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Kelly Thomas (April 5, 1974 – July 10, 2011) was a homeless man diagnosed with schizophrenia who lived on the streets of Fullerton, California.He died five days after being severely beaten by six members of the Fullerton Police Department, whom he encountered on July 5, 2011, [2] in what was later described as "one of the worst police beatings in [US] history."
Haole is a Hawaiian term for individuals who are not Native Hawaiian, but typically used to describe white people) Kill Haole Day was discussed by the Hawaii State Legislature when debating hate crimes legislation in 1999, despite the lack of documented incidents. [2]
Klansmen beat them, then set their bus on fire. Charles Person, one of the original 13 Freedom Riders, commented from his Atlanta home, April 29, 2021: "Well there's amazement, because of the ...
A handcuffed inmate whose fatal beating by correctional officers last year sparked outrage died by homicide, according to findings of an autopsy report a lawyer for the man's family shared Wednesday.
A Florida man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for fatally beating and strangling a motel housekeeping manager, whose battered and unconscious body was found by her husband. Stephen ...
Rodney Glen King (April 2, 1965 – June 17, 2012) was an African-American man who was a victim of police brutality.On March 3, 1991, he was severely beaten by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) during his arrest after a high speed pursuit for driving while intoxicated on the I-210.
Elijah Jovan McClain (February 25, 1996 – August 30, 2019) was a 23-year-old black American man from Aurora, Colorado, who was killed as a result of being illegally [1] injected with 500 mg of ketamine by paramedics after being forcibly detained by police officers.
Bellomo was found not guilty of trying to cover up the beating of Louima and that of another Haitian immigrant by Volpe earlier that evening. [24] In February 2021, Volpe's request for a COVID-related compassionate release was denied. [25] Nevertheless, he was released from prison early on April 13, 2023. [26] [27]