Issue: Police Brutality

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  1. 1.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/14/nyregion/grand-jury-investigating-bronx-shooting-death-hears-officers-testimony.html?_r=1&ref=policebrutalityandmisconduct
    2. Cops Killed This Young Black Teenager Because They Heard He Was Walking Around With A Gun In His Wasitband. But Yet No Weapon Was Found On His Body , Just A Bag Of Weed Was Found On Him. He Was Killed For No Reason Other Den He Was Black And The Cops Wanted Somebody To Mess With.

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  2. {$$$$$}ShiquonHodge{$$$$$}May 17, 2012 at 8:17 AM

    "Houston jury acquits white ex-officer in beating of black teen"
    http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-houston-police-trial-20120516,0,3674628.story

    An all-white jury found a white former city police officer not guilty Wednesday in the videotaped beating of 15-year-old African American burglary suspect Chad Holley, eliciting cries of outrage from community members.

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  3. 1. No charges against Pittsburgh police in case of beating of student who alleged brutality

    2.http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/da-no-charges-against-pittsburgh-police-in-case-of-student-who-said-he-was-wrongly-beaten/2012/05/16/gIQArKzyTU_story.html

    3. In Pittsburgh Keith Srakocic was beaten by police for appearing to have a gun but was actually a soda bottle

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  4. -Police Officer Aided Drug Dealer, U.S. Says

    -http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/nyregion/ny-police-officer-implicated-in-drug-ring-investigation.html?ref=policebrutalityandmisconduct

    -A police officer was taking heroin and money from a drug ring .

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  5. Title: Officer shooting of Bronx Teenager
    Web Address: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/14/nyregion/grand-jury-investigating-bronx-shooting-death-hears-officers-testimony.html
    Summary:
    A 18 year old black boy was shot in his own house by a cop. The cop followed the boy home after he had made made a stop at a building where drug trading took place. The cop said he thought the teen had a gun on his waist which wasn't true, all the teen had was a small bag of weed which was found in the toilet of his own home where he was shot and killed.

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  6. "5 Alabama police officers fired over beating caught on camera"

    http://articles.cnn.com/2009-05-20/justice/alabama.police.beating_1_police-officers-police-brutality-five-officers?_s=PM:CRIME

    -cops chased down a suspect and wen they finally caught him they brutally beat him after they took him out the car.

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  7. Mayor Bloomberg on NYPD stop and frisk: 'We don't racial profile'

    http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mayor-bloomberg-nypd-stop-frisk-racial-profile-article-1.1080500

    Mayor Bloomberg and NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly defends the stop and frisk policy.

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  8. Steph You Def BurtonMay 18, 2012 at 7:30 AM

    Daddy, help! They're killing me

    http://articles.cnn.com/2012-05-09/opinion/opinion_navarrette-police-brutality_1_police-officers-taser-law-enforcement?_s=PM:OPINION

    A mans son was beaten to death by two cops.During the tape, the boy was crying out for help while being beaten.The cops beat him to death by using the end of a taser gun,leaving blood all over the floor.

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  9. Brian Morales & Christopher IrizarryMay 18, 2012 at 8:13 AM

    1. http://www.policebrutality.info/2012/01/cop-punches-a-girl-with-special-needs.html

    2. Cop Punches a Girl With Special Needs

    3. In this topic one of the police officer was caught in action punching a women with special needs. The person who reported the issue was threatened by one of the officers to be arrested if he didn't delete it but he already upload it on youtube showing the Police Brutality.

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  10. 1) 90-Year-Old Granny Wins $95,000 Police Brutality Settlement

    2) http://www.policebrutality.info/2012/04/90-year-old-granny-wins-95000-police-brutality-settlement.html

    3) A 90 year old woman won a settlement because the police busted in her home without a search warrant and they started harassing her, she won the settlement three years after the incident getting paid 95,000 dollars.

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  11. Canadian Police Violated Laws in G-20 Sweep, Inquiry Finds

    http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/17/world/americas/canadian-police-violated-laws-in-g-20-sweep-inquiry-finds.html?_r=1&ref=policebrutalityandmisconduct

    Police officers “ignored basic rights,” jailed people illegally, used excessive force and escalated violence at protests surrounding the Group of 20 meeting in Toronto two years ago, a long-awaited independent review concluded Wednesday.

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  12. Title-5 Alabama police officers fired over beating caught on camera.
    Address-articles.CNN.com

    This article explains about how reckless police are to suspects. In which how citizens are forced to look in horror as people who defend them act just like the people that hurt them.

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  13. Article Title: Ocean Beach police attacks new york business man.
    Article Link:http://www.oceanbeachpoliceabuse.com/

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  14. http://www.criminaljusticedegreesguide.com/features/10-worst-cases-of-police-brutality-in-history.html

    10 Worst Cases of Police Brutality in History

    There was a few cases on this article but the case of "Frank Jude" caught my attention. He was beaten after leaving a party by off duty Milwaukee police officers. Frank and friend were attacked because the officers claimed they stole a wallet that had contained a police badge. he was punched and kicked several times, and even stabed in the ear with a pen. Even the officers called to respond to the scene began to beat him. his friend was cut in the eye but was able to get free and run away . three officers were apprehended and the fourth one was acquit.

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