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Judge Denies Qualified Immunity for Two Montana Deputies in Lawsuit Over Fatal Shooting

January 27, 2017January 27, 2017 Kelly W. Patterson 2356 Views Accountability, assault, Billings, Brutality, burglary, Civil rights, cleared of criminal wrongdoing, Continuous News Coverage, copblock, copblock.org, coroner's inquest, Corruption, dash camera, deadly force, Deputy Chris Rudolph, Deputy Jason Robinson, Dishonesty, double-standards, excessive force, fatal police shooting, Huntley, investigative stop, Judge Susan Watters, Justice System, justified shooting, kelly patterson, KTQV, Loren Simpson, Montana, MT, murder, overhead lights, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police State, Qualified Immunity, rights, roadblock, use of force, video, White Buffalo Trail Road, Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office

On Thursday, a judge in Montana ruled that two Yellowstone County Sheriff’s deputies could be held personally accountable in a

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British Race Relations Board Member Tasered in the Face by English Police

January 21, 2017January 21, 2017 Kelly W. Patterson 793 Views Accountability, advocacy group, assault, bristol, bristol police department, Britian, Brutality, Chief Superintendent Reilly, Civil rights, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, double-standards, England, excessive force, fake news, Filming police, freedom, Harassment, Home Office, Human rights, independent advisory group, Judah Adunbi, kelly patterson, liberty, London, New York Times, no victim no crime, NY Times, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police State, policy officer, Race Relations, race-relations adviser, race-relations campaigners, Racism, relations between the police and Afro-Caribbean communities, rights, Sara Ogilvie, stun-gun, taser, The Guardian, ties between police officers and black people, Tom Cherry, UK, use of force, video, working with communities

Race relations in the UK took a bit of a step back last week when a 63 year old black

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Fresno CA Taxpayers Forced to Pay $2.2 Million Settlement to Family of Man Executed by Police

December 22, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1877 Views $2.2 million, Accountability, assault, Brutality, CA, California, Chief Jerry Dyer, Civil rights, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Detectives, Dishonesty, double-standards, excessive force, execution, felon in possession of a firearm, Fresno, Fresno Bee, Fresno Police Department, Harassment, Homicide, imminent threat, internal affairs, Jaime Reyes Jr., Julia Sherwin, Justice System, kelly patterson, lawsuit, Michael Haddad, minor policy changes, oakland, Officer Juan Avila, pending threat, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, settlement, threat in the near future, U.S. District Court in Fresno, unique interpretation, use of force

The family of a man who was shot as he climbed a fence then executed by a Fresno police officer 

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Mistrial For Albuquerque Cops Charged With Murder Of Homeless Camper

October 13, 2016October 13, 2016 Asa J 1703 Views Accountability, albuquerque, Albuquerque foothills, albuquerque police department, apd, assault, Brutality, Camping, Chief Gorden Eden, Civil rights, copblock, copblock.org, deadlocked jury, Dept. of Justice, Dept. of Justice probe, Dishonesty, District Attorney, dominique perez, double-standards, excessive force, film the police, flash grenade, four-hour standoff, fucking lunatic, Harassment, helmet camera video, homeless man, Homicide, Illegal Camping, James Boyd, Judge Alisa Hadfield, Justice System, Kari Brandenburg, keith sandy, mentally ill man, mistrial, New Mexico, NM, no victim no crime, police, police accountability, Police brutality, police murder, Police State, Raul Torrez, rights, Sandia foothills, schizophrenia, second degree murder, shannon kennedy, shoot him in the penis, shotgun, Trooper Chris Ware, use of force, video

The case against two cops charged in the shooting death of a homeless and mentally ill man, who was alleged to

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LVMPD Public Police Fatality Review for Thomas McEniry to be Held Monday September 19th

September 17, 2016September 17, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1196 Views Accountability, assault, Assistant Sheriff Kirk Primas, bait and switch, blatant coverup, body camera, Brutality, Civil rights, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, costco, Dishonesty, edited video, Erik Scott, excessive force, film the police, Gun, Homicide, kelly patterson, las vegas, las vegas metropolitan police department, lvmpd, metro, Nevada, nevada cop block, NV, Officer Donald Sutton III, Officer Kyle Prior, Officer Robert Nord, Orwellian double-speak, pellet gun, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police Fatality Public Fact Finding Review, police shooting, Police Union, question their official narrative, rights, screenshots, Sheriff Gillespie, Thomas McEniry, Traffic stop, Trevon Cole, Update, use of force, video

On November 24th of 2015, Thomas McEniry was shot by LVMPD Officers Kyle Prior, Robert Nord, and Donald Sutton III.

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Update: Shooting Nevada Inmates With Birdshot Banned by New NDOC Director (For Now)

June 3, 2016June 3, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 3916 Views Accountability, Andrew Arevalo, assault, Brutality, Cal Potter, Carlos Perez, Civil rights, Commissioner, Connecticut, cop block, copblock.org, Correctional Officer Isaiah Smith, Correctional Officer Jeff Castro, correctional officers, Corrections Department Director Greg Cox, corrections officer, Corruption, COT Ramos, cover up, Dana Liebelson, Department of Corrections, Dishonesty, double-standards, excessive force, freedom, Governor Brian Sandoval, High Desert State Prison, Homicide, huffington post, Indian Springs, inmate, inmate abuse, Inmate Death, inmates, interview, James Dzurenda, Justice System, kelly patterson, KNPR, las vegas, lawsuit, murder, NDOC, negative media attention, Nevada, Nevada Department of Corrections, Nevada State Government, Nevada's "unique" prison culture, New York, NV, nvcopblock, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police State, Prison, Prison Correctional Officer, prison death, prison guards, radio, rehabilitation, reintegration, rights, Senior Correctional Officer Mumpower, shotguns, State of the Nevada podcast, Trainee Raynaldo J. Ramos, unauthorized use of force, Update, use of force, use of guns in prison, Victor Perez, video

As I’ve reported here on CopBlock.org in several posts over the past year, the use of shotguns loaded with birdshot

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Nevada Prison Guard Charged With Manslaughter in Fatal Shooting of Inmates (Update)

April 24, 2016April 26, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1846 Views Accountability, Alexis Plunkett, Andrew Arevalo, assault, Brutality, Cal Potter, Carlos Perez, Civil rights, Clark County Coroner, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Correctional Officer Isaiah Smith, Correctional Officer Jeff Castro, correctional officers, Corrections Department Director Greg Cox, corrections officer, Corruption, COT Ramos, cover up, CPR, declared deceased, disciplinary report, discovery, Dishonesty, double-standards, excessive force, failing to report repeated, false statements, Fox 5 Las Vegas, gladiator like scenario, Governor Brian Sandoval, gurgling on his own blood, HDSP, High Desert State Prison, Homicide, incident reports, Indian Springs, inmate, inmate abuse, Inmate Death, inmates, insubordination, internal reports, Justice System, kelly patterson, KTNV Las Vegas Channel 13 Action News, lack of medical care, las vegas, lawsuit, led to an inmate’s death, multiple gunshot wounds, murder, NDOC, negative media attention, neglect of duty, Nevada, Nevada Attorney General's Office, Nevada Department of Corrections, Nevada State Government, NV, nvcopblock, personnel issue, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, prior security breaches, Prison, Prison Correctional Officer, prison death, prison guards, proper staffing, protective custody, report, rights, segregation unit, Senior Correctional Officer Mumpower, shotgun, Solitary Confinement, summary judgement, the hole, Trainee Raynaldo J. Ramos, trauma room, unauthorized use of force, unbecoming conduct, Update, use of force, vast amounts of blood everywhere, Victor Perez, video

I’ve posted several times over the past year about the shooting of two prison inmates at the High Desert State

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Should Officers Be Forced To Wear Body Cams?

April 14, 2016April 14, 2016 CopBlock 1876 Views Accountability, accountablity, ancillary equipment, body, body camera, body camera footage, body cams, body worn cameras, bodycams, Brutality, cam, camera, Civil rights, civilian complaints, community concerns, community policing, cop, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, data storage and management, decrease in civilian complaints, decrease in use of force incidents, Dishonesty, duty, evidence, film the police, Filming police, Footage, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, PERF, Perf's report, police, police accountability, police body cameras, police body cams, Police brutality, Police Executive Research Forum, promote transparency, rights, rundown live, sample of police departments, shooting, Surveillance, survey, tablets, training, Transparency, use of force, video

More police departments are now requiring their officers to wear body cameras as a way to promote transparency in light

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Official Report: Nevada Prison Guards Blamed For Fatal Shooting of Inmates (Update)

April 12, 2016April 13, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 2056 Views Accountability, Alexis Plunkett, Andrew Arevalo, assault, Brutality, Cal Potter, Carlos Perez, Civil rights, Clark County Coroner, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Correctional Officer Isaiah Smith, Correctional Officer Jeff Castro, correctional officers, Corrections Department Director Greg Cox, corrections officer, Corruption, cover up, CPR, declared deceased, disciplinary report, discovery, Dishonesty, double-standards, excessive force, failing to report repeated, false statements, Fox 5 Las Vegas, gladiator like scenario, Governor Brian Sandoval, gurgling on his own blood, HDSP, High Desert State Prison, Homicide, incident reports, Indian Springs, inmate, inmate abuse, Inmate Death, inmates, insubordination, internal reports, Justice System, kelly patterson, KTNV Las Vegas Channel 13 Action News, lack of medical care, las vegas, lawsuit, led to an inmate’s death, multiple gunshot wounds, murder, NDOC, negative media attention, neglect of duty, Nevada, Nevada Attorney General's Office, Nevada Department of Corrections, Nevada State Government, NV, nvcopblock, personnel issue, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, prior security breaches, Prison, prison death, prison guards, proper staffing, protective custody, report, rights, segregation unit, Senior Correctional Officer Mumpower, shotgun, Solitary Confinement, summary judgement, the hole, trauma room, unauthorized use of force, unbecoming conduct, Update, use of force, vast amounts of blood everywhere, Victor Perez, video

Last year, I posted about the shooting of two prison inmates at the High Desert State Prison, which is located

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Family Returns From Church To Find Dog Shot, Note From Police

March 4, 2016March 4, 2016 Asa J 2485 Views Accountability, amputation, Angie Laymon, animal abuse, Animal cruelty, bleeding and dying, bruno, copblock, copblock.org, deputy, deputy shoots dog, Emergency Animal Hospital, excessive force, family dog, financially unable to afford care, German shepherd, GO FUND ME, life-saving funds, medical expenses, officer shoots dog, OK, Oklahoma, Owasso, pet, police accountability, Police State, Puppycide, Rogers County, Rogers County Sheriff's Office, scholarship, Scott Walton, Self-defense, senseless and cruel, shattered bones, Sheriff Scott Walton, shoulder replacement, surveillance footage, use of force, Veterinary expenses

After coming home from church on Wednesday night, an Owasso, Oklahoma family was disturbed to find their family dog bleeding

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Topless Femen USA Activists Assaulted/Arrested at Counter-Protest of San Francisco Anti-Abortion Rally (NSFW Video)

February 20, 2016February 20, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 2620 Views 1st amendment, 4th amendment, abortion, Accountability, Anni Ma, anti-abortion rally, anti-choice terrorist, areola, Arson, assault, attempted murder, Bane Act, body sovereignty, bombing, breasts, Brutality, CA, California, Capt Greg McEachern, Chelsea Ducote, choke hold, citation slips, Civ. Code § 52.1, Civil rights, CO, Coercion, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood, complaint, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, counter-protest, David Daleiden, DGO 5.01 (F), Dishonesty, double-standards, excessive force, exposed areolas, False imprisonment, female breast at or below the areola, Femen USA, femenus.com, film the police, first amendment, fourth amendment, Fraud! Fake! Liar!, free speech, freedom, George Tiller, Grove Street, Harassment, hogtied, immediate violent reaction, inciting violence, Justice System, kelly patterson, M. Gonzalez, McAllister Street, medical bills, murder, no victim no crime, OCC, offensive words, Officer O'Conner, park boundaries, Photography, Planned Parenthood, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police State, Polk Street, pregnency is a life sentence, pro-life, pro-life thugs, protest, public place, Rebecca Marston, religious freedom, reproductive healthcare, rights, sacred femininity, San Francisco, San Francisco City Hall, San Francisco Pol, SFist.com, SFPD, sfpd.commission@sfgov.org, stalking, threats, topless, topless female activists, unjustifiable, use of force, vandalism, verbally accosted, video, violence, Walk for "Life" West Coast Rally

The video above and post below were shared with the CopBlock Network by Chelsea Ducote, via the CopBlock.org Submissions Page.

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Nevada Prison Guards Will Continue Murdering Inmates With Shotguns

October 15, 2015October 15, 2015 Kelly W. Patterson 1392 Views Accountability, assault, Brutality, Civil rights, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, correctional officers, Corruption, Dishonesty, double-standards, excessive force, inmate, inmate abuse, Justice System, kelly patterson, lawsuit, NDOC, Nevada, Nevada Department of Corrections, Nevada State Government, NV, nvcopblock, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, prison guards, report, rights, Update, use of force, video

After a series of scandals involving inmates killed or injured by shotgun fire in Nevada prisons (including one I wrote

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