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New Doubts About Official Version Of Sandra Bland’s Death

March 12, 2016 Michael McLaughlin, www.huffingtonpost.com , , ,
By Michael McLaughlin for The Huffington Post - Contradictions in files about Sandra Bland's death are raising new questions about how the 28-year-old woman died in a Texas jail last summer. A medical examiner ruled in an autopsy that Bland killed herself in a jail in Waller County, Texas, three days after a state trooper was filmed manhandling her during a combative traffic stop. But documents obtained by The Huffington Post show discrepancies in the way officials described the condition of Bland's body when she was found dead in her cell.

No Federal Charges Against Officer Who Shot Ramarley Graham

March 9, 2016 Lia Eustachewich, www.nypost.com , , ,
By Lia Eustachewich for New York Post - A federal grand jury will not be convened to weigh criminal charges in the police-involved shooting death of Bronx teen Ramarley Graham, officials announced Tuesday in closing the 2012 case. US Attorney Preet Bharara’s office had been investigating since 2014 whether Graham’s civil rights were violated – but concluded there was “insufficient evidence to meet the high burden of proof required for a federal criminal civil rights prosecution.”

Texas Trooper Who Arrested Sandra Bland Is Officially Fired

March 3, 2016 Kim Bellware, www.huffingtonpost.com , , ,
By Kim Bellware for The Huffington Post - The Texas state trooper who arrested Sandra Bland, the motorist who days later was found hanged in a jail cell, was formally fired on Wednesday, according to theTexas Department of Public Safety. Trooper Brian Encinia was fired after failing to rebut disciplinary charges leveled against him in January, Public Safety Director Steven McCraw wrote in a letter of final termination. Encinia had been accused of failing to act courteously during his July traffic stop of Bland, prolonging her detention, violating general orders and perjury.

Protests After Police Shoot Teen Holding Broomstick

February 29, 2016 www.dailymail.co.uk , , , ,
By Staff of By Associated Press - This is the 17-year-old boy fighting for his life in a coma after Utah police shot him in the chest because he was brandishing a broomstick. Abdi Mohamed was hospitalized in downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday night after the shooting near a homeless shelter. Mohamed, who lives with his girlfriend and their son, moved to the States from Kenya 10 years ago, according to the New York Daily News.

Mother Demands DOJ Investigate Police Killing Of India Kager

February 26, 2016 John Zangas, www.dcmediagroup.us , ,
By John Zangas for DC Media Group - Gina Best, the mother of India Kager, who was killed by Virginia Beach Police, delivered a petition to the Department of Justice on Thursday, to investigate her daughter’s killing. She was accompanied by Black Lives Matter activists, and demanded an “independent parallel investigation”. Six months after her daughter was killed she has yet to receive an official report from the Virginia Commonwealth Attorney’s office. Kager died with Angelo Perry, her child’s father, on September 5, 2015, when Virginia Beach police fired 30 shots into her car and deployed flash-bang grenades.

Justice For Peter Liang Protest Ignores Justice For Akai Gurley

February 22, 2016 Keegan Stephan, www.keegan.nyc , , , ,
By Keegan Stephan for Keegan NYC - Today, thousands gathered in support of Peter Liang, the NYPD officer who shot and killed Akai Gurley, and was recently convicted of manslaughter and other charges by a Brooklyn jury. When family and supporters of Akai Gurley arrived to counter protest, they were booed, cursed at, flipped off, and told to leave. Protesters at the rally and on-line said they want the judge to dismiss the manslaughter charge against Liang, and believe that he was only convicted because he is Chinese-American – that racism skewed justice and he would not have been convicted if he were white or black.

Bland: Suspicions Mount, Fight To Expose Death Evidence

February 19, 2016 Michael McLaughlin, www.huffingtonpost.com , ,
By Michael McLaughlin for The Huffington Post - Relatives of Sandra Bland, the jailed motorist who authorities say hanged herself in a Texas cell seven months ago, said they're still unable to get basic information about her death from authorities. Police files contain discrepancies, they said, and a videotape that investigators promised would show the hanging never materialized. Further, authorities haven't returned personal items confiscated from Bland when she was booked. A medical examiner ruled that Bland, 28, committed suicide on July 13, but her family is unconvinced, their lawyer said.

Cleveland Sues Tamir Rice’s Family For Ambulance Expense

February 16, 2016 Nathan Wellman, www.usuncut.com , , , , ,
By Nathan Wellman for U.S. Uncut - Last December, a Cleveland officer killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice and forever shattered a family’s sense of peace in the process. Now police expect that same grieving family to foot the bill for the medical care provided to their dying son. The City of Cleveland has filed a creditor’s claim against the “estate” of the young boy. They expect the Rice family to pay five hundred dollars for “emergency medical services rendered as the decedent’s last dying expense.”

The Consequences For Eric Garner’s Videographer

February 15, 2016 Luna Olavarría Gallegos, www.indypendent.or , ,
By Luna Olavarría Gallegos for The Indypendent - “Yeah, I knew what I was recording, but I didn't think he was going to die.” This is how Ramsey Orta responds when I ask him what was going through his head when he shot the video of Eric Garner’s death. Orta tells me that just a week before, he had filmed a video of his friend getting beat up by the cops on the same Staten Island block where Garner was choked by Officer Daniel Pantaleo. It has been eighteen months since the world watched the scene unfold through Orta’s cellphone and just over a year since a grand jury declined to indict Officer Pantaleo, and still, Orta is not able to keep the incident in the past...

Chicago Cop’s Lawsuit Against Estate Of Slain Teen Might Be A First

February 13, 2016 Adeshina Emmanuel, www.chicagoreporter.com , ,
By Adeshina Emmanuel for The Chicago Reporter - Chicago police officer Robert Rialmo was so traumatized after he killed Quintonio LeGrier and his neighbor Bettie Jones last December that Legrier’s estate should pay him $10 million. That’s according to a lawsuit filed by Rialmo’s lawyer in Cook County Circuit Court. The case might be a first, say some local and national legal experts. The lawsuit presents an unusual argument that attempts to make citizens pay for the hazards of policing.

NYPD Officer Found Guilty For Fatal Shooting Of Gurley

February 12, 2016 Staff, www.rt.com , , ,
By Staff of RT - New York Police Department Officer Peter Liang was found guilty on charges related to the death of Akai Gurley. Liang was patrolling a housing complex when he claims he accidentally fired his gun, killing Gurley. He now faces up to 15 years in prison. Liang was found guilty of second-degree manslaughter and official misconduct. His sentencing is set for April 14. According to the New York Daily News, each of the 12 jury members took turns pulling the trigger of the gun that shot Gurley. Liang’s attorneys attempted to have a mistrial declared due to “inflammatory remarks” made during the prosecution’s closing argument, which implied that Liang had shot Gurley intentionally.

Why Are Black Girls And Women Dying In Police Custody?

February 9, 2016 Tasasha Henderson, www.truth-out.org , , , ,
By Tasasha Henderson for Truthout - Gynna McMillen was brought into the Lincoln Village Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, on January 10, 2016, after police were called to her mother's house about a "domestic incident." The next morning she was found unresponsive in a cell. What happened to her? Why is she dead after less than 24 hours in the detention facility? These are questions being asked by Gynna's family and others concerned about the deaths of Black people in police custody.

NY Board Finds Cop Used Excessive Force Against Occupier

January 29, 2016 Keegan Stephan, www.theatlantic.com , , ,
By Keegan Stephan for PINAC - The Civilian Complaint Review Board, the New York City agency that investigates cases of NYPD misconduct, has substantiated complaints of a police sergeant using a chokehold on a Black Lives Matter protester that I caught on video in August of last year. The banned maneuver, which contributed to the death of Eric Garner, sparking Black Lives Matter demonstrations in New York City, was deployed during the arrest of two protesters at a “People’s Monday” action, a weekly demonstration that highlights cases of police brutality from around the country, and which has regularly been met with police brutality.

Brooklyn, Police Union Turns Back On Cop Who Killed Innocent Man

January 29, 2016 Max Rivlin-Nadler, www.gothamist.com , , ,
By Max Rivlin-Nadler for Gothamist - When NYPD Officer Peter Liang entered court this week to stand trial for killing 28-year-old Akai Gurley in November 2014, there was a noticeable absence in Brooklyn Supreme Court. The usual throng of supporters from the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, and its boisterous head Pat Lynch (who rarely misses an opportunity to grandstand) were nowhere to be seen. Instead, just two older PBA members loitered around the courthouse and kept to themselves.

Chicago Cop Disabled The Audio On Dashcam

January 28, 2016 Sebastian Murdock, www.huffingtonpost.com , ,
By Sebastian Murdock for The Huffington Post - The Chicago police officer who fatally shot black teenager Laquan McDonald intentionally damaged his dashcam and never synced his microphone to it. And he's not the only one. More than 1,800 police maintenance logs first obtained by DNAinfo Chicago show a disturbing trend of Chicago cops intentionally and routinely tampering with their dashcams and mics in an effort to block audio. Jason Van Dyke, the officer charged with fatally shooting 17-year-old McDonald in October 2014, caused "intentional damage" to his dashcam at least once, along with other instances of his dashcam breaking, the logs show.
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