Police Use of Force

Top Use Of Police Force Episodes 2023, Police Shoot 90 Times, Excessive Use Of Force, and Ranting Police are our top episodes for 2023. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/police-use-of-force--4436193/support .

A Las Cruces man who is alleging Las Cruces police officers shot him 90 times while unarmed is suing the police department. Jonathan Strickland and his attorney John Burris announced the federal civil rights lawsuit at a press conference on Wednesday Strickland's wife had made a false abuse complaint to the Las Cruces police that she later recanted."I never threatened any of the officers I was una...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Memphis Police Department announced Friday that five officers were fired. Each one was involved in a traffic stop and the subsequent “excessive force” death of Tyre Nichols, according to the agency. The terminated officers were identified as Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr., and Justin Smith. They are accused of using unlawful force against...

A Butler Twp. A police sergeant has been placed on leave after a video surfaced of him punching a woman during an arrest at a local Mcdonalds'. The customer's order was wrong, a dispute occurred with a worker and she s given a refund. Management of Mcdonald's calls the police to have the customer cited for trespassing. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/police-use...

When you are white and you do wrong, you can use your white privilege not to get terminated. Tempe, Arizona - A cop was informed by hotel staff that the suspect was a white male wearing a black shirt, but Officer Kerzaya pulled EVERY black person he encountered. He later tazed a black man holding his child and enters his home without probable cause. Rather than being charged with a criminal offens...

Top Use of Police Force Stories of 2022. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/police-use-of-force--4436193/support .

Sayce Holmes-Lewis was assaulted by the Metropolitan Police at age 14, and since then he has been stop-and-searched over 30 times. Holmes-Lewis speaks to Insider about his experiences and the racism within UK policing. He now runs training sessions for police officers to change how they interact with the public. He is the founder and CEO of Nativity, a mentoring organization for young people. Beco...

The Police response in the school shooting in Uvalde was a complete cluster fuck Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/police-use-of-force--4436193/support .

The Grand Rapids Police Department released video Wednesday of the fatal police shooting of Patrick Lyoya. He was shot in the back of his head. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/police-use-of-force--4436193/support .

Delaware County's district attorney announced charges against three officers in connection with the death of an 8-year-old girl and the wounding of three others after a football game on August 27, 2021. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/police-use-of-force--4436193/support .

Police profiles a Black Man again. Whats new about that. Its par for the cours Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/police-use-of-force--4436193/support .

It was a dream wedding day, until a 911 call came in that a guest was physically assaulting other guests. When cops arrived, they ended up fatally shooting the man, who turned out to be the bride's uncle. Now, the heartbroken newlyweds and other family members are speaking out. It happened when Janisha and Gionni Paul were celebrating their nuptials at a popular venue outside Orlando. Janisha insi...

In a special report, MSNBC’s Ari Melber reports on how local pressure and a damning video forced the resignation of Rochester’s chief of police and other command staff. Melber puts the police killing of Daniel Prude in the wider context of other police reports that proved to be misleading or false – which undercuts some recent claims by Pres. Trump and A.G. Barr deferring to police accounts in arr...

To be stopped and handcuffed and made to stay on the ground for 2 hours is excessive use of force and authority for the notion that the car, they were driving was stolen because they were black. There was no probable cause for the stop from the get-go, just another illegal stop, and arrest. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/police-use-of-force--4436193/support .

Two Ohio police officers harass a lawyer on his own property, another officer tased a child, and a third tried to run someone out of their town. The driving force behind all three encounters? Prejudice. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/police-use-of-force--4436193/support .

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) is investigating a deadly-officer involved shooting Thursday afternoon on Interstate 65 in South Nashville. The shooting happened around 2 p.m. on I-65 between Harding Place and Old Hickory Boulevard. Metro Nashville Police spokesman Don Aaron said a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper responded to a man sitting on a guardrail on the side of the interstate...

Situations where the police were out of control and out of line and did not represent what law enforcement should stand for. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/police-use-of-force--4436193/support .

Cop fired for using his taser on a man in a wheelchair and lied on his report indicating that the man was violent. His body wore camera suggested a different story. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/police-use-of-force--4436193/support .

Five Miami Beach police officers will face criminal charges in a rough arrest that took place last week at a South Beach hotel, Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle announced Monday Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/police-use-of-force--4436193/support .

Officer Harry Dunn describes being "absolutely scared" while watching rioters invade the government building on Jan. 6. This was an attempt to disrupt democracy. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/police-use-of-force--4436193/support .

Capitol Police Lieutenant Michael Byrd identifies himself for the first time and shares his perspective on the events of the Capitol attack, where he shot and killed Ashli Babbitt. He shares his personal and professional thoughts about the situation through his lens of what occurred. The shooting was cleared as being justified, Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/p...

There was no mention of people being charged with any hate crimes or any indication that previous complaints or allegations were tied to any actions that were taken by the officers engaged in this activity other than discipline or terminations. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/police-use-of-force--4436193/support .

Jenn Budd is a former senior U.S. Border Patrol agent turned migrant rights activist. She spoke to Dena Takruri about what she calls a racist, sexist and corrupt culture inside the agency. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/police-use-of-force--4436193/support .

Here we have two cases, one bomb threat where the suspect told an officer he had a bomb and the officer saw what he thought was a detonator present and no shots are fired. In a contrast case, a man who happens to be black was asleep at the wheel, with a gun in his waistband and his foot on the brake, officers close in and a white officer with a ballistic shield shoots at a moving vehicle and kills...

Finally, a law enforcement officer has been charged with shooting an unarmed black man for whom he had some initial contact prior to this shooting. You could clearly hear the dispatcher ask did he have a gun with and his response was no. He was on the phone with the dispatcher when he was shot by the deputy. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/police-use-of-force--...