Woman shot with rubber bullets six times in 2020 Huntsville protest sues city, sheriff
A doctor had to remove a rubber bullet that was lodged in April Grubb's calf, according to the lawsuit.
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"The United States of America stands or falls on the strength of the citizen's support of the Constitution and not any one individual."
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See recent postsThe double standards in American policing are not OK
There is no single scene that better exemplifies the underlying friction between American law enforcement and the non-white public it is meant to serve than those cops in Kenosha driving right on by a double murderer.
SPLC sues Montgomery County Board of Education for expulsion of two students after Lee High shooting
The Southern Poverty Law Center has filed a pair of lawsuits against the Montgomery County Board of Education, alleging that the district violated two students’ rights to due process before expelling them. The SPLC says two students were unjustly expelled after a shooting at Robert E. Lee High School in February 2019 where a 17-year-old … Continued
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See recent postsAnother Alabama cop is dead. Do we care enough to make the necessary changes?
There was a police officer shot and killed in Tuscaloosa on Tuesday night. Tuesday morning, two girls woke up with a nice, happy family, a dad who took care of them and served his community. They went to bed heartbroken and forever changed. Dornell Cousette was just 40 years old. He was the fourth law … Continued
Judge dismisses suit filed by family of mentally ill man shot and killed by police
Brad McBrayer has spent the last five years thinking about the moments before a police officer shot and killed his son. Body camera footage, taken on Nov. 11, 2014, does not show all of those moments. The officers turned on their cameras only after things had escalated. In the footage, 24-year-old David Daniel McBrayer seemed … Continued
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See recent postsIf we’re indicting people who fail to protect children, Republican lawmakers should be terrified
I would like to report a whole bunch of crimes. Murders, actually. Hundreds of murders. I want every Republican legislator, at least the last two Republican governors and a handful of Democrats charged with killing a whole bunch of babies. Babies that they had a responsibility to care for. Following the indictment of Marshae Jones … Continued
Why the Bradford family is suing AG Marshall, Hoover police
The family of E.J. Bradford, who was shot and killed by Hoover Police last Thanksgiving, have filed a lawsuit seeking the release of all videos of the incident obtained by Hoover PD and the Alabama Attorney General’s Office. AG Steve Marshall elected not to prosecute the officer who shot Bradford, sparking outrage among many in … Continued
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See recent postsAlabama AG: There’s no such thing as a black good guy with a gun
EJ Bradford was murdered. Let’s get that straight right up front. On Thanksgiving night last year, Bradford went the Galleria mall in Hoover, where he did absolutely nothing wrong. He didn’t break a law. He didn’t break a rule. He didn’t disobey a cop. He didn’t act suspiciously. He just happened to be a black … Continued
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See recent postsSlain Birmingham officer needed our help
On Sunday, Birmingham Police Sergeant Wytasha Carter was shot and killed by some criminals who were apparently trying to break into cars. Carter died at the scene. His partner was also shot, and remains in critical condition at UAB Hospital. It was senseless. And stupid. And maddening. And not at all unpredictable. In fact, it’s … Continued