Autopsy: Tommy Le Shot Twice in Back by Police for Holding a Pen | #JusticeforTommyLe
On June 14th, twenty-year-old Tommy Le was shot and killed just outside of Seattle, Washington by King County Sheriff’s deputy…
Tag: Police Brutality
Dashcam Video Shows Brutal Police Assault of Laotian American Man
Shocking dashcam footage released today by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Minnesota shows a police officer brutally attacking a…
Man Bloodied, Dragged From Overbooked United Flight by Police
An as-yet-unidentified 69-year-old Asian man was physically assaulted by three Chicago-area police officers after he allegedly refused to give up…
Police Killing of Chinese Man in Paris Demands Greater Scrutiny of Police Brutality
Hundreds of people took to the streets of Paris this week to protest the killing of 56-year-old Liu Shaoyo, a father…
The Mattering of Black Lives for Non-Black People of Color
By Guest Contributor: Cynthia Wu I first became aware of Minnesota’s outlier status when I lived there between 2002 and…
Judge Dismisses Case Against Police Officer Who Paralyzed Elderly Indian Grandfather
After a second trial ended in a mistrial due to jury deadlock late last year, a judge has now granted a motion…
Hawaiian Man Files Lawsuit After Being Beaten by Police Officer for Praying Over Monk Seal
In a story that has received scant mainstream attention, a Hawaiian man was savagely beaten by a Honolulu Police Department officer…
Second Mistrial Declared in Police Beating of Sureshbhai Patel
I just can’t even right now. A mistrial has once again been declared in the excessive force trial of Alabama…
We Need To Stop Blaming the Victims of Police Brutality For The Violence Committed Against Their Bodies
An unarmed 16-year-old schoolgirl who refuses to put away her cellphone does not deserve being grabbed by the neck and…
Defense Attorneys Go “Full Xenophobia” in Blaming Indian Grandfather for Being Paralyzed By Cop
This is absolutely disgusting. 58-year-old Sureshbhai Patel was out for a morning walk this February in the neighbourhood where his…
Mistrial Declared for Cop Who Paralyzed Indian American Grandfather
The civil rights trial against Madison, Alabama police officer Eric Parker has ended in a mistrial after a third attempt by…
Federal Civil Rights Charges Filed in SWAT Raid That Maimed Baby | #JusticeForBouBou
I wrote earlier this year about the story of Baby “Bou Bou” Phonesavanh, a toddler who was disfigured and permanently…