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.
Not exact matches
-- «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.