"Police Abuse remains one of the most serious and divisive human rights" Policing is a institution that should serve and create justice, peace and strong communities for all.
By Chasity
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My junior year in high school
Ronald Madison, shot by police in New Orleans, LA. He was a mentally disabled man, seven times after being falsely accused for a crime when falsified reports were given to officers. -
The fall of my first semester as a freshman at WKU
Kathryn Johnston shot in Atlanta, GA by undercover police officers. Kathryn, a 92 year old woman was at home when undercover cops thought they were raiding a home that sold illegal drugs. -
Four days later...
Sean Bell shot in Queens, NY after leaving a bachelor party hours before he was scheduled to marry his fiance and mother of his two daughters. -
The year I became a mother.
Steven Washington shot by police in Los Angeles, CA. Steven Eugene Washington was unarmed when police shot him March 20, 2010 in the 800 block of South Vermont Avenue. At the time, the Los Angeles Police Department said Washington was coming toward officers while trying to remove something from the waistband of his pants. Washington was autistic and had learning disabilities, according to his family. -
I still wasn't familiar with the severity of police brutality.
Derek Williams died in the back of a police car, begging for help, but the Milwaukee, WI police denied him medical care. Mr. Williams was handcuffed and claimed he could not breathe. He later collapsed in the back of the police cruiser and died. -
Shantel Davis (1989-2012), Also, the year of Trayvon Martin's death.
On June 14, 2012, Shantel Davis, a 23-year-old African-American woman, was fatally shot by New York City, New York Police Department (NYPD) officer Phil Atkins. -
I am aware that police brutality is a issue for Black Americans in the US
The family of Kayla Moore, a 41-year-old Black transgender woman who died in Berkeley Police Department custody, is appealing a wrongful death suit against the city at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in January. -
"I can't breathe"
Garner told the police that he was tired of being harassed and that he was not selling cigarettes, the officers attempted to arrest Garner. When Pantaleo placed his hands on Garner, Garner pulled his arms away. Pantaleo then placed his arm around Garner's neck and wrestled him to the ground. With multiple officers pinning him down, Garner repeated the words "I can't breathe" 11 times while lying face down on the sidewalk. -
This is the last video Sandra Bland took on her cell phone before she was arrested and later died in police custody.
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This is the 911 video release a year after Elijah Mcclain was murdered.
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Shooting of Breonna Taylor
Breonna Taylor is a 26 year old African American woman who was shot and killed in her Louisville, KY home. Taylor was under investigation by association with an ex-boyfriend who was already arrested at the time of her murder. -
"I can't breathe, again" This video is a segment showcasing the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd
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Link provides an article that was released in 2020 that black and brown people are disproportionately affected by police violence
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Link to Mapping Police Violence Website
