Tag Archives: police violence

Austin Texas Police Violently Arrest Men for Jaywalking

Posted on November 6, 2015 by SouthernGirl2
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Spring Valley HS Police Officer brutally assaults student

Posted on October 26, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

The full video of the Spring Valley High School Police Officer brutally assaulting a peaceful student. pic.twitter.com/oHIS8GrtSS — Shaun King (@ShaunKing) October 26, 2015

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Hearings in the #FreddieGray case

Posted on October 13, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

Baltimore judge on Tuesday ruled that statements made by one of the six officers charged in Freddie Gray‘s arrest and death are admissible as evidence in her trial, and possibly the trials of her peers. Judge Barry Williams denied a … Continue reading →

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Black man slammed into concrete pillars and choked unconscious for trying to buy groceries at #WholeFoods

Posted on September 4, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

An armed security guard working at the Whole Foods Market in Oakland, California has been fired after he reportedly beat one customer to a bloody pulp Thursday night. The alleged violent assault began inside the store located on Bay Place … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | Armed Black Panthers protest #SandraBland’s death

Posted on August 13, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

HEMPSTEAD Texas (AP) — Dozens of heavily armed demonstrators rallied in Southeast Texas to protest the arrest and jail-cell death of a black woman arrested after a confrontation with a white state trooper during a traffic stop. About 25 demonstrators … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Current Events, Department of Justice, discrimination, Human Rights, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, JusticeForSandraBland, News, Open Thread, Photos, Police bruality, Politics, Protests, Racial Bias, Racial Profiling, Racism, White Supremacy | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 109 Comments

#SandraBland’s Family sues DPS trooper who arrested her

Posted on August 4, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

The mother of Sandra Bland filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the Texas Department of Public Safety trooper and several others she deems responsible for the death of her 28-year-old daughter at the Waller County Jail in mid-July. Geneva Reed-Veal … Continue reading →

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#FreddieGray dies after cops severed 80 percent of his spine

Posted on April 19, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

A man injured after being arrested by the Baltimore police died today, according to the Baltimore Sun. Freddie Gray had to undergo a double surgery on three broken vertebrae and an injured voice box on Tuesday, after he was released … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Current Events, Department of Justice, discrimination, Domestic Terrorism, Gun Violence, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, Justice for Freddie Gray, News, Open Thread, Police bruality, Racial Profiling, Racism | Tagged , , , , , , , | 142 Comments

Police turn their backs on #MayorDeBlasio at Cop’s funeral

Posted on December 27, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Police publicly disrespecting the Mayor should be an eye opener to every American. It’s so disturbing. Imagine how they treat young black men and boys? Bullying the Mayor while the world watches? Young black men and boys don’t stand a … Continue reading →

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LAPD shoots a man 10 times at protest site

Posted on December 6, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Hat tip: The Free Thought Project.com Los Angeles, CA– Not even 24 hours after solidarity die-in’s for Eric Garner wrapped up on the corner of Hollywood and Highland, the Los Angeles Police Department has repeatedly shot a man, reportedly in … Continue reading →

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