Five former Memphis, Tenn., police officers were charged Tuesday with federal civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols as they continue to fight second-degree murder charges in state courts arising from the killing.
NYPD robot cop can't go down or up stairs by itself, but "patrols" the subway. I put it in quotes because it seems to need 5 human cops in order to be out in public.
I feel like if cops need to hand out special "don't shoot me haha" cards maybe you should just not shoot anyone until there's a reason to shoot them or maybe just not have guns if you can't not shoot people.
Also, I imagine someone will eventually be shot while reaching for this "don't shoot me" card, Philando Castile style.
Hey #Minneapolis: Another hearing coming up on the Third Precinct building!
This is one during the day on a weekday, but if you can show up to help fill the room, please do. It’s one of those times when “packed” means “impact.”
The Mayor is still trying to ram through plans the neighborhood doesn’t want, and Longfellow Community Council wants folks to show up for this one to keep the pressure on.
Another bullshit story by #police claiming that an #officer suffered immediate, debilitating effects after being exposed to #fentanyl. They've been spreading these stories for about two years now, and not a single one of them is true. You cannot overdose from fentanyl through casual contact. This is a medical fact. Yet facts don't stop police from continuing to spread dangerous disinformation, even when objectively disproven. I don't understand why they keep doing this.
Currently preparing to be #arrested for the first time by #Germany#police for demanding free speech about @palestine . Yesterday they let people speak about it for two hours and then shut down the whole event, turning the power off and grabbing the AV equipmentout of people's hands. Today there is a demonstration 14:00 at Neptunbrunnen #Alexanderplatz#Berlin
State power always gets its way, so I expect some unreasonably severe punishment - hope for the best, plan for the worst. Possibly deportation.
In an unprecedented raid Friday, local law enforcement seized computers, cellphones and reporting materials from the Marion County Record office, the newspaper's reporters, and the publisher's home.
University teachers suspended, employees sacked: in #israelPalestine, the authorities punish the slightest expression of support for Palestine on social media. In the course of a week, at least 170 people have been arrested for their online activities. https://www.972mag.com/israel-gaza-war-political-persecution/
I know I have said this before, but its soooo important to know.
In america your 5th amendment right to remain silent is not granted automatically. If speaking with a cop if you remain silent without explicitly invoking it as a right that silence can and will be used against you in a court of law. It is only when you explicitly verbalize you are invoking your right that you gain this protection!
Yesterday at a protest, Dutch #police ordered everyone to remove their face mask.
It was a large gathering, and several of us were wearing #masks to protect against #covid19. It's a bloody pandemic, after all!
I did not comply, but felt very uncomfortable after the order. As if a target had been painted on my forehead.
It doesn't help that anti-mask attitudes are the new norm, and that those trying to avoid covid are abandoned from all sides. And yes, lefties, this includes many of you.
Figured out how to post police calls from my county here. New bot for #VenturaCounty#California running at @vcso_patrol_log showing all the police calls -- still debugging this, but will keep this up (handy for myself anyway). #police#log
Droves of police officers descended on UC Santa Cruz early Friday morning, initiating a standoff with pro-Palestinian supporters, who have blocked off the campus' main entrance since Tuesday.
When police took Jimmy into custody, they followed protocol for people charged with a crime: mug shot, fingerprints.
But Jimmy had not been charged with a crime. His father asked the county to bring Jimmy in for a mental evaluation & treatment after he'd threatened to hurt family members & himself.
On his booking form, under "offence," was a single word: “LUNACY," a charge that doesn't exist.
>Face au nombre de morts consécutifs à des refus d'obtempérer, l’Etat et l’institution policière font corps pour décliner toute responsabilité. Mais les faits sont têtus, et entêtants.
Police stage 'chilling' raid on Marion County newspaper, seizing computers, records and cellphones - Kansas Reflector (kansasreflector.com)
In an unprecedented raid Friday, local law enforcement seized computers, cellphones and reporting materials from the Marion County Record office, the newspaper's reporters, and the publisher's home.
‘Many’ arrests as police descend on pro-Palestine encampment at UCSC (lookout.co)
Droves of police officers descended on UC Santa Cruz early Friday morning, initiating a standoff with pro-Palestinian supporters, who have blocked off the campus' main entrance since Tuesday.