police brutality

Fatal Police Shooting Of Andrew Loku Inspires ‘Black Lives Matter’ Chant

July 10, 2015 CBC News, www.cbc.ca Resist! #BlackLivesMatter, Black Lives Matter (BLM), Canada, police brutality

By CBC News - The fatal shooting of Andrew Loku in Toronto on Sunday has prompted a response from community groups saying the man was not a threat and did not deserve to die. They are demanding an action plan to deal with police shootings of black people — especially those with mental health issues. One woman was so upset that she collapsed in tears during the news conference. Loku, 45, was a father of five who was wielding a hammer and apparently distressed at an apartment complex before he was shot by police. Robin Hicks witnessed the event and said things quickly escalated toward a shooting. According to Hicks, the incident started because three women on the floor above Loku's apartment on Gilbert Avenue were making a great deal of noise. He was in their apartment for 10 minutes holding a hammer before Hicks got him out of there.

The Ghosts Of Stonewall: Policing Gender, Policing Sex

July 9, 2015 Joey L. Mogul, Andrea J. Ritchie and Kay Whitlock, www.truth-out.org Educate! History, LGBTQ, police brutality, Resistance

By Joey L. Mogul, Andrea J. Ritchie and Kay Whitlock in Truthdig - The policing of queer sexualities has been arguably the most visible and recognized point of contact between LGBT people and the criminal legal system. In many ways, policing of queers has not changed significantly since the days when it sparked outrage and resistance from LGBT communities, although its focus has narrowed to some degree. According to the New York City Anti-Violence Project, "Young queer people of color, transgender youth, homeless and street involved youth are more vulnerable to police violence... AVP's data analysis also reveals that transgender individuals are at a greater risk of experiencing police violence and misconduct than non trans people."

Justice For Mitch Henriquez: Black Lives Matter Goes Dutch

July 6, 2015 Mathijs van de Sande, www.roarmag.org Educate! Holland, Netherlands, police brutality, Racial Justice

By Mathijs van de Sande in RoarMag - This weekend, on June 27, the 42-year-old Aruban man Mitch Henriquez was brutally murdered by police in The Hague. Henriquez was visiting his family in the Netherlands, with whom he attended a music festival. While leaving the venue, Henriquez was beset by a handful of police officers, allegedly on the basis of the vague, unfounded — and, indeed, in due course falsified — suspicion that he was carrying a weapon. A press release stated that police had employed physical force, as Henriquez violently resisted his arrest. It also argued that only during the detainee’s transportation to the police station, Henriquez suddenly became unwell. He had to be reanimated in the vehicle, while being hurried to hospital. Henriquez died a few hours later.

Nearly 25% Killed By Police Are Mentally Ill

July 4, 2015 Amanda Warren, www.activistpost.com Organize! mental health, police brutality

By Amanda Warren in Activist Post - People keep asking for more officer training. Think about that request. Asking for the ability to instantly detect mental illness or disabilities and leave them alone. But what we want is to end unnecessary, on-site executions for everyone except for extreme life-threatening situations. An emotionally distraught person is not a threat. Home invasions should be stopped immediately and SWAT should have nothing to do with emotional calls or wait until after midnight to bust into someone's home. Police departments continue to bulk up thanks to the 1033 program that provides armored vehicles and war-like gear. They promise they won't use them but for extreme situations but they crash homes if there has been an anonymous tip of emotional distress (no escalation here).

Spain: March Against New Law Criminalizing Protest

July 3, 2015 Mary Scully, www.maryscullyreports.com Resist! Freedom of Expression, Law, police brutality, Repression, Spain

By Mary Scully - Despite massive protests in cities across Spain for months, the regime has installed a new security law criminalizing protests. It’s a sweeping, draconian law that does more than silence opposition to the EU-IMF austerity policies but is a frontal assault on civil liberties & democracy. Activists are given steep fines for protests in front of government buildings; fines for obstructing police officers evicting families & seniors from public housing sold to private investors; fines for taking photos of police engaged in abusive behavior; fines for showing lack of respect for police; the homeless & prostitutes will be fined; & immigrants & refugees will be returned to Morocco without the due process required by international law.

Protest Is The New Terror: Law Enforcement Criminalizing Dissent

July 1, 2015 Derek Royden, www.occupy.com Resist! Freedom of Expression, police brutality, Protest, Social Change, Surveillance

By Derek Royden in Occupy - The unique moment created by anti-police brutality protests throughout the U.S. last year – and coming on the heels of a federally coordinated effort to dismantle Occupy encampments in 2011 – revealed that federal police agencies, especially the FBI, working with local police have directed their resources as much against protesters, dissenters and those practicing and civil disobedience as they have against the threat represented by terrorists, whether homegrown “lone wolves" or organized outside groups. While the recent NSA reform bill passed in Congress represents a victory for civil liberties and privacy advocates, there's still a ways to go. Because while the right to dissent remains a fundamental American freedom, the fear of terrorism being openly exploited by law enforcement has allowed police to resurrect COINTELPRO in all but name.

Where Are Mayors Opposing Police Militarization?

July 1, 2015 Chelsea Byers, Janet Weil and Michelle Pineiro, www.codepink.org Educate! Local, police brutality, Urban, Wars and Militarism

By Chelsea Byers, Janet Weil and Michelle Pineiro for Code Pink - In cities across the United States, we have seen how the militarized mold of policing and the supply of armored vehicles, assault weapons and the like have resulted in police forces who no longer see their role as one of protecting and serving, but as an occupying army. These localized armies -- backed by racist laws, upheld by stagnant leadership and fueled by the war machine itself -- are battling it out to the death with the very civilians they swore to protect in our own streets. Confrontation with this war-ready mentality is a daily lived experience for black and brown citizens across the country, and the implications impact us all. It is incumbent to get weapons out of our streets, and take the necessary steps to change the current mentality and methods of police and civilian engagement.

Istanbul Police Clear Pride March W/ Water Cannons, Rubber Bullets

June 29, 2015 Sophia Jones, www.huffingtonpost.com Resist! Istanbul, LGBTQ, police brutality, Türkiye

By Sophia Jones in Huffington Post - Thousands of men, women and children gathered in Istanbul's historic Taksim Square on Sunday for the annual gay pride festival only to face water cannons, rubber bullets and tear gas. "Where are you, my love?" sang one group of LGBT rights activists, waving rainbow flags and holding hands, swaying to the popular Turkish love song. "I am here, my love!" Moments later, Turkish riot police aimed a water cannon into a crowd of people (including this reporter) sending them running for safety as water pounded them from behind. Belongings flew off with the force of the water as people struggled to stay on their feet -- a scene that caused several young police officers to laugh openly, mocking the drenched protesters.

Build July 25th March Against Police Violence In Newark

June 28, 2015 Staff, www.laborfightback.org Resist! Inequality, Injustice, killed by police, police brutality, Police violence, Racism

By Staff, Labor Fightback Network. Police brutality, especially as directed against young Black and Brown men, is one of the most pressing issues in the U.S. today. Organized labor can and must take the right stand on this issue and join with the People's Organization for Progress (POP), #Black Lives Matter, Moral Mondays, and hundreds of other organizations committed to racial and economic justice in calling for mass actions against police brutality. The Labor Fightback Network (LFN) voted at our recent conference in Rutgers, New Jersey to make building the Million People’s March Against Police Brutality, Racial Injustice and Economic Inequality in Newark, N.J.called for by POP our first priority campaign. July 25 is barely over a month away. We need to work quickly to maximize labor participation. Why is this a priority for a labor-based network? The better question would be: why would it not be our priority?

This Shadow Government Agency Is Scarier Than The NSA

June 26, 2015 William M. Arkin, www.phasezero.gawker.com Educate! Gawker, National Security, police brutality, Surveillance, Terrorism

By William M. Arkin in Gawker - If you have a telephone number that has ever been called by an inmate in a federal prison, registered a change of address with the Postal Service, rented a car from Avis, used a corporate or Sears credit card, applied for nonprofit status with the IRS, or obtained non-driver’s legal identification from a private company, they have you on file. They are not who you think they are. They are not the NSA or the CIA. They are the National Security Analysis Center (NSAC), an obscure element of the Justice Department that has grown from its creation in 2008 into a sprawling 400-person, $150 million-a-year multi-agency organization employing almost 300 analysts, the majority of whom are corporate contractors.

Federal Documents Debunk Baltimore ‘Gang Threat’ Narrative

June 26, 2015 Adam Johnson, www.fair.org Educate! Baltimore, Media, police brutality

Self-described “FOIA terrorist” Jason Leopold of Vice (6/24/15) has released devastating documents about the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI’s analysis of a “threat” released by Baltimore police to media on April 27. The police had claimed that local “gangs” had gotten together and conspired to “take out cops”; this “credible threat,” used to justify an aggressive crackdown on protests against police violence, was reported on at the time from everyone from local news to national outlets like CBS News (4/27/15): As the funeral for Freddie Gray, the man who suffered a fatal spinal injury in police custody, was held Monday, the Baltimore Police Department announced they had received information about a “credible threat” against the lives of its officers.

Harlem Black Lives Matter Protest Ends In Violent Arrests

June 25, 2015 Christopher Robbins, www.gothamist.com Resist! #BlackLivesMatter, Black Lives Matter (BLM), Harlem, New York City (NYC), police brutality, Racial Justice

By Christopher Robbins in Gothamist - A Black Lives Matter march in Harlem to honor the nine people murdered in the mass shooting in South Carolina ended last night with several arrests and one man being hospitalized following an altercation with police. After dozens of people gathered outside a state office building on 125th Street for a vigil for the members of Emanuel A.M.E. Church who were shot and killed by a white supremacist in Charleston, demonstrators began marching and chanting through the streets of West Harlem. Near the intersection of 104th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, police tackled and arrested a young woman. A short while later, 27-year-old Christen Conyers was arrested and charged with felony assault of a police officer, resisting arrest, two counts of disorderly conduct, obstructing vehicular traffic, and harassment in the second degree.

Former B’more Police Officer Comes Clean About Brutality

June 25, 2015 Michael McLaughlin, www.huffingtonpost.com Educate! Baltimore, Corruption, Patriarchy, police brutality, Racial Justice

By Michael McLaughlin in Huffington Post - A former Baltimore police sergeant took to Twitter Wednesday to air a stunning list of acts he said he participated in and witnessed during his 11 years on the city's force. Michael Wood gave a no-holds barred look at his career in a previous radio interview, but his tweets gained traction for their brazen admissions that officers lied to get overtime, illegally searched "thousands of people" and committed gross acts during raids, like urinating and defecating on suspects' beds. A spokesman for the Baltimore Police Department confirmed that Wood left the force in 2014. In subsequent tweets, Wood promised to reveal more and expressed surprise at the attention paid to his commentary.

Louisville Police Blockaded, Cop Calls Protestors ‘Race-Baiters’

June 23, 2015 DFH Local No 420, www.dailykos.com Resist! killed by police, Police abuse, police brutality, Police violence

By DFH Local No 420 for Daily Kos. It began with a cop killing a man armed only with a metal pole. The people wanted justice. The local police union guy wasn't about to have any of it. First, the offending Cop Statement Calling himself an “activist,” the head of Louisville’s police union defended a letter he wrote to the city’s citizens, threatening to bring the wrath of the law down on the “sensationalists, liars and race-baiters” who criticize the efforts of the police department. Protesters block Louisville police station after union letter threatening ‘race-baiters’ Dozens of demonstrators forced the temporary closure of the Louisville Metro Police headquarters on Monday afternoon in a protest that sought the firing of the local police union leader for his reaction to an officer-involved fatal shooting.

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