PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “America Has The Tinder To IGNITE Social Uprising” / The Jimmy Dore Show / Jimmy Dore, Chris Hedges ☮
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Category Archives: Police Brutality
VIDEO NEWS AND ANALYSIS: “Breaking Down How Police Have Targeted Press During Protests” / Newsy ☮
There have been more than 100 incidents of police hostility toward members of the media covering protests in the wake of George Floyd’s slaying.
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “Minneapolis Police Union Defies Mayor’s Order to Be Less Violent and Continues “Warrior Training”” / The Jimmy Dore Show / Jimmy Dore, Chris Hedges ☮
EXCECUTION BY COP: “If DOJ Actually Wanted to End Police Violence, They Would Charge Cops” / RT America / Ed Schultz, and Mike Papantonio ☮
Protesters in Tulsa Oklahoma are calling for the firing and arrest of police officer Betty Shelby to be fired after she shot and killed Terence Crutcher while his hands were in the air. For more on this, “News With Ed” is joined by America’s Lawyer Mike Papantonio, who says that if President Obama’s Department of Justice wanted to solve this problem – as they have indicated since Eric Holder time as Attorney General – they would bring charges against officers involved in shooting.
POLICE BRUTALITY AND EXECUTIONS: “ROF Exclusive: Abby Martin Discusses Her Arrest at the DNC” / The Ring of Fire / Farron Cousins ☮
The official line from the police is that “no one has been arrested” at the Democratic National Convention, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Protestors and journalists are being rounded up, handcuffed, booked, and cited all over the city of Philadelphia, and Empire Files host Abby Martin was one of the victims. We were lucky enough to speak with her about her experience.
POLICE BRUTALITY: “How Did Police Violence In The U.S. Get This Bad?” ☮
PSYCHOLOGY: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY: “Hansen Unplugged: ‘An Attack on Our Basic Humanity'” / Dale Hansen ☮
WFAA’s Dale Hansen shares his thoughts after an ambush in downtown Dallas left five police officers dead and seven others wounded.
HUMANISM: “What Happened When a Black Lives Matter Protest Group Met a Counter-Protest Group on the Streets in Dallas”
EXCECUTION BY COP: “Today’s Violence Started with Nixon’s War on Drugs!” / Thom Hartman ☮
Thom shares the history of President Nixon’s War on Drugs and how it led up to the current state of violence between police and the African American community.
EXCECUTION BY COP: “Maniac Cop Executes Black Man Who Was Following Orders” / Jimmy Dore☮
A police officer shot Philandro Castile four times after instructing him to pull out his ID during a traffic stop. His girlfriend filmed the aftermath with Facebook Live.
ABSOLUTELY! Jimmy, ABSOLUTELY!
