Ferguson police execute an unarmed 17 yr old boy (Update: Ferguson police chief to resign 3/19)

[loyola llothta]

Dec. 7

• STL Police seek no charges in Officer Jason Flanery’s killing of VonDerrit Myers, but prosecution review pending (x) (x)
• STL Police pursue assault charge against youngest member of Ferguson Commission
• Being a cop showed me just how racist and violent the police are
• MO AG confirms Darren Wilson grand jury misled by STL DA
• Ferguson protesters, mass incarceration, & the school-to-prison pipeline
• Hazelwood School District punishes multiple students following walk-out protest
• Netta becomes an Amnesty International Field Organizer for the Midwest region
• #FergusonTaughtMe hoodie
• Two Illinois teens accused of stealing 40 guns with plans to sell them in Ferguson
• Rep. Hank Johnson delivers “I Can’t Breathe” speech on House floor (video)

 

[loyola llothta]

Dec. 7 Part 2

• Call for a Federal Civil Rights Investigation in the murder of Kajieme Powell (petition)
• Body cameras won’t stop police brutality. Eric Garner is only one of the several reasons why.
• 5 reasons why every police officer in the country should wear a body camera
• Eric Garner’s family thanks protesters around the country
• (TW) White couple interrupts NYC newscast to mock Garner chokehold
• 30 years ago, Thurgood Marshall blasted police for killing black men with chokeholds
• My son is black. With Autism. And I’m scared of what the police will do to him.
• What kids think about police brutality

 

[loyola llothta]

Dec. 8

• DOJ to announce new limits on racial profiling (x)
• Pres. Obama says racism is “deeply rooted” in US (x)
• Livestreaming: The future of media or activism?
• Mother of Tamir Rice says she’s “looking for a conviction”. Tamir’s 14 year old sister was tackled and handcuffed after arriving at the scene. (x)
• Officer Peter Liang texted union rep before radioing for help after shooting Akai Gurley (x)
• Grand jury will consider charges against Officer Peter Liang in shooting death of Akai Gurley
• About the strange behavior of officers after they killed Akai Gurley, Tamir Rice, and Eric Garner

 

[loyola llothta]

Dec. 9

• 23 powerful photos of the protests that rocked the world in 2014
• Florida police chief and officer fired after being outed as KKK members
• Long Beach police shoot and kill Tyler Woods
• Phoenix police shoot and kill unarmed Rumain Brisbon (x)
• Pentagon gives California police grenade launchers, snowshoes
• (TW: graphic) LAPD officers shoot and kill man in the middle of busy intersection (x) (x) Live tweets: (1) (2) Man said to be street performer with plastic prop knife; cops accused of planting real knife
• Seattle officer who broke woman’s eye socket will not face charges
• Gregory Love shot in the chest by Cleveland police, handcuffed and fined $100
• Cedric Bartee, unarmed, shot by Florida deputy, allegedly had hands up. He is in stable but critical condition.
• The case of Cameron Tillman
• Unarmed people of color killed by police, 1999-2014
• How white people can be allies

 

[loyola llothta]

Dec. 9 Part 2

• The DOJ’s report of Mike Brown’s autopsy. Death ruled a homicide. (x)
• Ferguson grand jury documents withheld (x)
• More anger, action at Ferguson Commission meeting (x)
• Ferguson book gifts grow; library donations over $350,000
• Gov. Nixon declined 7 year old Leah Flynn’s offer to play her violin for Ferguson. However, she did play for STL Fox 2 News.
• STL police to parents: keep eye on your kids or face court date
• Cellphone rights guide for protesters in the US
• FBI probe into Eric Garner death “will take months”
• NYC Mayor de Blasio details talk with biracial son on dealing with police
• The conversation black parents have with their kids about cops
• John Legend and Chrissy Teigen hire food trucks to feed NY protesters (x)
• Columbia offers exam rescheduling for students traumatized by Brown, Garner rulings
• In 179 NYPD-involved deaths, only 3 indicted and 1 convicted
• NYC Council members protest for Eric Garner and Mike Brown
• Hampton, VA Mayor Wallace faces backlash for participating in die-in

 

[loyola llothta]

Dec. 10

• It would have been very simple to indict Darren Wilson and Daniel Pantaleo. Here’s how.
• What do you say?: Veronica Norwood, 16, reflects on Ferguson
• Ferguson Protesters are 2014 runner-up in Time’s Person of the Year
• Most white Americans want Eric Garner’s killer indicted — but not Mike Brown’s
• At Eric Garner protests, some white protesters are being called out for their behavior
• White people are more confident than ever that their local police treat black people fairly
• To my white male Facebook friends
• Story behind “I Can’t Breathe” t-shirts in the NBA
• 911 Caller: “There’s a [white] man with a gun”… so naturally police sit down with him and talk

 

[loyola llothta]

TC ‏@tchopstl 11m11 minutes ago
Physician assistant who treat DW in FBI interview said the bruising on right side of jaw was minutes to an hour old

 

[loyola llothta]

TC @tchopstl · 2h 2 hours ago
The "you are too much of a p*ssy to shoot me" line does not appear in DW's 1st version 8/9.

 

[loyola llothta]

TC @tchopstl · 4h 4 hours ago
Darren Wilson never told the Sergeant that he thought MB was under the influence of anything, per juror question.

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TC @tchopstl · 5h 5 hours ago
The Sergeant reiterates that Darren Wilson knew nothing about the stealing call.

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TC @tchopstl · 5h 5 hours ago
Supposedly, DW had to be told he fired 12 shots and not 4 or 5.

 

[smitty22]

Crazy the more and more you read this shyt, this dude a free man.

 

[loyola llothta]

TC @tchopstl · 5h 5 hours ago
According to the Sergeant, DW's 1st and 2nd versions weren't inconsistent, he just added some stuff. #Ferguson

 

[loyola llothta]

Dec. 11

• (TW: racial slurs) Ferguson: Was “Witness #40” even there? (video)
• The National Bar Association seeks revocation of Darren Wilson’s police officer license
• 114 days later… Anonymous claims to have released the names of the two officers who killed Kajieme Powell
• Meet DeRay Mckesson
• STL offers forgiveness on 220,000 arrest warrants
• Police Brutality: We Can’t Forget [Anyone Who Isn’t a Cisgender Hetero Man] (video)
• Patricia Bynes: Calling All Teens: I need to hear from you
• Help STL families pay their heating bills.Donate here.
• "The whole damn system is guilty as hell" t-shirt (Proceeds support OBS)

 

[loyola llothta]

Dec. 12

• #BlackLivesMatter: Turning protest into legislation
• Daniel Pantaleo has been interviewed by NYPD investigators
• Daniel Pantaleo lies about using a chokehold on Eric Garner (x)
• No, Illinois did not just pass a law making it illegal to record police
• Russell Simmons and Jay-Z urge NY Gov. Cuomo to reform justice system (x)
• California police chief joins anti-police violence protests
• Family: Shawn Gray may still be alive if police had responded faster
• Black teenager taken out of school & jailed for a month for making a “gun” gesture in Facebook picture
• 10 recent cases where cops shot suspects over phantom guns
• Travis Faison shot and killed by police in North Carolina (x) (x)
• Undercover cop draws gun on protesters in Oakland (x)

 

[loyola llothta]

Dec. 12 Part 2

• Judge orders STL area police to give protesters tear gas warning and time to flee(x) (x) Temporary restraining order.
• Jennings students march to precinct, meet with police
• Lawyers sue 7 STL Co. municipalities over court fees
• Congressional staffers plan walk out, show support for protesters and families of Mike Brown and Eric Garner (x) (x)
• Eric Garner’s daughter staged a die-in at the same spot where her dad died (x)
• Tamir Rice’s death ruled a homicide
• Protesters die-in at SD City Council Inauguration, staffer said she wanted to shoot them
• Tips for planning a non-violent civil disobedience against police brutality (storify)
• #FergusonTaughtMe hoodie, crewneck, and t-shirt
• Garner family ongoing support fund
• Donate to #FergusonRebuild

 

[loyola llothta]

Dec. 14

• Bob McCulloch “inadvertently omitted" some of the grand jury documents, like thetranscript of a police interview with Dorian Johnson.
• Sean Hannity’s favorite witness (#40) for Darren Wilson is a self-admitted racist with severe memory loss
• Riot cop wears “Wilson” badge at City Hall protest, Police Chief Dotson promises disciplinary action (x) (x)
• Why young protesters bum-rushed the mic at Justice For All March
• Sick and tired of being sick and tired (video)
• Mothers of Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin, and Tamir Rice share pain of losing their sons
• 2012 Lawsuit settled involving Ferguson officer who allegedly choked, hog-tied a 12 year old
• Who police killed in 2014
• The science of why cops shoot young black men
• Please stop telling me that all lives matter
• Watch Eric Garner and Mike Brown protests spread in one beautiful visualization
• Richmond union criticizes police chief for wearing uniform to protest
• Philly police spent nearly $700,000 on overtime covering recent protests