After So-called Shooting investigation Black Prosecutor Declines to File Charges Against Pasadena Police Officers who Killed Unarmed Black College Student

In photo, Jackie Lacey, the first black female Los Angeles County district attorney, gets a hug from her former boss, Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley, who retired. Cooley is a member of the White Party (GOP) [MORE] In October, a world renowned forensic pathologist said facts presented by the autopsy of Kendrec McDade who was shot to death by Pasadena police officers contradict the official account of his slaying. [MORE] From [HERE] The lawyer representing the family of slain Black teenager Kendrec McDade reacted angrily Monday to the announcement by the District Attorney's Office that the two police officers involved in his shooting death will not face any criminal charges. McDade was fatally shot last March following the reported theft of a backpack.

Kendrec McDade, 19, was killed by two officers who were responding to reports of an armed robbery March 24. Officers Mathew Griffin and Jeff Newlen chased McDade into a dark street in Northwest Pasadena and shot him when his hand was at his waistband, believing he was armed, police said. Investigators later discovered he was not armed and the 911 caller had lied about seeing weapons in order to get a quicker police response.

An autopsy report says he was alive and handcuffed after being struck by a total of seven bullets at close range. At least one bullet was in his back.  The federal lawsuit also alleges McDade was left on the street for a prolonged period of time without receiving first aid. 

McDade also does not fit the profile of the kind of person who would normally commit armed robbery. He has no gang ties or prior arrests, was a star football player in high school, and was a student at Citrus College at the time of his death. [MORE] 

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Gang of White Seaford Cops Terrorize Black Man During Traffic Stop - on video

From [HERE] Two Seaford police officers pulled over a Black man on the night of his 43rd birthday, fired a taser gun into his ribs and roughly handcuffed him, claiming to mistakenly believe he was someone else, according to a federal lawsuit complaining about the 2011 incident. After the initial stop an additional five other white cops arrive and stand over him. There appears to be no lawful basis for the stop and no lawful basis to order him out of the car. An officer greets him and immediately orders him out of the car. 

After the man protested that he had done nothing wrong, officers were heard laughing on a surveillance video after one suggested placing drugs in the man’s car, according to the lawsuit filed by Reginald G. Johnson. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Wilmington last week against the city and two officers, alleges excessive force and malicious prosecution, among other charges. Johnson’s interaction with the police that September 2011 night was captured on the squad car video.

On the video, which is included as an attachment to the lawsuit, officers are seen and heard approaching Johnson’s car, greeting him with a “How are you doing?” That was quickly followed by an order to Johnson to step out of his vehicle.

When Johnson hesitated and asked why he was pulled over, one officer opened the car door. The officer then warned, “I’ll tase you,” and then seconds later shot Johnson with the stun gun. The electrical shock caused Johnson to drop to the ground, according to the suit and verified on the video.

In between screams, Johnson can be heard saying, “I’ve done nothing man! What did I do? Lord have mercy, what have I done? I haven’t done anything!”

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Justice or White Supremacy? Federal Court Overturns Convictions of New Orleans Police Officers who Murdered Black Man & then Burned his Body

In photo, William Tanner's burned car, in which the remains of Henry Glover were found, on the banks of the Mississippi River. On 12/10/10 a jury found that police murdered Glover and then Officer McRae burned his body [MORE]  From [HERE] A federal appellate court has overturned the convictions of two former New Orleans police officers imprisoned in connection with the killing of Henry Glover after Hurricane Katrina, dealing a blow to federal prosecutors' efforts to hold police accountable for misconduct before and after the storm.

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals voided the conviction of ex-cop David Warren, who was found guilty of fatally shooting Glover, stating that Warren's trial should have been severed from that of his co-defendants. A jury convicted Warren in late 2010, along with Greg McRae and Travis McCabe, who also were serving on the New Orleans police force at the time of Glover's killing.

The appellate panel tossed out a key charge against McRae, who admitted to burning Glover's body, finding there was "insufficient evidence to convict McRae of denying Glover's descendants and survivors the right of access to court." McCabe's conviction for participating in covering up the crimes had already been overturned by Judge Lance Africk, who presided over the trial.

The court's decision appears to set the stage for another round of trials regarding Glover's shooting and the police force's subsequent handling of his death.

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Report: About 100 boys may have died at now-closed Florida youth prison - all Black

From [HERE] About100 boys may have died between 1900 and the 1970s at a controversial youth prison in the Florida Panhandle, including seven boys who perished after escape attempts, according to a new report that raises troubling questions about the now-shuttered Dozier School for Boys.

As state juvenile justice administrators seek to sell the Arthur G. Dozier property in rural Marianna, archaeologists and anthropologists with the University of South Florida are conducting an exhaustive archeological and historical analysis of the site in an effort to locate the burial grounds of scores of children.

In a 114-page report released Monday, researchers concluded that a minimum of 98 children died at Dozier between 1911 and 1973. The largest gravesite is on the north side of the prison camp, next to a garbage dump on what, for years, was called Dozier's "colored" section. Though the cemetery holds 31 graves marked with PVC pipe crosses, the report said the markers did not correspond to the actual interments, and that it was likely that an additional 20 children were buried there.

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Memphis officer who shot Black teen returns to duty (from paid vacation status)

From [HERE] A Memphis police officer who shot and killed a 15-year-old boy three months ago has returned to duty, although the investigation into that shooting is ongoing.

Terrance Shaw, 28, was off duty when he shot and killed Justin Thompson when the teen allegedly tried to rob him near South Perkins and Winchester. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation review of the case is continuing. Shaw returned to duty Saturday, MPD spokeswoman Sgt. Karen Rudolph said. He is assigned to the Real Time Crime Center.

"Due to the fact that no criminal charges have been filed, Shaw was returned to duty in non-enforcement status," Rudolph said in a statement. "Rather than sitting at home with pay (paid vacation), he has been returned to duty in non-enforcement status. He is able to assist with duties which would not require him to carry a gun or make arrests."

Thompson was the second person Shaw has shot and killed while a police officer. On Feb. 14, 2009, Shaw shot Courtney McGowan, 25, the driver of a car that struck Shaw as he and his partner approached it. Shaw was cleared by the department and prosecutors.

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“Show your f—ing hands up or I’ll shoot you motherf—–”: White Hartford Police Beat Unarmed Diabetic Black Man in his own home - thought he was robber

In photo, racist suspect, Vermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell cleared two Hartford officers of criminal wrongdoing after they pepper-sprayed, clubbed and handcuffed an unarmed Black man they found naked and disoriented inside his own home in May 2010. It wasn’t until after Burwell had been handcuffed and dragged outside naked except for a blanket that police confirmed he owned the home and released him. Burwell is a Dartmouth College graduate and former track athlete at the school. He owns a gym in Lebanon, where his clients over the years have included hundreds of high school and college students. [MORE] 

From [HERE] and [HERE] A federal judge will soon decide whether to dismiss discrimination claims in a lawsuit involving an unarmed Black man who was beaten and pepper-sprayed in his own home by Hartford police. He filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the officers and town officials, alleging that they targeted him with excessive force because he is African-American.

More than two years after police were called to his townhouse on an erroneous report of a possible burglary, Wayne Burwell accused officers of a slew of civil rights violations when they brandished firearms and struck him with a baton after finding him naked, unresponsive and sitting on his toilet while in a comatose state.

“When police entered that bathroom, if they saw a white guy sitting there comatose, they would have assumed a medical emergency,” said Orford attorney Ed Van Dorn, whose firm represents Burwell. “But because they saw a black guy sitting there, they assumed burglar and criminal activity.”

Police were called to Burwell’s three-story townhouse in Wilder on May 29, 2010 by a housekeeper who told police that an intruder might be in the house and that the man in the home was black. Police said they found the home in disarray and filled with smoke and the blaring of fire alarms. Burwell was found sitting naked on a toilet in an incoherent state that police said they believed was drug induced. Three white Hartford police officers entered Burwell’s home with their guns drawn - apparently looking for anyone Black - any size  or complexion apparently was sufficient to the officers. 

“Show your f—ing hands up or I’ll shoot you motherf—–,” Officer Fredrick Peyton told Burwell upon first entering the bathroom, according to a police audio recording of the encounter that was filed in federal court as part of the lawsuit. “Put your hands up now,” the officer shouted. “Show me your f—ing hands.” In the subsequent moments, Peyton and Officer Kristinnah Adams screamed at Burwell 30 times to “put your hands up,” or “keep your hands up.”

But Burwell was essentially in a diabetic-like coma — he later learned that he had a benign tumor on his pancreas that caused his blood sugar levels to periodically plummet — and unable to respond.

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Chicago: The false confession capital/ Racist Suspect Prosecutors & Police

Walmart Security Guard Shoots Black Woman to Death

From [HERE] and [HERE] There is a time and a place for the use of force, when a police officer is justified in drawing a weapon and killing an individual who is a clear threat. Shelly Frey was not one of them. The Black mother of two was fatally shot in the parking lot of a Houston Walmart on Thursday by an off-duty deputy who worked the security detail as a side gig. Suspecting Frey of shoplifting, he confronted her and her two accomplices, Tiasa Andrews and Yolanda Craig, and chased the trio into the parking lot. Things got ugly and Frey is now dead.

Louis Campbell is a 26-year veteran of the force. But shooting into Frey’s car -- where two small children were riding in the backseat -- and hitting her in the neck was over the top. Walmart merchandise is hardly worth a life.

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Lawsuit Claims LAPD Hogtied & Suffocated Black Woman to Death - Police Hide Dashcam Video

In photo, racist suspect, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck. From [HERE] Alesia Thomas, a Black woman, died in LAPD custody last July after having her hands and ankles bound together and an officer stomped on her genital area. She suffocated to death. On Monday, Thomas’ family announced plans to file a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), seeking the release of dash-cam video taken the night of her death, showing her last moments alive.

Lawyers for Thomas’s family said video captured by police dashboard cameras could shed light on exactly how the 35-year-old mother of two died. The LAPD acknowledged the existence of the video in August, saying in a statement that it “revealed some questionable tactics and improper comments.”

LAPD Cmd. Andy Smith told the Los Angeles Times Monday afternoon that the tape would not be released until the department’s investigation of the incident is completed, at which point the department will present its findings to the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office for possible criminal charges, or internal disciplinary procedures, against the five officers involved. So far, a supervising sergeant and four police officers on the scene the night of Thomas’s death have been reassigned and placed on administrative duty, Smith said. Like a paid vacation or a reward for killing a Black person -bw. 

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White Charleston County Sheriff's Sued for Beating Black Man Stopped for Turn Signal - Facial Reconstructive Surgery Required

From [HERE] and [HERE] The Charleston County Sheriff's Office has released footage of an encounter between three deputies and a 19-year-old man which has resulted in a lawsuit alleging brutality and injustice. The lawsuit, filed by Attorney Lionel Lofton on behalf of 19-year-old Devante Pittman, alleges three deputies, and one in particular, used excessive force during a traffic stop in West Ashley on Nov. 11.

According to the lawsuit, Pittman was driving his Dodge Charger on Savannah Highway around 11 p.m. when he turned onto Orleans Road and noticed flashing blue lights from two Charleston County Sheriff's Office cruisers behind him. Pittman immediately pulled over near the Monster Music on Orleans Road and began to search for his driver's license and vehicle registration.

At that time, the lawsuit states Deputy Christopher Davis approached the window and told Pittman he was being stopped and ticketed for failure to use his turn signal. The lawsuit states Pittman told Davis he thought he had used his turn signal, which prompted Davis to reach his right hand through the open window on the driver's side and strike Pittman in the face, repeatedly, with a metal flashlight.

Pittman's attorney said two other deputies, James Howard and Gilbert Baldwin, then walked over and helped Davis force Pittman from the vehicle. The lawsuit alleges as Howard and Baldwin restrained Pittman, Davis pulled the back of Pittman's head and repeatedly struck him in the face with his right fist.

The lawsuit states "the force of Davis's blows was so severe that one of [Pittman's] teeth, along with some of the bone attached to the tooth, was knocked out." Attorney Lofton said Pittman suffered significant physical injuries and damages including severe bruising to areas of his face and head and significant damage to his teeth and jaw that will require extensive reconstructive surgery.

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