The demonstrators staged a march on Monday to protest the excessive use of force against the young girl, who was pepper sprayed as nine officers responded to a domestic disturbance call last week, rallying outside the Rochester Police Department to demand accountability. Footage circulating online showed the march and ensuing …
Read More »‘I want these officers fired!’ Outrage after police pepper-spray handcuffed NINE-YEAR-OLD girl in Rochester, New York (VIDEO)
A minute-long bodycam video shows a girl in handcuffs sitting in the back of a police car. She is distressed and does not appear to be following the officers’ commands. The clip was edited to blur the girl’s face. “Come on. I’m gonna pepper spray you, and I don’t want …
Read More »Russian policeman draws gun as pro-Navalny protesters clash with officers on streets of St. Petersburg (VIDEO)
In one clip, an officer can be seen drawing his service pistol after being punched and kicked by demonstrators, who were chasing a small group of policemen down a street just off Sennaya Square in St. Petersburg. The unverified video, published by the opposition-leaning Fontanka news site, has been shared …
Read More »Police chief ‘baffled’ as to why officers aren’t at the front of the Covid-19 vaccine queue
Speaking on Tuesday, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick told LBC radio that she was “baffled” by the decision of government experts not to follow the lead of other countries who have elected to put their law enforcement officers at the front of the queue for inoculations. “In many other …
Read More »Water cannons & mounted officers: Unauthorized anti-lockdown rally in Amsterdam invokes strong police response (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)
The anti-lockdown protesters gathered in the center of the Netherlands capital on Sunday, despite failing to get authorization for the rally from the authorities. The protesters, who largely lacked face masks and did not exactly observe social distancing rules, decried the restrictive coronavirus measures, carrying banners reading “Freedom: stop this …
Read More »At least 2 US Capitol Police officers SUSPENDED amid claims they sided with pro-Trump rioters, lawmaker says
One of the suspended officers was spotted wearing a Make America Great Again hat, while another was seen taking a selfie with a pro-Trump rioter as the crowd surged into the Capitol building, Representative Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), who heads a panel investigating the January 6 unrest, said on Monday. “The …
Read More »‘Witch hunt’? Police officers & firefighters probed, employees losing jobs for partaking in US Capitol protest-turned-riot
“The department fully supports all lawful expressions of First Amendment freedom of speech, but the violent mob and events that unfolded at the US Capitol were unlawful and resulted in the death of another police officer,” Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz said Friday night in a statement. The two officers …
Read More »Dallas police rescinds memo for officers to ignore stolen vehicle, criminal mischief calls after it’s leaked online
The internal memo, that began making rounds online on Saturday, was to come into force Monday, January 4, and would have seen police officers no longer being dispatched to 911 calls dealing with stolen cars, criminal mischief, reckless damage, graffiti, runaway children and identity theft among other offences. The 911 …
Read More »DOJ rejects federal charges for officers behind 2014 fatal shooting of 12yo Tamir Rice, citing poor quality video evidence
The DOJ said it would close its investigation into the two Cleveland officers, Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback, in a lengthy press release on Tuesday, noting that it would not pursue federal charges linked to obstruction of justice and a civil rights violation. “In sum, after extensive examination of the …
Read More »Outrage in France as Muslim son of police officers roughed up for ‘un-Islamic’ behavior after he attended Christmas party
The incident, which occurred in the northeastern city of Belfort, was reported by local media on Saturday. The 20-year-old victim is the son of law enforcement officers. Shortly after posting the photos of the party, he was threatened by an acquaintance who was also Muslim – hardline followers of Islam …
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