“There’s no evidence of that, what’s clear is he had stopped his vehicle and he had attempted to put his leg on to walk into the convenience store and there’s nothing else other than that,” Palmore said. Lucas started recording the encounter on Facebook Live, which showed what happened next, once police started to become […]
A Chicago police officer has been accused of racial profiling and using excessive force on a 14-year-old. A video of the encounter has the teen’s mom demanding answers saying her son’s rights were violated. Nicole Nieves said on July 1st she got a call from her son who she said was crying after a man […]
A lawsuit has been filed against the city of Detroit and five police officers by a Black couple who were pulled over and subjected to excessive force. Imani Ringgold-D’Abell and his girlfriend, La’Shanna Taylor filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court against the city and officers Jeffrey Adamisin, Nicholas Sellitti, Anthony Paredes, Thomas Haverlock and James Pilchak, […]
Porter was jailed overnight on suspicion of resisting arrest, however, was never charged. She says the ordeal was dehumanizing. “I was doing my best to do everything right, giving no reason to be treated like this,” said Porter, 33. The suit filed by attorney Yasin Almadani accuses the deputies of violating state and federal civil […]
A new ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court could provide victims of excessive force by an officer a clear path to receiving justice. In a 5-3 vote, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a New Mexico woman who is seeking to sue two officers who she said violated her Fourth Amendment right which prohibits law […]