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“Tausende Tote, 54 Anklagen, elf Verurteilungen ” – in USA

  • April 12, 2015
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Süddeutsche Zeitung vom 12. April, 2015 berichtet: In den vergangenen zehn Jahren haben amerikanische Polizisten während ihrer Einsätze Tausende Menschen erschossen. Recherchen der Washington Post zeigen, dass in lediglich 54 Fällen Anklage erhoben wurde, nur elf Beamte wurden verurteilt. Drei Viertel der Todesschützen sind Weiße, zwei Drittel der Opfer sind Afro-Amerikaner. Die Zahlen dürften die Debatte über brutal und häufig rassistisch handelnde US-Polizisten weiter befeuern. http://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/polizeigewalt-in-den-usa-tausende-tote-anklagen-elf-verurteilungen-1.2432095

Yes, Black America Fears the Police – Here’s Why

  • March 8, 2015
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Sunday, 08 March 2015 11:04 By Nikole Hannah-Jones, ProPublica | Op-Ed This story was co-published with Politico Magazine. Last July 4, my family and I went to Long Island to celebrate the holiday with a friend and her family. After eating some barbecue, a group of us decided to take a walk along the ocean. The mood on the beach that day was festive. Music from a nearby party pulsed through the haze of sizzling meat. Lovers strolled hand in hand. Giggling children chased each other along the boardwalk. http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/29513-http-www-propublica-org-article-yes-black-america-fears-the-police-heres-why

Black Women Fight for Black Lives that Matter

  • March 8, 2015
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From a “Moment” to a “Movement” The year 2015 began much like 2014 ended. Since August, the United States has seen a resurgence of direct action and civil disobedience reminiscent of the civil rights movement of the 1960s. This latest wave has been a response to the extrajudicial murders of Black people by police – young Black males in particular – and the seeming inability of the justice system to hold their murderers accountable. And, it has been headed largely by Black women activists and organizers. http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/29433-heeding-the-call-black-women-fighting-for-black-lives-that-matter

U.S.: Some in Ferguson Who Are Part of Problem Are Asked to Help Solve It

  • March 6, 2015
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A report on civil rights violations and how various police and justice departments collude to uphold the rights of the whites agains the blak and poc populations By JOHN ELIGON and MATT APUZZOMARCH 5, 2015 FERGUSON, Mo. — When Mayor James Knowles III announced Wednesday that one official had been fired and two others were under investigation in connection with racist emails, he said that the behavior was “in no way representative” of the city or its employees. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/06/us/in-ferguson-some-who-are-part-of-problem-are-asked-to-be-part-of-solution.html?action=click&contentCollection=Middle%20East&region=Footer&module=TopNews&pgtype=article see also Report: What Is Wrong With the Ferguson Police Department? http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/03/04/us/ferguson-police-racial-discrimination.html Read the whole REPORTferguson-police-department-report Another Report from FRONTLINE on…

Florida city’s ‘stop and frisk’ nabs thousands of kids, finds 5-year-olds ‘suspicious’

Florida city’s ‘stop and frisk’ nabs thousands of kids, finds 5-year-olds ‘suspicious’

  • February 25, 2015
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Miami Gardens police records reveal broad policy of stopping and questioning citizens: 8,489 kids and 1,775 senior citizens caught up in city’s version of “stop and frisk.” In the summer of 2010, a young black man was stopped and questioned by police on the streets of Miami Gardens, Florida. According to the report filled out by the officer, he was “wearing gray sweatpants, a red hoodie and black gloves” giving the police “just cause” to question him. In the report, he was labeled a “suspicious person.” http://fusion.net/story/5568/florida-citys-stop-frisk-nabs-thousands-of-kids-finds-5-year-olds-suspicious/

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