Sisters Besieged: 8 Vicious and Disturbing Acts of Police Brutality Against Black Women February 17, 2014 1. Woman Handcuffed And Fatally Assaulted By LAPD Alesia Thomas lost consciousness and died in Los Angeles police custody on July 22, 2013, after being handcuffed, placed in a hobble restraint device (leg restraints) and put into the back of a patrol vehicle.... 2. New Mexico State Trooper Shoots At Mother and Five Kids In Minivan Oriana Farrell, 39, and her five children, ages 6 to 18, were visiting New Mexico on Oct. 28, 2013, when she was pulled over for speeding near Taos. The situation soon escalated, leading to a high-speed chase, a cop firing at the vehicle, and the arrest of Farrell and her 14-year-old son, who confronted an officer..... 3. Unarmed Woman Shot Dead By Chicago Police Rekia Boyd was an innocent bystander in Chicago’s Douglas Park at around 1:00 a.m. on March 21, 2012, when Detective Dante Servin, responding to a disturbance call, arrived on the scene. The off-duty officer exchanged words with Antonio Cross, who was also in the park. After turning away, Servin, who was in his car, claims he saw Cross pull out a gun. It was actually his cell phone, but it was too late.... atlantablackstar/2014/02/17/sisters-besieged-8-vicious-disturbing-acts-police-brutality-black-women/
Posted on: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 02:50:22 +0000