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USA

‘We’ll burn your store down too’: Kenosha rioters show no remorse when confronted over razing local businesses (VIDEO)

Posted on August 26, 2020August 26, 2020By Editor

Despite the deployment of National Guard troops to quell unrest, violence continued overnight in Kenosha, Wisconsin, with some desperate citizens forced to arm themselves and take matters into their own hands to defend the city. … Read More >‘We’ll burn your store down too’: Kenosha rioters show no remorse when confronted over razing local businesses (VIDEO)

USA

125 National Guard troops deploying to Kenosha following rioting & looting over police shooting

Posted on August 25, 2020August 25, 2020By Editor

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has announced that scores of National Guard troops will be deployed to the city of Kenosha by Monday evening as violent riots continue over the police shooting of 29-year-old Jacob Blake seven times. … Read More >125 National Guard troops deploying to Kenosha following rioting & looting over police shooting

USA

Documents show Jacob Blake, shot by Kenosha cops in riot-unleashing incident, has record of domestic abuse

Posted on August 24, 2020August 24, 2020By Editor

The filmed shooting of a black man by police officers triggered riots in the Wisconsin city and drew national attention. Some people say the mainstream coverage fails to include the Kenosha resident’s criminal record for context. … Read More >Documents show Jacob Blake, shot by Kenosha cops in riot-unleashing incident, has record of domestic abuse

USA

Louisiana cops shoot & kill black man as he ‘walks away’, tries to enter gas station ‘armed with a knife’ (DISTURBING VIDEOS)

Posted on August 23, 2020August 23, 2020By Editor

Police officers in Lafayette, Louisiana have shot and killed a man who resisted arrest and tried to walk into a gas station store “armed with a knife,” triggering a new wave of outrage over police brutality and “systemic racism.” … Read More >Louisiana cops shoot & kill black man as he ‘walks away’, tries to enter gas station ‘armed with a knife’ (DISTURBING VIDEOS)

USA

1 dead, 11 with non-life-threatening wounds following shooting – Minneapolis police

Posted on June 22, 2020June 22, 2020By Editor

A shooting has left one person dead and several wounded in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The city has seen rioting and looting following the death of George Floyd. … Read More >1 dead, 11 with non-life-threatening wounds following shooting – Minneapolis police

Russia

Shooting in Moscow injures THREE PEOPLE including two cops (WATCH)

Posted on June 16, 2020June 16, 2020By Editor

Two policemen and one civilian have been injured after a shooting in Moscow. According to reports, the people were injured after being fired at from a taxi on Leninsky Prospekt, one of the city’s main arteries. … Read More >Shooting in Moscow injures THREE PEOPLE including two cops (WATCH)

USA

‘Two shots in the back, organ damage & blood loss’: Rayshard Brooks’ death officially ruled homicide after autopsy

Posted on June 16, 2020June 16, 2020By Editor

A medical examiner officially confirmed that Rayshard Brooks died as a result of an officer-involved shooting during a botched DUI arrest. The incident reignited protests against racism and police brutality in Atlanta, Georgia. … Read More >‘Two shots in the back, organ damage & blood loss’: Rayshard Brooks’ death officially ruled homicide after autopsy

USA

Black people are ‘terrified’ of US cops who can pull trigger & walk free due to ‘qualified immunity’ – activists to RT

Posted on June 15, 2020June 15, 2020By Editor

The black community in the US lives in constant fear of trigger-happy officers who routinely avoid responsibility for misconduct, activists told RT, insisting that real change can only be brought by action, not words and retweets. … Read More >Black people are ‘terrified’ of US cops who can pull trigger & walk free due to ‘qualified immunity’ – activists to RT

Op-ed

Cop who shot Rayshard Brooks is without a job & declared guilty by media before the law can utter a word

Posted on June 15, 2020June 15, 2020By Editor

Rayshard Brooks apparently was drunk, resisted arrest, and took a cop’s taser. He lost his life for this, and the officer involved has been thrown under the bus by his superiors and fired. Is this justice, or mob rule? … Read More >Cop who shot Rayshard Brooks is without a job & declared guilty by media before the law can utter a word

USA

Atlanta police chief resigns over Rayshard Brooks shooting as new CCTV footage shows that ‘unarmed black man’ aimed taser at cops

Posted on June 14, 2020June 14, 2020By Editor

Atlanta police chief Erika Shields has stepped down after newly released surveillance footage showing the details of the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks failed to quell public outrage over ‘unjustified’ use of lethal force. … Read More >Atlanta police chief resigns over Rayshard Brooks shooting as new CCTV footage shows that ‘unarmed black man’ aimed taser at cops