#Three Honolulu officers charged in shooting of teen suspect

#Three Honolulu officers charged in shooting of teen suspect

“#Three Honolulu officers charged in shooting of teen suspect” Hawaii prosecutors charged three police officers in connection with the deadly shooting of a teenager, a week after a grand jury declined to indict the cops for the April death of 16-year-old Iremamber Sykap. Geoffrey HL Thom was charged with second degree murder for the shooting…

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#Louisiana police release new bodycam footage

#Louisiana police release new bodycam footage

“#Louisiana police release new bodycam footage” Newly-obtained bodycam video of the fatal arrest of Ronald Greene — and his long-suppressed autopsy report — revealed more troubling details of the unarmed black Louisiana driver’s 2019 death. The shocking footage, obtained by the Associated Press on Friday, shows State Troopers ordering Greene to lie on his stomach…

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#Bodycam shows Louisiana cop tasing handcuffed 67-year-old man

#Bodycam shows Louisiana cop tasing handcuffed 67-year-old man

“#Bodycam shows Louisiana cop tasing handcuffed 67-year-old man” Shocking new bodycam footage captures the moment an irate Louisiana cop repeatedly zaps a 67-year-old man with a Taser, taunting the man by telling him to scream. “Scream again,” Police Officer Nolan Dehon is heard telling Izell Richardson during the encounter in Port Allen last month. “Go…

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#Letters to the Editor — April 22, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — April 22, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — April 22, 2021” The Issue: Former Police Officer Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict in the murder of George Floyd. Last May, when I first saw the video of Derek Chauvin with his knee on the back of George Floyd’s neck, I was angry (“Guilty,” April 21). I felt compassion for George…

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#Mom of Ohio teen girl fatally shot by cop speaks out

#Mom of Ohio teen girl fatally shot by cop speaks out

“#Mom of Ohio teen girl fatally shot by cop speaks out” The mother of the 16-year-old Columbus, Ohio, girl who was shot by police said in a tearful interview that her “loving, peaceful” daughter “called the cops “for protection – not to be a homicide.” Ma’Khia Bryant was fatally shot after her family said she…

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#Cher apologizes for George Floyd tweets that sparked criticism

#Cher apologizes for George Floyd tweets that sparked criticism

“#Cher apologizes for George Floyd tweets that sparked criticism” Cher says she is “truly sorry” after claiming she could have prevented George Floyd’s death — and was accused of having a “white savior” complex. The songstress, 74, admitted that she realized that she hurt people “by not knowing everything that’s ‘not appropriate to say.’ “I…

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#How to watch case against Derek Chauvin

#How to watch case against Derek Chauvin

“#How to watch case against Derek Chauvin” The trial against Derek Chauvin, the former police officer accused of killing George Floyd, will kick off Monday morning in Minneapolis at 9 a.m. local time and be accessible via livestream.  CourtTV will have cameras in the courtroom and will provide “live, gavel-to-gavel” coverage from 9 a.m. to…

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