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VIDEO: Every Town Has A Mike Brown

December 8, 2014 By Matthew Lerma 2 Comments

With the national spotlight focused on police violence over the last few months, it’s clear that every town has a Michael Brown.

As more tragic stories unfold, a pattern seems to emerge of police demonizing their victims. Whether it’s Darren Wilson literally saying Mike Brown “looked like a Demon” or claiming that the victim reached for a gun, the story is eerily similar across the country. Ezell Ford, Marquise Jones, and Cameron Redus all have similar stories, according to police.

Two LAPD officers in South Los Angeles killed Ezell Ford two days after Darren Wilson killed Mike Brown. According to police, Ford was approached during an investigative stop (Why was he walking down the street?). At some point in his questioning, Ford tackled one officer and the other shot him, and the tackled officer used his back up firearm to shoot Ford because Ford made a grab for his gun. Eyewitnesses tell a different story. According to eyewitnesses, Ford was rushed by police with guns drawn and told to lay on the ground. After complying, one officer yelled “Shoot Him” and Ford was shot in the back three times as he lay on the ground.

Filed Under: Civil Liberties, National News Tagged With: Akai Gurley, Black Lives Matter, California, Cameron Redus, Chris Carter, class, Darren Wilson, Eric Garner, Ezell Ford, Ferguson, Hasan Haze, Hood News, I can't breathe, LAPD, Los Angeles, Marquise Jones, Michael Brown, Mike Brown, Missouri, NYPD, police, police brutality, police militarization, police state, race, Robert Encina, San Antonio, SAPD, St. Louis, STL, Texas, University of Incarnate Word, Whitney Jones, William McManus

“Fuck Tha Police:” Cops Quash Free Speech From California To Kansas

November 17, 2014 By Matthew Lerma 2 Comments

Police departments around the country have been retaliating against community activists who are doing work to hold police accountable for their actions. The message from police is clear: If you do anything to hold us accountable, we will ruin your life.

Two days after Mike Brown was killed by police in Ferguson, Missouri, Ezell Ford, was shot by two LAPD officers three times while lying on the ground. Eyewitness testimonies contradicted police reports saying Ford tackled one of the officers, and reached for his gun so Ford’s South Los Angeles community took to the streets to protest.

One of the most visible and vocal protesters was DaMonte Shipp, known publicly as Ceebo Tha Rapper. Ceebo, lead many community demonstrations where protesters confronted LAPD, shaming and taunting them. In one demonstration the protesters knelt with their hands on their heads with their backs turned to the police and started to taunt the police to shoot them so that they too could go on paid administrative leave like the officers that shot Ezell Ford.

Filed Under: Civil Liberties, National News Tagged With: Andrew Lopez, Ceebo Tha Rapper, Cop Block, cop watch, DaMonte Shipp, Emporia, Emporia Cop Block, Fuck Tha Police, Jay Vehige, Kansas, LAPD, Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles Police Protective League, Occupy, Occupy LA, Occupy Los Angeles, Occupy Wall Street, OWS, police, police brutality, police state, South Los Angeles, Tyler Izen

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