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A dirt bike rider is fighting for his life after he was tasered by a police officer while pumping gas at a Florida gas station, causing the pump to explode and him to be 'cooked alive' in a giant fireball, his attorneys say. An internal investigation is currently underway over the Osceola County Sheriff's' handling of the incident. Meanwhile Barretto, who was reportedly targeted because he attended a banned motorbike enthusiast event that was broken up by cops, is set to be put in a medically induced coma as he undergoes more intense treatment The department recently adopted a zero-tolerance...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Black man face-down on the ground was fatally shot in the back of the head by a Michigan police officer, the violent climax of a traffic stop, foot chase and fight over a stun gun, according to videos of the April 4 incident released Wednesday. Patrick Lyoya, 26, was killed outside a house in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The white officer repeatedly ordered Lyoya to “let go” of his Taser, at one point demanding: “Drop the Taser!”

Michigan police have released footage of a black man being shot in the back of the head by a white cop during a struggle over a Taser following a traffic stop in Grand Rapids, sparking protests across the city with hundreds of people calling for justice. Amid public outcry for transparency, police released the footage on Wednesday showing Patrick Lyoya, 26, face down on the ground as he is fatally shot outside a house in Grand Rapids, Michigan on April 4. The vides also depicts the events leading up to the shooting, including the traffic stop that led to a...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Black man face-down on the ground was fatally shot in the back of the head by a Michigan police officer, the violent climax of a traffic stop, brief foot chase and struggle over a stun gun, according to videos of the April 4 incident released Wednesday. Patrick Lyoya, 26, was killed outside a house in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The white officer repeatedly ordered Lyoya to “let go” of his Taser, at one point demanding: “Drop the Taser!” Citing a need for transparency, the city’s new police chief, Eric Winstrom, released four videos, including critical...

March 10, 2022 In what I did not even consider calling a “shocking development,” a federal judge has held that police officers may not be entitled to qualified immunity for an incident in which they lied about having probable cause to make a traffic stop, dragged the passenger out of the car, tased him repeatedly, including after he was handcuffed, and including at least once in the genitals after pulling his pants down for that purpose. The officers argued that it was not clear at the time whether this sort of thing was against the law. That is, they were...

A Minnesota judge on Friday sentenced former police officer Kim Potter to two years for fatally shooting a Black motorist 10 months ago. Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu handed down the “significant downward” punishment for the former Brooklyn Center police officer after emotional courtroom statements from the victim's loved ones and the defendant herself. Chu ordered Potter to spend two-thirds of her sentence behind bars and one-third of it on supervised release. She's already served 58 days behind bars, which will go to her credit.

A newly released video by The New York state attorney general shows a man bursting into flames after being tased by police officers inside an upstate police station in October, an encounter that led to the man’s death. The graphic surveillance video shows three officers from the Catskill Police Department running away from the man, who was desperately trying to quench the fire engulfing his upper body and head. The 29-year-old man, Jason Jones, passed away on the 15th of December at a hospital in Syracuse after spending a month and two weeks in a medically-induced coma. Jones’ death is...

The New York state attorney general on Friday released footage of a man bursting into flames after being tased by cops inside an upstate police station in October, an encounter that led to his death. The disturbing surveillance video shows members of the Catskill Police Department running away, leaving the man as he desperately tries to put out the flames engulfing his upper body and head. Jones is seen dousing his bare torso and hair with flammable hand sanitizer from a large pump bottle that was on a table. Within seconds, three officers advance towards him. One of them draws...

Does the adage “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people” apply to high tech? Blake Resnick, CEO of BRINC, a company in the chase to sell drones to police, has developed a drone equipped with stun guns, according to The Intercept. Resnick is a 21-year-old entrepreneur who recently received $25 million in venture capital from Silicon Valley investors. Resnick was recently inducted into Forbes’ “30 under 30” list and is a recipient of a Thiel Fellowship. Resnick appears to be an impressive young man. According to The Intercept, Resnick told Stuart Varney of Fox Business his company’s drones are now...

MINNEAPOLIS – A Minnesota jury on Monday began deliberating manslaughter charges in the trial against former Minneapolis-area police officer Kim Potter for shooting and killing 20-year-old Daunte Wright in April 2021. The 12-person jury – made up of six men and six women – heard instructions from Judge Regina Chu on Monday morning, followed by the closing arguments from Assistant District Attorney Erin Eldridge, for the prosecution, and defense attorney Earl Gray. The state's rebuttal was presented by prosecutor Matthew Frank. During deliberations, the jury will be sequestered to a local hotel, and will only be allowed to contact family....

A man reportedly burst into flames as police officers stunned him with a Taser just after he’d doused himself in hand sanitizer, and is now recovering in a burn ward. While this unlikely event is an exceptionally rare accident, it’s not the first time that an electroshock weapon and a flammable liquid have sparked a fire. The incident occurred when Jason Jones, aged 29, got into a confrontation with officers at the Catskill police station in New York State, the Times Union of Albany reported. Details are thin, but Jones reportedly appeared intoxicated and poured hand sanitizer on himself. In...

Televangelist Pat Robertson during Thursday’s “The 700 Club” on CBN, argued “the finest” did not work at police departments, which is why After demonstrated the difference between a Glock handgun and a taser while discussing former police officer Kim Potter’s claim that she mistook her sidearm for a taser in the killing of Daunte Wright, Robertson said, “There’s just no comparison.”

Geraldo Rivera had an extraordinary meltdown during a screaming match with Dan Bongino on Hannity over policing and protests in the wake of the death of Daunte Wright on Wednesday. During the exchange, Rivera called Bongino a 'son of a b***' and a 'punk' after his fellow guest said that Rivera wanted to see the country burn, Mediate noted.

Seth Kaplan @Seth_Kaplan Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon says the officer intended to grab her taser, but used her gun instead and fired the fatal shot.

Two teen girls are accused of a botched carjacking in Washington, D.C. that ended with the death of a 66-year-old man, police said. Mohammed Anwar, of Springfield, Va., died in a crash on N Street in Southeast D.C. near Nationals Park. Police said the two teen girls assaulted Anwar with a taser about a block away from the crash scene around 4:30 p.m. The man was dragged and killed in the 1200 block of Van Street, SE, FOX 5 DC reported. Members of the First District arrived on the scene and located an adult male suffering from life-threatening injuries," police...

An older woman was approached by cops for some reason I do not know. The woman tried using her very own magical powers, putting her hand out like she's got some kind of force field emanating from it. The cop moves back a little bit, so maybe she did have something going for her. But it wasn't enough and the cop dropped her like a sack of potatoes with his taser. Save your magic for someone else, Karen!

People.com reports: "Police have identified three people who died from "medical emergencies" during the violent riot at the Capitol building Wednesday." 3 medical emergency deaths at the Capitol. How unusual is that? What are the full stories behind these deaths? Truth is the only healthy basis for society. This is particularly true for the police, a group of people who cannot function if they lose the people’s trust. (https://freedom-demokrasi-and-civilised-humanity.com/2020/09/06/respecting-the-police-its-a-two-way-street/) Can we restore shared faith in truth or is it gone forever in all the world’s different bubbles? In evaluating the events of last Wednesday and what should be done, America...

Schools in Logan, Oh., were forced into a lockdown Thursday due to protests, confirmed the Marietta Times. These protests were spurred by an incident that occurred Wednesday, in which a woman watching a middle school football game got tasered by a school resource officer for not wearing a mask. These protests were in support of the officer’s actions. The woman, Alecia Kitts, was watching her son’s game in the bleachers with her mother, who was also not wearing a mask, says The Marietta Times. The two were approached by the school’s assistant principal, Adam Twiss, to comply with the mandatory...

Alecia Kitts traveled to see her son play football in Logan, Ohio. Footage shows her seated with her family at the proper social distance from other families without a mask on. A police officer approached her and arrested her. After she struggled and resisted arrest, the officer in the video tased her into submission in front of children. One witness, according to the Ohio Star, said that a child sitting on the metal bleachers got shocked when the charge traveled through the metal. According to Tiffany Kennedy, the woman who shot the above video, Kitts had not been warned for...

An attorney for the former Atlanta police officer charged in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks filed a motion Monday seeking Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard’s recusal from the case, the Atlanta Courier Journal reported. Noah Pines reportedly said Howard’s statements to the public on the slaying last month have been “ethically inappropriate.” “Paul Howard has systematically sought to deprive Garrett Rolfe of a fair trial and impartial jury since the day he announced his decision to arrest Garrett Rolfe,” the defense motion states, according to the newspaper. Pines also said that Howard will be called by the defense...