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Alabama Cop Arrested After He Pepper Sprayed Another Cop During Workplace Spat

June 18, 2016June 18, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1079 Views ABC, Accountability, AL, Alabama, angry all the time, anonymous, assault, birmingham, Birmingham Police Department, blown away, body bag, Brutality, Civil rights, Colombus, cop block, cop on cop violence, copblock.org, cray cray, disciplinary action, excessive force, fear of retaliation, GA, gandhi, Georgia, hand on his gun, Harassment, horseplay, inappropriate behavior, Justice System, kelly patterson, medical term, New York Daily News, nydailynews.com, Officer Shaun Deane, pepper spray, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, quote, random reasons, rights, Sgt. Bryan Shelton, threat, use of a noxious substance, video, violation of department policy, voice altered, WBRC, WTVM.com

I’m sure you’ve heard the popular Gandhi quote: “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight

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Cops Pepper-Sprayed Students For “Back Talking, Challenging Authority”

October 4, 2015March 1, 2016 Asa J 1225 Views Accountability, Alabama, Birmingham City Schools, Birmingham Police, Birmingham Police Department, Chief A.C. Roper, Civil rights, constitutional rights, copblock, copblock.org, cops pepper sprayed students for backtalking, excessive force, federal judge, federal lawsuit, Freeze +P, Judge Abdul Kallon, no victim no crime, pepper spray, pepper sprayed for backtalking, pepper sprayed for talking back, resource officers, U.S. District Court, Woodlawn High School

A federal judge in Alabama ruled Wednesday that a policy authorizing officers to pepper-spray students in Birmingham City Schools for

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