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Charges Dropped Against Activist Arrested During Chicago Protest

November 26, 2015 Staff, www.lawatthemargins.com , , ,
By Staff of NBC Chicago - Charges were dropped Wednesday against an activist arrested during a demonstration in Chicago following the release of dash-cam video showing the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. Malcolm London, 22, was charged with felony aggravated battery on accusations of wielding a punch to a police officer. Those charges were dropped during a bond court hearing Wednesday afternoon as protesters gathered to call for London's release. Protesters Come Together After Release of Laquan McDonald Shooting Video

5 Shot Near Jamar Clark Protest Site In Minneapolis

November 25, 2015 Doug Glass and Steve Karnowski, www.huffingtonpost.com , , ,
By Doug Glass and Steve Karnowski for The Huffington Post - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Police on Tuesday arrested two men suspected of shooting five Black Lives Matter demonstrators, while the family of a black man whose death inspired the protests called for an end to demonstrations that have gone on for days outside a Minneapolis police station. No one suffered life-threatening wounds in Monday night's shooting, which took place about a block from the police department's 4th Precinct, where protesters have been demonstrating since the Nov. 15 death of 24-year-old Jamar Clark, who was shot by a police officer.

Police Chief McCarthy Says Cop Who Killed Rekia Boyd Should Be Fired

November 25, 2015 Rachel Cromidas, www.chicagoist.com , , ,
By Rachel Cromidas for Chicagoist - Police chief Garry McCarthy reversed course on the subject of Dante Servin—the Chicago Police officer who shot and killed a 22-year-old woman on the West Side in 2012 and was acquitted of charges against him earlier this year—Monday night, saying he now believes Servin should be fired over the off-duty shooting. “After considerable deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that Officer Dante Servin showed incredibly poor judgement in his efforts to intervene in a low-level dispute while off-duty,” McCarthy said in a statement, the Sun-Times is reporting. “In the end, CPD has rules that we all must live by. Officer Servin violated those rules and he’s going to be held accountable for that.”

White Cop Who Shot Black Chicago Teen 16 TIMES Charged With Murder

November 25, 2015 Sophie Jane Evans, www.dailymail.co.uk , , ,
By Sophie Jane Evans for Daily Mail - A white Chicago police officer who fatally shot an African-American teenager 16 times was charged this morning with first-degree murder and ordered to remain in jail. Officer Jason Van Dyke, 37, gunned down 17-year-old Laquan McDonald - who was armed with a 3-inch knife - within six seconds of getting out of his cop car on October 20 last year. He was on the scene for just 30 seconds before he started shooting. He continued firing even though McDonald dropped to the ground after the first shots.

Chicago Police Release Video Of Cop Shooting Teen 16 Times

November 25, 2015 Aviva Shen, www.thinkprogress.org , , , , ,
By Aviva Shen for Think Progress - After a prolonged legal battle, Chicago police released a video of one of their officers, Jason Van Dyke, shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald 16 times Wednesday. The video shows McDonald carrying a small knife, walking away from Van Dyke before the officer opens fire. The entire shooting took about 15 seconds, and McDonald was lying on the ground for 13 of them. An officer appears to kick at McDonald’s body after shooting him. Van Dyke was finally charged with first degree murder more than a year after the shooting.

Brandeis Students Say Campus Lacks Racial Diversity

November 25, 2015 Jan Ransom, www.bostonglobe.com , , ,
By Jan Ransom for The Boston Globe - WALTHAM — Hundreds of students at Brandeis University have occupied the administration building that includes the president’s office since Friday, and they vow not to leave until the interim president, Lisa M. Lynch, promises to address their demands pertaining to diversity, including the hiring of additional black faculty and counselors. #ConcernedStudents2015, as the group calls itself, started its round-the-clock occupation of the Bernstein-Marcus Administrative Center after Lynch failed to address 13 concerns listed in a letter sent to her on Thursday.

Former Detroit Officer Found Guilty In Videotaped Beating Of Black Man

November 24, 2015 Staff, www.huffingtonpost.com , , ,
By Staff of The Huffington Post - DETROIT (AP) -- A white, former Detroit-area police officer was found guilty Thursday of assault and misconduct in the bloody beating of a black driver during a traffic stop that was captured on video. Wayne County jurors handed down the verdict in the case against William Melendez, who was charged in the January beating of Floyd Dent. Police stopped Dent, 58, in the Detroit suburb of Inkster for disregarding a stop sign, and dashcam video from a police vehicle shows Melendez punching him 16 times in the head. It wasn't until after WDIV-TV aired the footage in March that Melendez was fired.

FBI and DOJ: Will Track Police Shootings

November 24, 2015 Xxdr Zombiexx, www.dailykos.com , , ,
By Xxdr Zombiexx for Daily Kos - In separate announcements, the FBI and the Department of Justice say they’ll create programs to monitor police-involved shootings at the federal level. Law enforcement agencies are tasked with tallying their own officer-involved shootings, but after the officer-involved death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, it came to light that no government agency maintains a complete database of the national numbers. On Wednesday, FBI Director James B. Comey called it “embarrassing” and “ridiculous” that up until very recently, officials had made no concerted effort to track the sort of violence that has inspired national protests and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement.

The Man Beaten And Choked At A Donald Trump Rally Tells His Story

November 23, 2015 Alice Ollstein, www.thinkprogress.org , , ,
By Alice Ollstein for Think Progress - When activist Mercutio Southall Jr. was curled up on the ground getting kicked, punched, and choked by Donald Trump supporters at a campaign rally in Birmingham, Alabama, he thought, “I can’t die today. I’ve got shit to do. I have little kids. Fuck these people.” The single father of three, who was raised in the civil rights cradle of Selma, Alabama, told ThinkProgress that he had gone to Trump’s event with two friends in order to speak out against the frontrunner candidate’s “racist” rhetoric. “The things that he’s been saying about black people, Latino people, immigrants, refugees — we felt it was very disrespectful,” he said.

Protesters Disrupt City Council Meeting For Jamar Clark

November 22, 2015 Sam Richards and Alexa Aretz, www.nstarpost.com , , , ,
By Sam Richards and Alexa Aretz for the North Star Post. Minneapolis, MN - Minneapolis City Council meetings are usually not as lively as the one this morning. Shortly after the gavel struck, calling the Council to order, three protesters stood up and disrupted the proceedings. Later on, a vigil and march was held outside MPD Fourth Precinct. Michelle Gross, veteran activist with Communities United Against Police Brutality, was the first to speak. Gross strongly dissented against the lack of leadership from elected officials and mismanagement by the Minneapolis Police Department(MPD) in response to the on-going protests. She advocated for MPD to adopt a limited liability insurance plan, similar to those mandated for medical and other professionals.

Hundreds Of Thousands Call For Prosecution Of Tamir Rice Killer

November 21, 2015 Staff, www.climategames.net , , , ,
By Staff of Color of Change - New York, NY -- On Monday, Tamir Rice’s family and a number of racial justice organizations will deliver more than 200,000 petitions to Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty’s office demanding a special prosecutor. The delivery is part of a weekend of action in honor of 1 year since Tamir was brutally killed and in protest of Prosecutor McGinty’s inability to oversee the case. For more information on the #YearWithoutTamir action weekend please see: www.JusticeForTamir.com. WHEN/WHERE: Monday, November 23. Press should arrive at Willard Park, Cleveland, Ohio 41144 at 12:00 for pre-march interviews.

Minneapolis Shooting Officers Identified As Protests Rage

November 19, 2015 Todd Melby, www.timdechristopher.org" target="_blank" >www.reuters.com , , , ,
By Todd Melby for Reuters - Minnesota officials on Wednesday identified the two Minneapolis police officers involved in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man as chanting demonstrators surrounded a key police station. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety said Minneapolis Police Department Officers Mark Ringgenberg and Dustin Schwarze were involved in the shooting of Jamar Clark, 24, Sunday. Both men have been police officers for seven years, including 13 months with the city. The officers, whose race was not disclosed, are on administrative leave during an investigation.

Minneapolis Police Precinct Occupied Over Shooting Of 24 Year Old

November 18, 2015 Staff, www.rt.com , , ,
By Staff of RT - A Minnesota agency is investigating the shooting of a black man who witnesses claim was handcuffed and unarmed when a white police officer fired his gun. The shooting triggered protests and arrests, alongside demands that police release video of the incident. Jamar Clark, a black man in his mid-20s, is in the hospital as a result of head injuries from incident. He was shot by a police officer who responded to a report of an assault around midnight local time on Sunday. The officer’s name has not yet been disclosed. According to some witness accounts, Clark was handcuffed and unarmed when he was shot.

51 Arrested In Protests After Black Man Shot By Minneapolis Police

November 17, 2015 Staff, www.usatoday.com , , ,
By Staff of US Today - The Minnesota Department of Transportation reports protesters were on the freeway, attempting to block traffic. The shutdown first started around 7 p.m. Several area metro police departments were on scene attempting to control the situation. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, protesters were given four warnings to disperse or be subject to arrest. Shortly before 9 p.m., authorities began arresting protesters. The state patrol later said 43 adults and eight juveniles were arrested and will be charged with unlawful assembly and pedestrian on freeway, both misdemeanors.

#Justice4Jamar Camp Expands; Residents Block I94; 50+ Arrested

November 17, 2015 Staff, www.unicornriot.ninja , , ,
By Staff of Unicorn Riot - MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Nov. 16, 2015 – 9:25PM [LIVE VIDEO] As Minneapolis residents protested the police execution of Jamar Clark just two nights ago (~1AM Sunday morning CST) UnicornRiot.Ninja can confirm our livestream reporter Niko has just been arrested by a tactical action team on Interstate 94 in North Minneapolis. [Yesterday’s coverage] 10:30PM CST: We are sorry to report that Jamar Clark was removed from life support today, according to multiple sources. At least 50 people were arrested on Interstate 94 near the Broadway Ave N intersection. 10:05PM CST: UnicornRiot has resumed broadcasting at the newly expanded camp in front of the 4th Precinct.
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