Tag Archives: police violence

Saturday Open Thread | Keith Scott shooting crime scene

Posted on September 24, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Hat tip: Duane Whop Vandross Is evidence being planted? An object magically appears.

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Friday Open Thread | Betty Shelby Charged With First-Degree Manslaughter in Death of Terence Crutcher

Posted on September 23, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

(CNN) — Tulsa, Oklahoma, police officer Betty Shelby has been charged with felony manslaughter in the first degree, Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler told reporters Thursday. Shelby fatally shot 40-year-old Terence Crutcher after his SUV stopped in a roadway … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | Uprising erupts in Charlotte NC over shooting of #KeithLamontScott

Posted on September 22, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

One person was shot and gravely wounded on Wednesday in a second night of unrest in Charlotte, North Carolina, officials said, as riot police dispersed unruly protesters after the fatal police shooting of a black man under disputed circumstances. North … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | #KeithLamontScott: A disabled black man shot dead by North Carolina police

Posted on September 21, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

When will this end, Lord? #KeithLamontScott Disabled Father of seven Reading a book while waiting on his son’s school bus Shot 4 times by police CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A chaotic scene has erupted in the night in North Charlotte after … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Howard University cheerleaders kneeling during National Anthem

Posted on September 20, 2016 by SouthernGirl2
Posted in African Americans, Black Lives Matter, Current Events, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, News, Open Thread, Police bruality, Police violence, Politics, Racial Oppression, Racism, White Supremacy | Tagged , , , , , | 50 Comments

The Killing of Unarmed Black Man #TerenceCrutcher in Oklahoma

Posted on September 19, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Tulsa, Okla., police released video footage Monday that shows a white police officer fatally shooting an unarmed black man — footage that the city’s police chief called “very disturbing.” “It’s very difficult to watch,” Police Chief Chuck Jordan said at … Continue reading →

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Alton Sterling Funeral Photos

Posted on July 15, 2016 by SouthernGirl2
Posted in African Americans, Black Lives Matter, Current Events, Department of Justice, Ethnic Cleansing, Funeral, Human Rights, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, JusticeForAltonSterling, News, Open Thread, Police bruality, Police violence, Racism, White Supremacy | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 18 Comments

#PhilandoCastile Funeral Photos

Posted on July 14, 2016 by SouthernGirl2
Posted in Black Lives Matter, Current Events, Funeral, Human Rights, Institutional Racism, Justice, JusticeForPhilandoCastile, News, Open Thread, Police bruality, Police violence, Racial Profiling, Racism, White Supremacy | Tagged , , , , | 28 Comments

Freddie Gray case | Judge to issue verdict in Officer Caesar Goodson trial

Posted on June 23, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

A Baltimore judge is expected to issue a verdict in the second-degree murder trial of police Officer Caesar Goodson, Jr. on Thursday morning. Goodson, 46, was the driver of the transport van in which Freddie Gray sustained a fatal injury … Continue reading →

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Freddie Gray case | State vs Officer Caesar Goodson | Day 8

Posted on June 20, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

(Reuters) – Defense lawyers rested their case on Friday in the trial of a Baltimore police officer charged with murder in the death of black detainee Freddie Gray last year, a court spokeswoman said. Closing arguments in the high-profile trial … Continue reading →

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