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Mar 20, 2021 · In City After City, Police Mishandled Black Lives Matter Protests. Inquiries into law enforcement’s handling of the George Floyd protests last summer found insufficient training and militarized ...
Jan 29, 2023 · Protesters once again took to the streets over the weekend to decry police brutality after the release of video depicting the violent Memphis police beating of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, and more ...
- 17 July 2014: Eric Garner. Getty Images. A protest over the death of Eric Garner at the hands of New York police. Eric Garner died after he was wrestled to the ground by a New York police officer on suspicion of illegally selling cigarettes.
- 9 August 2014: Michael Brown. Getty Images. The killing of Michael Brown led to violent protests in Ferguson, Missouri. Michael Brown, 18, was killed by a police officer, in Ferguson, Missouri, who was responding to reports that Brown had stolen a box of cigars.
- 22 November 2014: Tamir Rice. Getty Images. A solitary toy is left as a memorial near where Tamir Rice died. Tamir Rice, a boy of 12, was shot dead in Cleveland, Ohio by a police officer after reports of a male who was "probably a juvenile" pointing a gun that was "probably fake" at passers by.
- 4 April 2015: Walter Scott. Walter Scott was shot in the back five times by a white police officer, who was later fired and eventually sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Jun 9, 2020 · January 30, 2023 at 11:16 AM PST. The killing of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old-Black man who was fatally beaten by five police officers during a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee, is once again ...
6 days ago · “To be met with such police brutality was so disheartening.” Back on the front line, police had breached the borders of the encampment and begun to scrum with protesters, Fukushima said.
Jun 7, 2020 · WASHINGTON — Massive demonstrations against racism and police brutality filled some of the nation’s most famous cityscapes Saturday, with tens of thousands of people marching peacefully in ...
Dec 20, 2021 · Black Lives Matter activist holds a sign against police brutality in front of the Ohio Statehouse in reaction to the shooting of Makiyah Bryant on April 20, 2021 in Columbus, Ohio. Columbus Police ...
