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Officer “Robocop” Wins Appeal In Sentence For Floyd Dent Beating

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In a move that prosecutors are calling “outrageous,” a cop infamously known as “Officer Robocop,” has won an appeal in Michigan

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Officer “Robocop” Sentenced To Up To 10 Years In Floyd Dent Beating

February 2, 2016 Asa J 1674 Views #ICantBreathe, 10 years in prison, Accountability, assault, assault by strangulation, assault with intent to do great bodily harm, beaten, bleeding profusely, Brutality, choked, civil lawsuit, Civil rights, copblock, copblock.org, dash cam video, detroit, Drug war, excessive force, falsifying reports, film the police, Floyd Dent, Inkster, Inkster Police, Inkster Police Department, Mayor Hilliard Hampton, Michigan, misconduct in office, Officer “Robocop”, Officer William Melendez, planting evidence, Police brutality, Police State, polygraph test, RoboCop, stealing seized cash and property, tased, tax hike, tax hike to pay police settlement, Traffic stop, video, william melendez

A Michigan cop infamously come to be known as “officer Robocop,” has been sentenced to up to 10 years in prison for the beating,

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Officer “Robocop” Convicted In Floyd Dent Beating – Faces 10 Years

November 19, 2015 Asa J 1222 Views #ICantBreathe, 10 years in prison, Accountability, assault, assault by strangulation, assault with intent to do great bodily harm, beaten, bleeding profusely, Brutality, choked, civil lawsuit, Civil rights, copblock, copblock.org, dash cam video, detroit, Drug war, excessive force, falsifying reports, film the police, Floyd Dent, Inkster, Inkster Police, Inkster Police Department, Mayor Hilliard Hampton, Michigan, misconduct in office, Officer “Robocop”, Officer William Melendez, planting evidence, Police brutality, Police State, polygraph test, RoboCop, stealing seized cash and property, tased, tax hike, tax hike to pay police settlement, Traffic stop, video, william melendez

You may recall the story of Floyd Dent – A Michigan man beaten, choked, and tased after police pulled him

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12 Videos That Show The Difference Between What Cops Said And What Actually Happened (REPOST)

August 15, 2015August 14, 2015 Ademo Freeman 2612 Views Accountability, alex acker, assault, Brutality, california highway patrol, chp, Civil rights, colorado springs police, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Dallas police, daniel andrew, Dishonesty, double-standards, excessive force, film the police, Filming police, Floyd Dent, freeway, Harassment, highland park, huffington post, Justice System, marlene pinnock, michael slager, new orleans, nick wing, no accountability, paid leave, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police State, rights, strike the root, Terigi Rossi, terrance saulny, Transparency, trial, Tyler Walker, video, walter scott, wfaa, william melendez

*The following article was originally posted at the Huffington Post by Nick Wing* Few aspects of policing attract more scrutiny than an officer’s

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Video Shows Michigan Police Beat, Choke, Tase Man During Traffic Stop

March 26, 2015February 27, 2016 Asa J 1695 Views assault, Brutality, choked, Chokehold, Civil rights, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, dashcam, Detroit MI, Detroit Police, Dishonesty, driving with suspended license, Drug war, excessive force, falsifying reports, Featured, film the police, Floyd Dent, Illegal search/entry, Inkster Police, Lt. Mike Shaw, Michigan, michigan state police, no victim no crime, Officer William Melendez, planting evidence, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, possession, profiling, resisting a police officer, rights, RoboCop, stealing seized cash and property, tased, Traffic stop, video, violent arrest

Dashcam video emerged Wednesday showing Michigan police employees choke, beat, and tase a man, after pulling him from his car

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