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Was Officer Justified in Shooting of Man Swinging Flagpole

June 14, 2015June 14, 2015 CopBlock 1663 Views 911 call, assault, control, fight, Gun, justified shooting, larry, lethal force, loss of control, non-lethal, old louisville, other options, police, police response, police shooting, Self-defense, surveillance video, swinging flagpole, training, weapon

In what is becoming a far too common occurrence, another life was taken by the hands of a police office

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Justice for Terry Groessel – Killed By Dallas Police Employees Jankowski and Herczeg

September 13, 2014September 8, 2014 CopBlock 1234 Views clair cardona, cop block, copblock.org, dallas, dallas cop block, dallas police department, dallas police outfit, dallasnews.com, grand hotel, jay jankowski, lethal force, michelle herczeg, police accountability, Police brutality, terry groessel, Texas

This story was submitted by a relative of Terry Groessel, who was the third person killed by Dallas police employees

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Unarmed Man Killed While Being Booked in Armstrong County, TX

September 3, 2014September 2, 2014 CopBlock 876 Views amanda castro-crist, amarillo cop block, amarillo police outfit, armstrong county, armstrong sheriffs outfit, cop block, copblock.org, lethal force, Police brutality, Texas

The content below was shared anonymously via CopBlock.org/Submit An unarmed man was shot and killed when being booked in Armstrong

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Laredo Cops Kill Man Allegedly Wielding BB Gun, Then Fist Bump

September 2, 2014September 1, 2014 CopBlock 1430 Views amarillo copblock, cop watch el paso, corrupt frisco texas cops, dallas cop block, double-standards, fatalencounters.org, Fullerton, homeless, Kelly Thomas, larado police department, larado police outfit, lethal force, lewisville cop block, mesquite cop block, peaceful streets project, police accountability, Police brutality, tarrant county peaceful streets project, Texas, texas cop block, white settlement cop block

This post was shared anonymously via CopBlock.org/Submit It details the shooting death of someone who obstetrician was homeless. Just like

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Justice For Mah-hi-vist

March 24, 2014March 24, 2014 Pete Eyre 2609 Views bruce j peoples, chance avery, cheyenne and arapaho tribal tribune, Clinton, clinton police department, cop block, copblock.org, custer county sheriffs office, dillon mach, goodblanket, lethal force, mah-hi-vist, native american church, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, oklahoma state bureau of investigation, oppositional defiance disorder, police accountability, Police brutality, police shooting

Around 8pm on December 21, 2013 18-year-old Mah-hi-vist Goodblanket was unjustly slain, shot seven times by two Custer County Sheriff

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Why Cops Pull The Trigger by Nicole Flatow

March 11, 2014 Pete Eyre 1041 Views ames police department, body cams, brian newt beaird, California, charles marsey, cleveland police department, cop block, copblock.org, court of public opinion, dale brown, david long, dennis rosenbaum, ideas have consequences, Immunity, incentives, Iowa, kyle kazan, lethal force, Los Angeles County, los angeles police department, mah-hi-vist goodblanket, Manny Ramos, mentally ill, nicole flatow, Pete Eyre, peter moskos, Police brutality, police chase, Police Unions, Tasers, thinkprogress.org, tyler comstock

The post below by Nicole Flatow was originally posted to ThinkProgress.org on December 20, 2013. I saw it on the

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Cops Shoot Pregnant Woman in Face After She Calls 911 For Help

May 9, 2013May 8, 2013 CopBlock 668 Views Accountability, Civil rights, double-standards, firearm, lethal force, Police brutality, police violence, violence

Submitted by Station 6 Underground AGAWAM, Mass. (WGGB) – One year after being accidentally shot in the face, Britteney Miles

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When Will It End?

December 31, 2012March 19, 2017 CopBlock 535 Views cop block, copblock, copblock.org, deadly force, grayson miller, lethal force, police, police aggression, police issues, police problems, police solutions, policing

I know it seems like I’m totally being unfair but the truth has got to get out there. It’s never

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Justice For Michael Nida II, An Innocent, Unarmed, Husband and Father of Four, Murdered by Downey PD on October 22, 2011.

January 20, 2012May 9, 2013 CopBlock 634 Views Accountability, downey ca, Featured, gonzalo martinez, lethal force, michael nida, mida rydas, murder, Police State, robbery, wrong

I just found your website and I’m very interested in connecting with you, your events and sharing information about what

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