Post Tagged with: "police brutality"

The fallout from the World Cup: Destruction of the Amazon

The fallout from the World Cup: Destruction of the Amazon

In June, the Akashic Times documented the widespread slaying of predominantly black and impoverished Brazilians in the run-up to the World Cup by the country’s police forces. This was part of an ethnic cleansing campaign by the Brazilian government which ordered authorities to forcibly evict thousands of people from their homes. Without warning, police moved into the already disadvantaged areas,[Read More…]

Officers surprised the young girl and her family with a Christmas tree

Good cops surprise girl with Christmas gifts

Officers from Boynton Beach Police Department in Florida helped to bring a smile to the face of one young girl this Christmas after surprising her with a Christmas tree. They had responded to a hangup and subsequently discovered that a baby had been playing with the phone in the house. However, while officers Barry Ward, 49, and Terrence Paramore, 27,[Read More…]

Downs teenager Abdul Al-Faisal was arrested after trying to retrieve his favourite cap

Officers abuse disabled men

Police officers who killed a man with Down’s Syndrome who would not leave a movie, have not been indicted, it has been revealed. After appearing in front of a grand jury in Frederick County, Maryland, officers Lt. Scott Jewell, Sgt. Rich Rochford and Deputy First Class James Harris, who were involved in the death of Robert Ethan Saylor, 26, will[Read More…]

Police state in the West: The ugly face of police brutality

Police state in the West: The ugly face of police brutality

Over the last few weeks, police brutality has taken the spotlight in US, after yet another unarmed black man was gunned down on the streets of America. Of course, the police justified it in the way they always do, and claimed that Michael Brown – the man who was gunned down – was a criminal who had just robbed a[Read More…]

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A danger to women and children: The ugly face of police brutality in the US

Recently, much ado has been made in the media about the Django unchained actress, Daniele Watts who was recently handcuffed by police in LA after she was accused of being a prostitute. While the case was focussed on her and opened up the debate about perceived institutional racism and the actions of all of those involved on the day, there[Read More…]