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Thousands march against U.S police killings

December 15, 2014 by Nasheman

Demonstrators gather in Washington and New York to rally against the killings of unarmed black men by police officers.

Thousands rallied in Washington in what was dubbed a 'Justice for All' march [Reuters]

Thousands rallied in Washington in what was dubbed a ‘Justice for All’ march [Reuters]

by Al Jazeera

Thousands of demonstrators have marched in Washington and New York to protest against the killings of unarmed black men by police officers and to urge politcians to do more to protect African-Americans.

Organisers said that Saturday’s marches in Washington DC and New York City would rank among the largest in the recent wave of protests against killings that have brought the treatment of minorities by police onto the national agenda.

Decisions by grand juries to not indict the police officers involved in the deaths of Michael Brown in Missouri and Eric Garner in New York have sparked weeks of protests in major cities across the country.

Al Sharpton, a leading civil rights activist, called for “legislative action that will shift things both on the books and in the streets”.

Sharpton, whose National Action Network organised the Washington rally, urged the US Congress to pass legislation that would allow federal prosecutors to take over cases involving police.

He said local district attorneys often work with police regularly, raising the potential of conflicts of interest when prosecutors investigate incidents, he said.

Al Jazeera’s Patty Culhane, reporting from Washington, said there had been impassioned speeches and that the crowd seemed overwhelmingly positive.

Families of Eric Garner and Akai Gurley, who were killed by New York police; Trayvon Martin, slain by a Florida neighbourhood watchman in 2012; and Michael Brown, killed by an officer in Ferguson attended the protest.

At a parallel march in New York tens of thousands of people braved cold weather to join the protest, Al Jazeera’s Courtney Kealy reported.

“Some of the protesters are calling for the police commissioner to resign, for the officer blamed for the death of Eric Garner to be fired and for an independent prosecutor’s office to be set up to look into police brutality,” Kealy said.

“They want to see change in the judicial system, not just take to the streets, but have actual political and judicial reform.”

Hundreds of protesters also took to the streets of California, Nashville and Boston, where state police arrested 23 people after clashes broke out.

Politicians have talked of the need for better police training, body cameras and changes in the grand jury process to restore faith in the legal system.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Al Sharpton, Eric Garner, Ferguson, Michael Brown, Protest, United States, USA

U.S: Hundreds Protest the Killing of Another Black Man in Phoenix

December 6, 2014 by Nasheman

Yet another case of a white policeman killing an unarmed black man in the United States. Rumain Brisbon in this photo with two of his children. (Photo: thefreethoughtproject.com)

Yet another case of a white policeman killing an unarmed black man in the United States. Rumain Brisbon in this photo with two of his children. (Photo: thefreethoughtproject.com)

by teleSUR

Unarmed Rumain Brisbon was delivering dinner to his family Tuesday night when a police officer shot and killed him.

A fourth case of a white policeman killing unarmed black persons has arisen in Phoenix, prompting hundreds of angered persons to march to police headquarters in the capital city of the state of Arizona to demand justice for 34-year-old Rumain Brisbon, a father of four, local media reported Thursday.

I've never been more afraid for my life and my families, I don't trust the police cause they're damn sure not protecting us #RumainBrisbon

— ⠀black lives matter (@wavxes) December 5, 2014

Phoenix Police Department has said that Brisbon was sitting in a SUV outside a convenience store on Tuesday evening, when police officers approached him after witnesses said he was selling drugs.

A seven-year veteran, according to official statements, told the man to show his hands, but Brisbon, apparently fearing for his life, fled only to be chased. When the officer caught up with him, they struggled and the officer reported that Brisbon introduced his hand to his pocket and that he thought he was reaching for a gun. Instead, Brisbon was holding on to a small jar of pills, when shot twice on the torso and killed.

The police department said, according to Reuters, that back-up officers arrived after the shooting, and while they and members of the fire department treated Brisbon, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Rumain Brisbon: Unarmed Black Man Killed By White Police Officer In Phoenix [Video] – http://t.co/v08OmGACKy

— Inquisitr News (@theinquisitr) December 4, 2014

As website The Free Thought Project said, “The Phoenix Police Department has not yet revealed the name of the officer responsible for the murder, but the smear campaign, by the media, against the victim has already begun.”

According to this website, Brisbon was killed at the doorsteps of his home, to which he had just arrived with dinner for his children. It also says that Brisbon did have a legally acquired gun in his vehicle, which “he actually made the conscious decision to leave behind … so it stands to reason that he had no intent on hurting the officer.”

“Also found in the car was a small amount of marijuana, which he was also legally licensed to possess under Arizona state law,” The Free Thought Project said a family member told them.

This incident comes at a time when police forces across the United States are under increased scrutiny over killing unarmed black men.

Rumain Brisbon was unarmed and killed by an unnamed officer Tuesday evening in Phoenix http://t.co/OJWorw3O2D pic.twitter.com/AHVMeWBxhd

— Afro-Latina (@PlMPCESS) December 4, 2014

Phoenix police said Brisbon was carrying oxycodone pills, while a semi-automatic handgun and a jar of what is believed to be marijuana were found in the man’s vehicle.

Recently, two grand juries delivered decisions not to indict officers who killed unarmed black men in Ferguson, Missouri, and in New York City, triggering protests across the country. A third case was reported in Cleveland, where police shot a 12-year old black boy who was playing with a toy gun in a park.

In Brisbon’s case, his family and friends have stated that he was simply delivering dinner to his children Tuesday night.

And while police fully support the actions by its officer, Ann Hart, chairwoman of the African American Police Advisory Board for South Phoenix, said the shooting only reinforces “the impression it’s open season for killing black men”

She told a local television station that, “We need to look into that. We need to take a deeper dive into why police officers are feeling compelled to shoot and kill as opposed to apprehend and detain, arrest and jail.”

Yet ANOTHER unarmed black man killed by police, this time in Phoenix. Of course cops claim they did NOTHING wrong! #RumainBrisbon

— Steven Oh (@stevenoh88) December 5, 2014

Another rally is scheduled for this Friday night.

Protestors in front of Phoenix police department, demanding justice for Rumain Brisbon pic.twitter.com/av6aMYmIPz

— Nicole Garcia Fox10 (@Fox10_NicoleG) December 5, 2014

The Rev. Jarrett Maupin, an organizer of Thursday night’s march, also told local television station KPNX that Brisbon was probably justified in fearing for his life and trying to flee when the Phoenix officer approached him and his friend Tuesday night.

“The Phoenix Police Department does not treat white people this way,” Maupin said, according to the local television network. “What that officer did was harass and accost them.”

According to The Arizona Republic newspaper of Pheonix, Brisbon’s family attorney Marci A. Kratter has spoken with eyewitnesses that would dispute the official police account and that “we intend to pursue this to the full extent of the law.”

Protests took place in New York, Chicago, Minneapolis and other places Thursday to demand justice in the case of Eric Garner, the unarmed black man from New York that was choked to death by a white police officer in July 17.

Wednesday, a grand jury decided not to indict Daniel Pantaleo for the killing of Garner, despite a video that clearly shows excessive use of force by four police officers against the 43-year-old father of six. The man repeatedly cried out that he could not breathe, only to be ignored.

On Tuesday, Phoenix Police Killed #RumainBrisbon. He Was Unarmed. http://t.co/1w6sZoDZTL pic.twitter.com/0l02Xh0iN1

— Global Revolution TV (@GlobalRevLive) December 5, 2014

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Eric Garner, Ferguson, Michael Brown, New York, Pheonix, Police killing, Rumain Brisbon

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