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Another Cops-Beating-Homeless-Man Storynew

It isn't just the Kelly Thomas killing in which cops believe they have the right to execute a citizen during a scuffle.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
05-18-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Cop Identified in Kayvan Sabehgi Beating?new

Video and OPD records indicate that the military veteran was savagely beaten on November 2 by Oakland Police Officer Frank Uu, who has since retired from the force.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
04-15-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Oakland Police Department Sees Itself as a Victim of Occupynew

A recent internal report also reveals that the head of Internal Affairs was in charge of field operations on the night of October 25.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
04-05-2012 |
#OCCUPY
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Two Distinct Stories Emerge From Night of Occupy Philly's Evictionnew

In turns out in Philly, the revolution will not be Instagram-ed. The eviction came and went without a meme-worthy Sgt. Pepper-Spray moment. Instead, we have hours and hours of messy footage and a handful of allegations of police brutality.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
12-07-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Don Cameron Trains Cops in How to Use Force, Then Defends Themnew

Long ago, Don Cameron set upon a path that would make him a Rosetta Stone for understanding what happens when someone gets his ass kicked by a cop. For most of us, that's a brutish prospect. But to hear Cameron tell it, done correctly, it's justified.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
02-17-2010 |
Crime & Justice
The Madison Police Department's Secret Beatingsnew
When violent assaults happen, the public has a right to know.
Isthmus |
Bill Lueders |
09-30-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Why is Homeland Security Watching Eugene's Activists?new
The Department of Homeland Security's monitoring of a peaceful anti-pesticide group led to the arrest and violent Tasering of a 19-year-old university student by local police.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
06-26-2008 |
Civil Liberties
The LAPD's Clampdownnew
What happened at the close of immigration rights protests in Los Angeles this week was an unfortunate smear on a department that has shown great improvement in recent years, but it was also an insult to the constitutional rights these same police are sworn to protect.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Editorial |
05-04-2007 |
Commentary
Guns Gone Wildnew
NYPD gunfire goes up while crime goes down -- what gives?
The Village Voice |
Sean Gardiner |
12-08-2006 |
Crime & Justice
911 Call Captures Officer's Questionable Pepper-Sprayingnew
Asking an officer armed with pepper spray for his badge number turned out to be risky business for a Colorado choirboy.
Westword |
David Holthouse |
12-07-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Magic Johnson's Proposed St. Louis Development Is Deadnew
A real estate group, fronted by ex-basketball superstar Earvin "Magic" Johnson, wanted to construct a multimillion-dollar retail/residential complex on the downtrodden north side of St. Louis. But the plan got stuck in the city's stew of race and politics.
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely |
10-19-2004 |
Politics
High Voltage, High Stakesnew
Owing to links to more than 70 deaths, use of Taser guns is being seriously questioned by the American Civil Liberties Union in California. A Bay Guardian reporter peruses the Taser use manual and finds out just how many times one person can be shocked. And more.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
A.C. Thompson |
10-06-2004 |
Crime & Justice