Archive for the 'police brutality' Category
Seth Williams Gets Off on the Wrong Foot
In his first news conference as D.A., Seth Williams yesterday named Christopher M. Werner as his chief of county detectives, a move widely viewed as a step up for the 21-year police veteran.
That would be the Christopher Werner who headed up the Narcotics Field Unit unit, which generated headlines like these:
2 lawsuits: Cops hid ‘illegal’ [...]
Police Brutality in City Hall
Email from harris Daniels:
On Thursday, March 19, 2009, police attacked members of the International People’s Democratic Uhuru Movement (InPDUM) in the gallery of the City Council during the City Council session where Mayor Nutter was announcing his 2010 budget. International People’s Democratic Uhuru Movement members were holding signs protesting Mayor Nutter’s budget, which cuts essential [...]
McCain Be Old.
Must…stop…laughing… can’t…. breathe….
Tip of the hat to Trina!
Minnesota Should Change It’s Name to “Nazi Germany”
Just got back from bluegrass festival, and surprise surprise, the police and feds in Minnesota are acting like Nazis, thanks to legislation passed by the Democrats and the Republicans.
More here, all eyewitness accounts.
I always think of Garrison Keillor when I think of Minnesota, but from now on I’ll think of fascists, which if you think [...]
The Denver Police Are Going to get their City Sued. A Lot.
Via atrios, Time reports that the Denver police are setting their city up for some lawsuits:
The Denver Police Department “is asking all police, ambulance and fire personal to be on the lookout for stock piles and caches of supplies that could be used by violent demonstrators at the up coming Democratic National Convention [sic],” according [...]
This is Not Helpful
The Philadelphia Police Department has a long and disgraceful record of brutality, especially toward black people. And although Police Commissioner Ramsey has done a better job of disciplining bad cops than his predecessor, more work needs to be done:
ADIMA DAVIS is barely a toddler and already she knows what it feels like to get [...]
