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Disabled Woman Beaten During TSA Security Screening

July 2, 2016July 2, 2016 Asa J 2402 Views airport police, airport security screening, brain tumor, Brutality, chattanooga, Consolidated Terrorist Watchlist, copblock, copblock.org, department of homeland security, excessive force, Hannah Cohen, lawsuit, Memphis International Airport, Memphis POlice, Memphis Police Department, metal detector, police abuse, Police brutality, Police State, Sari Koshetz, security audits, security screening, Shirley Cohen, St. Jude Hospital, Tennessee, Transportation Security Agency, TSA

A blind and disabled Tennessee woman was beaten during an airport security screening at the Memphis International Airport, a new lawsuit

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Know Your Rights Police Abuse Videos

Video Shows Memphis Cops Tackle, Arrest Man For Recording

May 4, 2016 Asa J 1021 Views arrested for recording, Brutality, Civil rights, copblock, copblock.org, DaDon Guglielmette, Director Michael Rallings, excessive force, film the police, Filming police, first amendment, Flex Your Rights, Harassment, Inspectional Services Bureau, interfering, know your rights, memphis, Memphis POlice, Memphis Police Department, Memphis police policy, Michael Rallings, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police State, policy, right to record, rights, Tennessee, video

Video has surfaced appearing to show an officer with the Memphis police department tackle a man to the ground for

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Memphis Police Officer Arrested And Indicted For Raping Woman On-Duty

April 28, 2016April 28, 2016 Steven Thomas 1516 Views Accountability, arrested, assault, Brutality, Civil rights, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, double-standards, Drug war, excessive force, Harassment, hardworking-dedicated officers, indicted, Justice System, Memphis Police Department, michael smith, MPD, officer, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police State, rape, rights, sexual assault

Michael Smith, a now former Memphis Police Officer, has been arrested and indicted for raping a 26-year-old woman, along with

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Articles students Toxic Cops

Memphis Officer Derrick Abdul-Wakil Charged with Solicitation of a Minor

January 23, 2016 Scott Gregory 2126 Views Accountability, assault, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, District Attorney Amy Weirich, Harassment, Lewd Acts, lewd acts on a child under 14 years of age, lewd and lascivious acts, Memphis Police Department, Memphis Tennessee, MPD, Neptune, Officer Derrick Abdul-Wakil, police, police abuse, police accountability, shelby county, solicitation of a minor, South Memphis, TN, video, Walker

Many people would assume that if an officer stops and offers you a ride to school on a cold day,

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Officer Shoots Co-Worker in Attempt to Execute Dog

November 20, 2012November 19, 2012 CopBlock 600 Views memphis, Memphis Police Department, Organized Crime Unit, Police Director Toney Armstrong, Regional Medical Center, Tennessee, Willie Bryant

The Commercial Appeal shared the following on November 8, 2012. A Memphis police officer was shot and critically injured Thursday

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Memphis Police Officer Severe Abuse of Power

October 29, 2012October 28, 2012 CopBlock 989 Views Badges Don't, Darrell Mallone, Dave Martello, Harassment, Jenny Rice, Karen Rudolph, Memphis Police Department, Memphis TN, threatening, violation of procedure

According to WREG Memphis, A Memphis police officer and a 911 dispatcher are on paid leave and an investigation involving

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Lawless Memphis Police Gang Members Terrorize Memphis Citizens

October 15, 2012October 14, 2012 CopBlock 2391 Views andrew scott, Community-Police Relations Project, FBI Tarnished Badge Task Force, huffington post, International Association of Chiefs of Police. Police Executive Research Forum, Justin Thompson, Mayor A C Wharton Jr., Melissa Miller-Monie, Melvin Tucker, Memphis Police Department, Memphis TN, Mid-South Peace & Justice Center, Mike Hill, Officer Terrance Shaw, Paula Jamerson, Police Director Toney Armstrong, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Injustice, University of Tennessee's Law Enforcement Innovation Center

Twenty-two gang members of the Memphis police dept have been arrested this year. Frustrated Police Director Toney Armstrong says a

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