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Saturday, August 30, 2014

Young man injured by Ferguson police rubber bullet


In the US state of Missouri a man has been injured by police rubber bullets as protests over the August 9 killing of an unarmed black teenager continue unabated. 

The young man was reportedly attempting to speak to the press in Ferguson when the cops moved in and shot him in the face in a scuffle. Police have been using heavy-handed tactics to quell the demonstrations. The incident came as protesters hit the streets of Ferguson on Wednesday night to demand an immediate arrest and prosecution of the officer that shot and killed unarmed teen Michael Brown. The officer has been on administrative leave with pay since the fatal shooting of the18-year-old boy. A similar rally was held in the nearby city of Clayton. Meanwhile, the US attorney general has met with Michael’s parents and Ferguson community leaders. He vowed a full, fair and independent civil rights probe into the incident.

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Names Of Two Officers Who Shot And Killed Ezell For Finally Released By LAPD


There’s a war going on outside, no man is safe from.

Names Of Two Officers Who Shot And Killed Ezell For Finally Released By LAPD


The names of two Los Angeles police officers who shot and killed an unarmed, mentally challenged man more than two weeks ago have been released.

Police identified 25-year-old Ezell Ford’s shooters Thursday as Sharlton Wampler and Antonio Villegas, who were assigned to the Newton Division gang enforcement detail, the Los Angeles Times reported.

The release of their names follows public outrage over the Aug. 11 shooting, during which three bullets were planted in Ford’s back while he was lying on the ground, said family.

Wampler has served on the force for 12 years while Villegas has served for eight years.

Police had said that their delay in releasing the two officers’ names pended assessment into whether it could threaten their safety.

“In this particular case, it was necessary to investigate evidence brought to the department’s attention regarding potential threats to the safety of the officers and ensure that measures were taken to mitigate those threats,” the LAPD said in a statement obtained by the Los Angeles Times.

Meanwhile Ford’s autopsy report still remains hidden from public review due to a security hold placed by police.

They are also declining to say why the officers approached him while he was walking down the street.

Police have only said that he tackled an officer and tried to grab his gun.

Officers wouldn’t have to be worried about their safety if they would learn to stop shooting unarmed people.

Ronald Singleton’s Death Ruled Homicide At Hands Of NYPD



Ronald Singleton’s Death Ruled Homicide At Hands Of NYPD


The death of a 45-year-old man who was high on PCP while in police custody has been ruled a homicide, the medical examiner’s office said Friday.

The coroner said Ronald Singleton’s July 13 death in Midtown was brought on by “physical restraint by police during excited delirium.”

The medical examiner also said heart disease and obesity contributed to the Kips Bay man’s death.
Singleton had 61 arrests on his record, including busts for drugs, assaults and weapons possession.

His heartbroken wife, Lyn Warren Singleton, 44, admitted that her husband of 19 years had a drug history and multiple run-ins with the police. The 5-foot-7, 210-pound man “went into a panic” when cops approached him, she said.

“He was never good with police,” she said. “He always went into hysterics — this is before he even started indulging.”

Similar to the Eric Garner, Singleton’s wife says the NYPD failed to administer medical treatment when he claimed he was having a heart attack.

“They didn’t pay attention to him when he was crying for help,” she said. “Someone having a heart attack is different signs than someone just bugging out.”

On the day he died, Singleton was acting “overly irate and irrational” in the back of a taxi near St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Fifth Ave. and E. 51st St., police said.

The cabbie flagged cops down after Singleton cursed and screamed at him during the 12 a.m. altercation. When Singleton tried to fight off arriving officers, cops restrained him, putting him in a protective full-body wrap known as a burrito. He was not arrested, police said.

An ambulance was taking Singleton to Bellevue Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation when he went into cardiac arrest, officials said. It was immediately redirected to St. Luke’s—Roosevelt Hospital, where Singleton died.

Cops don’t care whether we live or die. Cotdamn shame.

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