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This list compiles incidents alleged or proved to be due to police brutality that attracted significant media or historical attention. Many cases are alleged to be of brutality; some cases are more than allegations, with official reports concluding that a crime was committed by police, with some criminal convictions for offences such as grievous bodily harm, planting evidence and wrongful arrest.
Henry A. Wallace Police Crime Public Database; List of cases of police brutality; List of countries with annual rates and counts for killings by law enforcement officers; List of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in the United States; List of law enforcement officers convicted for an on-duty killing in the United States
A Louisiana state trooper pleaded no contest Monday to significantly reduced charges that spare him jail time in the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene, the first conviction of any ...
Police reports at the time indicated Woods was struck at least 17 times. The lawsuit didn’t claim wrongdoing by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, only individual officers.
On January 27, the police body-worn camera video footage of the incident was released to the public. [132] Chief Davis stated that officials "decided it would be best to release the video later in the day after schools are dismissed and people are home from work" due to concern over the civil unrest that might result after its release. [132]
Police brutality is the unlawful use of excessive or otherwise unwarranted force against individuals or groups of people. [181] [182] Some definitions also include verbal harassment, intimidation, and other non-physical actions that may cause harm. [183]
Police were called to the scene as it started to escalate. Although the original Facebook statement by the McKinney Police Department has been deleted, Snopes cited the post: On June 5, 2015 at approximately 7:15 p.m., officers from the McKinney Police Department responded to a disturbance at the Craig Ranch North Community Pool.
Moore stated he had cooperated with police, and gave over his video of Gray's arrest for investigation. He claimed, despite aiding in the investigation, his photo was made public by police, who asked the public to identify him because he was "wanted for questioning". Moore said the police obviously knew who he was when they posted his photo. [50]