Sentences with phrase «shoot unarmed men»

Police Officers Shouldn't Shoot Unarmed Men A Hispanic man in the Los Feliz district is in critical condition after being shot by Los Angeles Police department officers.
First let's take a look at the definition of the word Realpolitik: Politics based on practical and material factors rather than on theoretical or ethical objectives Under that definition there are two possible reasons: Avoiding a situation where European soldiers / border guards shoot unarmed men, women and children Helping prevent further destabilization...
Former NYPD Officer Peter Liang, who dodged prison time for fatally shooting an unarmed man, must now determine how to spend his 800 hours of community service as lawyers on...
BROOKLYN — The rookie NYPD officer who fatally shot an unarmed man inside a Pink Houses stairwell in November has been indicted by a Brooklyn grand jury.
EAST NEW YORK — A rookie police officer fatally shot an unarmed man late Thursday in a «pitch black» Pink Houses stairwell as his girlfriend, whom he had been visiting, watched in horror, officials and a witness said.
#BREAKING #NYPD Peter Liang enters court to find out his fate after fatally shooting an unarmed man #NBC4NY pic.twitter.com/zR6R22bu 8I
George had been reporting on the trial of Peter Liang, an NYPD officer who fatally shot an unarmed man in a public housing stairwell in 2014.
Igoe's on - duty shooting of Alvarez ended with an Albany County grand jury determining the deputy's decision to shoot the unarmed man was justified.

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-- «State senators condemn fatal police shooting of Stephon Clark,» by LATimes» Patrick McGreevy: «Lawmakers» tempers flared Monday as the California Senate adjourned in memory of Stephon Clark, an unarmed African American man who was shot to death by Sacramento police officers on March 18.
The shooting of Michael Brown follows a long and unfortunate list of recent killings of young and unarmed black men... Oscar Grant, Trayvon Martin, Jonathan Ferrell, Jordan Davis just to name a few.
Five days after the start of this series, on August 9, St. Louis police shot and killed an unarmed 18 - year - old black man named Michael Brown.
The video comes after several other shootings of unarmed black men by white police officers, and has drawn outrage online for how police treated Harris, who died shortly after at the hospital.
Has it made a difference or slowed the gunning down of young, unarmed black men who brandish mobile phones that officers mistook as firearms, resulting in six shots to the back?
Slager is the white officer who shot an unarmed black man, Walter Scott, last year, which...
Slager is the white officer who shot an unarmed black man, Walter Scott, last year, which further exacerbated tensions between law enforcement and many within the black community — basically a theme of 2015.
The Sacramento Kings and the Boston Celtics took the court on Sunday wearing black T - shirts supporting Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man who was shot and killed in his own Sacramento backyard last week.
A Glen Ellyn police officer involved in the controversial shooting death of an unarmed man in April helped rescue an Addison man from a burning vehicle Tuesday in Lombard.
Former NYPD Officer Peter Liang apologized today to the domestic partner of Akai Gurley, the unarmed black man whom he was convicted this year of fatally shooting.
The family of Akai Gurley, the unarmed man shot and killed in a Brooklyn housing - project stairwell by a police officer last year, has filed a wrongful - death lawsuit against New York City.
During an interview with Wendy Williams she talked about Stephon Clark, the unarmed 22 - year - old black man who was shot eight times in his grandmother's backyard in California.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said that he is «disappointed» by a Brooklyn jury's decision to acquit an off - duty cop who fatally shot an unarmed black man in a Brooklyn road rage shooting last year.
An NYPD officer was reportedly indicted on multiple charges, including manslaughter, in the November shooting death of an unarmed black man in the darkened stairwell of a housing project.
Gov. Andrew Como handed the investigation into an off - duty NYPD officer's killing of an unarmed African - American man in Brooklyn to New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman after video emerged indicating that the man had not punched the officer prior to the shooting.
Chinese - American activists, angered by last week's conviction of former NYPD Officer Peter Liang for the fatal shooting of an unarmed man, are seeking a candidate to run against Brooklyn District...
The former rookie cop convicted in the 2014 shooting death of an unarmed man in a housing - project stairwell dodged prison Tuesday — as his victim's angry kin warned that «justice...
Mr. Thompson is now in the spotlight after grand juries failed to indict police in the cases of Garner and Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. because he empaneled a grand jury to decide whether a unarmed Brooklyn man shot to death by a police officer last month should be indicted.
A former NYPD officer facing up to 15 years in prison for the accidental shooting death of an unarmed man should get home confinement and probation instead of jail time,...
The two officers were shot --» assassinated,» as the mayor and police commissioner put it — through the window of their patrol car by 28 - year - old Ismaaiyl Brinsley, who posted on social media that he was out for revenge for the police - related deaths of unarmed black men, Eric Garner and Michael Brown.
CHINATOWN — The rookie police officer accused of fatally shooting an unarmed East New York man has chosen two former NYPD officials to represent him in his upcoming trial.
RED HOOK — A group of Red Hook residents is rallying to support the family of an unarmed man who was shot and killed by a police officer last week.
In a brief email statement this morning, Bronx Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda commended the City of North Charleston, South Carolina and its Mayor, Keith Summey, for bringing murder charges against the officer involved in the shooting death of a fleeing, unarmed black man.
The court has ruled on the public advocate's powers in four other cases since then, and it affirmed Green's right to sue in another public - records case, after then - mayor Rudy Giuliani released the juvenile criminal records of an unarmed man who was shot by police.
NYC will pay more than $ 2.25 million to settle a lawsuit over the controversial fatal shooting of an unarmed Brooklyn man by an undercover NYPD narcotics detective five years ago.
Richard Haste, a New York police officer facing dismissal for his actions in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man in the Bronx, expressed remorse at his disciplinary trial on Friday, but said his actions were justified.
Former NYPD officer Peter Liang was sentenced to probation by a Brooklyn judge for shooting an unarmed black man in a public housing project stairwell in 2014 in a ruling expected to set off denunciations from police critics.
Chinese - American activists, angered by last week's conviction of former NYPD Officer Peter Liang for the fatal shooting of an unarmed man, are seeking a candidate to run against Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson next year.
Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson has recommended no prison time for Peter Liang, the former NYPD officer who shot and killed an unarmed man in Brooklyn in November 2014.
On the vast lawn of the plaza near the courthouse in Brooklyn where Peter Liang, a former NYPD officer, was convicted in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man just over a week ago, a crowd of several thousand people gathered on Saturday in Liang's support.
Reacting to the police shooting death of an unarmed man in a Brooklyn housing project on Thursday night, City Councilman Jumaane Williams said a new strategy announced by NYPD commissioner Bill Bratton that would remove rookie cops from crime - ridden patrols has not been implemented.
BROOKLYN — Family and friends of Akai Gurley, the unarmed man fatally shot by a rookie NYPD officer last November, are marking the one - year anniversary of the Brooklyn father's death with a march and rally Friday evening.
Former New York Police Department Officer Peter Liang apologized Thursday to the domestic partner of Akai Gurley, the unarmed black man he was convicted of fatally shooting.
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson on Wednesday recommended that former NYPD Officer Peter Liang not be sentenced to prison for the fatal shooting of an unarmed man 16 months ago.
Police killings of unarmed black men have grabbed the country's attention following the shooting death of Michael Brown by police in Ferguson, Mo. and the death of Garner on Staten Island.
Thompson also brushed off calls for a special prosecutor in the police shooting death of Akai Gurley, an unarmed black man fatally shot by a rookie cop in the stairwell of a Brooklyn public housing complex.
State AG Eric Schneiderman said he is «disappointed» by a Brooklyn jury's decision to acquit an off - duty police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man in a Brooklyn road rage incident last year.
Disturbing new questions have emerged about the shooting of an unarmed black man in the back three years ago by a white NYPD detective who is under investigation for posting racist comments on Facebook, the Daily News reports.
A High Falls man claims that he was shot by an Ulster County sheriff's deputy while he was unarmed and
Mayor Bill de Blasio addressed the overnight shooting of an unarmed man in Brooklyn's Pink Houses, a New York City Housing Authority complex.
As many are focused on the grand jury's decision in the police shooting of an unarmed man in Missouri, New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton tonight shot down «inflammatory rhetoric» in the wake of a police shooting in Brooklyn.
A High Falls man claims that he was shot by an Ulster County sheriff's deputy while he was unarmed and pinned inside an overturned vehicle — after police had been ordered to discontinue the pursuit.
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