Hancock said she was terrified during the confrontation with police. “That video shows a woman explaining herself,” she told reporters. “When he asked me to identify myself it wasn’t that I’m trying to be belligerent … it wasn’t that. It’s over a sandwich, a sandwich that I have to literary now sign a paper over […]
Alabama liquor store owner filed a lawsuit after officer responding to a robbery call at his store punched him in the face and broke his jaw in March 2020 DECATUR, Ala. — An Alabama liquor store owner has sued after a police officer responding to a robbery call at his store punched him in the […]
“I don’t want anyone else to experience the pain and horror I did,” Hollins said in a statement after the filing the statement. “My hope is that this lawsuit serves as a reminder that members of law enforcement need to treat people with respect. I shouldn’t be receiving justice simply because of a video.” Hollins […]
Maryland NAACP has spoken after a video shows a high school resource officer punching a student in the head while restraining him. Howard County High School superintendent spoke out earlier this month after the incident that was captured on video Patch reported. Michael Martirano says the district was aware that many people were “understandably upset” after watching […]
All Charges Dropped Against Black Man Punched Repeatedly By Washington D.C. Police Officer The U.S. Attorney’s office has announced that they have dropped all charges against a Black man who was punched several times by a Washington D.C. police officer was being arrested on Sunday. 23-year-old Kiman Johnson was arrested and charged for carrying an […]
A Black man claims he received an beating by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies that left him with eye damage and other extensive facial injuries has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the county. The lawsuit filed last week in federal court in Los Angeles, Christopher Bailey claims that in May 2020, he was dragged […]
Two officers in Rock Hill, South Carolina, have been placed on administrative leave while the community demands justice for Ricky and Travis Price, two siblings who were punched and shoved by police as they were being arrested on Wednesday. A Facebook Live video shot by a woman at the scene showed an officer punching Ricky […]
A Florida woman has been arrested for allegedly punching her girlfriend after reportedly hearing her “talking in her sleep about an ex.” Alexis Talley faces an enhanced felony charge, because she has previously been arrested for battery that resulted in a no contest plea, according to an arrest report obtained by The Smoking Gun. The […]