police brutality

Police (RH) Resources Hub June 20, 2021 BTP six times more likely to use force on Black people

The charity Inquest said: “Despite recent public concern around dangerous and disproportionate use of force, particularly against black people, this data shows not enough is being done by British Transport police to prevent it.

Police (RH) Resources Hub February 11, 2021 USA: Why William Barr Rejected a Plea Deal in the George Floyd Killing

In a country whose criminal justice system rarely holds police officers accountable for killing on the job — not in Ferguson, Mo., not in the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore, not in the case of Eric Garner in New York — the trial of Mr. Chauvin is seen as a test of whether anything has changed

Police (RH) Resources Hub Uncategorized January 7, 2021 Jacob Blake: officers will not be charged in shooting that left Black man paralyzed

The officer who shot Jacob Blake 7 times in the back in front of his 3 children, will not face charges.

Police (RH) Resources Hub October 29, 2020 Met police criticised for multiple errors in stop and search practice

The Met has hugely increased its use of stop and search over the past year, following a call from the government to deploy the tactic more to try to reduce violent crime.

Encyclopaedia Africana J October 10, 2020 JONATHAN PRICE

According to statements from witnesses, Price was trying to defend a woman involved in a domestic dispute at a convenience store in Wolfe City, Texas, sometime after 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3.

A Encyclopaedia Africana October 10, 2020 ALVIN COLE

The prosecutor reviewing Alvin’s case revealed on October 7 that Mensah will not be charged for his death.

Encyclopaedia Africana M September 27, 2020 MICHAEL BROWN

Michael Brown, the unarmed Black teenager who was killed by a police officer, sparking protests around the nation, was shot at least six times, including twice in the head, a preliminary private autopsy performed on Sunday found.

E Encyclopaedia Africana September 25, 2020 ERIC GARNER

For the officer to disregard a human life like that … in other words it was business as usual.

A Encyclopaedia Africana September 25, 2020 AIYANA STANLEY-JONES

Seconds after entering the house, where the grenade had caused Aiyana’s blanket to catch fire, Officer Joseph Weekley fired one fatal shot. It went straight through the child’s head.

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