Law Enforcement Has Quietly Backed Anti-Protest Bills in at Least 8 States Since Trump’s Election
The proposed legislation “chills dissent” and constitutes an “attempt to silence Black Lives Matter movement” according to the ACLU of Minnesota.
The proposed legislation “chills dissent” and constitutes an “attempt to silence Black Lives Matter movement” according to the ACLU of Minnesota.
Although found guilty, I’ll still act in accordance with my belief that we didn’t act criminally.
Although found guilty, I’ll still act in accordance with my belief that we didn’t act criminally.
Jamar Clark was killed because of bad judgment, reckless behavior and failure to follow proper police procedure on the part of Officers Dustin Schwarze and Mark Ringgenberg.
Kamal Hasan...shared: "When the families confiscated [the passports] and prevented them from traveling, the FBI offered them fake passports, offered to buy their cars so they could buy tickets and travel. To us, that means they [the FBI] are facilitating and helping these kids break the law."
Free speech and racial justice advocates are expressing outrage online under the hashtag #MOASueMeToo on Twitter.
Morales: If you were to walk among the crowds that gather each night outside the fourth police precinct in the late autumn darkness you would know that it's all about hope. Hope is what drives a people to resist.
Levy-Pounds: Now, according to witnesses, they grabbed Jamar, one by each arm. The witnesses say that they placed him in handcuffs, and that one officer grabbed Jamar's head in a chokehold and brought him to the ground. They said the other officer then put his knee in Jamar's chest while he was on the ground. Meanwhile, the other officer stood over Jamar's body, and shot him once in the head at point-blank range.