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California police manslaughter trial puts spotlight on police brutality

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“Why can’t we all just get along” . . . Rodney King

R_King_beating CREDIT PBS screenshot SOURCE Wikipedia Fair UseImage: Reduced resolution screenshot from nationally televised footage of Rodney King beating (March 3, 1991)­. The original home video was shot by George Holliday. CREDIT: PBS TV SOURCE: Wikipedia (Fair Use Rationale) 

 

 

 

From youtube uploaded by  RT America

Published on Dec 4, 2013

The trial for two Orange County, Calif. police officers involved in the death of homeless man Kelly Thomas began Monday. Thomas, who was mentally ill, was confronted by six Fullerton police officers in 2011. Surveillance video shows the officers beating Thomas with their fists and the butts of their guns, and tasing him at least four times. Thomas died of his injuries. . . . From description published with video.

Police BrutalityTompkins_square_riot_1874 CREDIT Matt Morgan SOURCE wikipedia Commons Public domain

 

 

Image: Crowd driven from Tompkins Square by the mounted police, in the Tompkins Square Riot of 1874. CREDIT: Matt Morgen(?); Illustration in: Frank Leslie’s illustrated newspaper, 1874 Jan. 31, p. 344. (Library of Congress) SOURCE: Wikipedia Commons (Public Domain)

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From Police Misconduct

National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 12-04-13

December 5, 2013 @ 2:00 PM by Tim Lynch

Here are the 7 reports of police misconduct tracked for Wednesday, December 04, 2013:

  • Update: Hartleton, Pennsylvania (Previously reported 09-06-13): A jury found the suspended police chief guilty of theft by extortion. But, he was found not guilty of other charges including conspiracy. bit.ly/1dQmUDE . . . Complete Report
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Dig a LITTLE DEEPER ~ THEI Archive “Merging Police State”

Third-party candidates’ debate takes the spotlight (Video Report)

THEI will be following the third-party debates very closely. hopefully we will be able to feature them live and, of course, put them in the archive for future reference.  hope the MSM shows up. Probably not. They will be too busy trying to scoop each other on the nex outfit one of the wanna-be next first ladies will be sporting at the next $35,000 dollar-a-plate fundraser. . . EDITOR

from RT via youtube

Published on Oct 15, 2012

RTAmerica

The 2012 presidential election is just 22 days away and many Americans have been inundated with campaign trail information from both candidates, but what about all the other presidential candidates? On Tuesday night, Mitt Romney and President Obama will go head-to-head once again, but a third party candidate debate is getting some much needed attention. Christina Tobin, founder of Free and Equal, joins us to discuss why she organized a debate for third party candidates and how the two party system is hurting America. . . . Text posted with video at youtube