Cop Block

RT‘s Margaret Howell takes a look back at some memorable cases of police brutality.

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Raymond, of the Tucson CopBlock group, sent us this montage of encounters that they and Occupy Public Land, a homeless advocacy group, have had with the Tucson Police Department. Formore videos of Tucson (AZ) CopBlock check out their YouTube page or get connected with Arizona CopBlock via Facebook here. Related Content by Tucson CopBlock: – Federal [...]

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This article was written by Clint Henderson (of 2M CCTV Cameras) and originally posted to ThisCantBeHappening.net on October 4, 2012. The internet is full of videos exposing police officers’ use of excessive physical force when trying to apprehend or detain “potential criminals”. Every year in fact there seems to be an increase in YouTube video [...]

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Austin, TX – October 1, 2012, two arrests follow a productive day of expressing dissent against many issues including homelessness, disparity of wealth, police brutality and corruption – to name a few. Austin occupiers and chalkupiers gathered to exercise their 1st amendment rights but were met by APD officers who believed it was their right [...]

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For those that may have missed it so far, a man has been shot multiple times by SFPD officers, and bystanders are claiming that the man was handcuffed. The SFPD officers claimed that the man refused to drop his knife, which would contradict the story told by several bystanders. Newer claims that are surfacing are [...]

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The below block quotes were sent to CopBlock.org via the submission tab. I decided to add my two cents into this post because I think Terrance missed a few points pertaining to Occupy events. He states: I keep seeing so many of these OWS people getting busted by police videos. I get it, OWS wants… [...]

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Found this video thanks to a heads up from a friend. Seems like the Occupy protesters were having a little fun with the NYPD and a donut, see video below. Anyone interested in making a series of “Fishing for Cops?” Description via the orginial YouTube uploader: After being evicted from the Union Square Plaza early [...]

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Article by Ali Winston with research by Jacob Crawford One of the most indelible images of the Occupy movement to date is that of Marine veteran Scott Olsen being carried away from a skirmish line of riot police at 14th Street and Broadway on October 25 in Oakland. Stunned and bleeding from an ugly gash [...]

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