death of Freddie Gray

Posted on December 22, 2015 by rikyrah

From HuffPo: Retrial Set For Baltimore Cop Charged In Freddie Gray’s Death After a mistrial, Baltimore Police officer William Porter will be re-tried in June. 12/21/2015 02:32 pm ET Associated Press Juliet Linderman A Baltimore judge has scheduled a new … Continue reading →

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Freddie Gray Case | State vs Officer William Porter | Verdict Watch

Posted on December 14, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

Closing arguments are expected today in the trial of a Baltimore police officer charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray, and officials are taking no chances. The Baltimore Police Department has taken extra precautions in order to be … Continue reading →

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Freddie Gray Case | State vs Officer William Porter | Day 11

Posted on December 14, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

BALTIMORE — Closing arguments in the trial of William G. Porter are set to begin Monday morning, before the fate of the first Baltimore police officer to be tried in connection with Freddie Gray’s death is left in the hands … Continue reading →

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Freddie Gray Case | State vs Officer William Porter | Day 10

Posted on December 11, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

Baltimore (CNN)—Officer William Porter acted reasonably in not seat belting Freddie Gray in a police wagon and in waiting to call for medical assistance until he could see that Gray was injured, a former Baltimore Police Department commander testified Thursday. … Continue reading →

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Freddie Gray Case | State vs Officer William Porter | Day 9

Posted on December 10, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

A defiant William G. Porter took the witness stand Wednesday afternoon, squaring off with a prosecutor intent on proving that he allowed Freddie Gray to die. Chief Deputy State’s Attorney Michael Schatzow zeroed in on differences between Porter’s testimony in … Continue reading →

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Freddie Gray Case | State vs Officer William Porter | Day 6

Posted on December 7, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

The mood in the courtroom Thursday during the testimony of Freddie Gray‘s best friend, Brandon Ross, 31, was heavy. The room was silent and still after those present heard the screams and pleading from Ross and bystanders on the cellphone-video … Continue reading →

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Freddie Gray Case | State vs Officer William Porter | Day 5

Posted on December 4, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

Baltimore (CNN)—Cell phone video recordings of Freddie Gray screaming and being dragged to a transport wagon on April 12 were too much on Thursday for Gray’s mother, Gloria Darden. She was in court while the recordings were being shown to … Continue reading →

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Freddie Gray Case | State vs Officer William Porter | Day 4

Posted on December 3, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

Baltimore (CNN)—Prosecutors offered a detailed timeline Wednesday of Freddie Gray’s long ride in a police van, telling a racially diverse jury that Officer William G. Porter Jr. was present five of the six times the van stopped en route to … Continue reading →

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