‘Autism Is Not A Crime’: Transit Police Beat St. Paul Teen During Arrest

“They just slammed me right on the ground. I tried to get them off me and (one officer had his) whole body on my whole face and I couldn’t breathe,” an autistic teen from St. Paul, Minnesota, said, describing his violent arrest by the city’s Metro Transit Police.

Kit O'Connell
By Kit O'Connell
Marcus Abrams is shown after an incident with police. Abrams, who has autism, says police slammed him to the ground, causing him to suffer a seizure. He was not charged with a crime. KARE 11 screenshot

ST. PAUL, Minnesota --- Marcus Abrams, a 17-year-old autistic teen from St. Paul, who also suffers from seizures, didn’t belong on the tracks at a Metro Transit station, but his family is questioning the violence of his subsequent arrest during which police tackled him to the platform floor. A photo collage posted to Facebook by Abrams’ sister

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Police Misconduct Cost Taxpayers Over $1B Since 2010

New York City taxpayers will ultimately foot the bill on a recent $5.9 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit over the police killing of Eric Garner last year on Staten Island, New York.

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By MintPress News Desk
A demonstrator holds a sign calling for justice during a rally in New York

MINNEAPOLIS --- As victims of police misconduct across the country file an increasing number of lawsuits, taxpayers are bearing the brunt of the financial burden. The Wall Street Journal reported last week that the 10 U.S. cities with the largest police departments paid out over $248 million in settlements last year in cases related to police

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South Carolina Cops Fired After Severely Beating Man

Chief David King said in a release that his department had no option other than to terminate Robert Joshua Shaw and John Bell based on information provided by SLED and after meeting with the solicitor’s office.

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By MintPress News Desk

FOX Carolina 21 Honea Path officers accused of using excessive force fired

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Detroit Officer Known As ‘RoboCop’ Charged After New Videos Show Brutal Beating Of Unarmed Man

The former police officer out of Inkster, Michigan who has become known as “Robocop” will now face charges after the video of him beating Detroit resident Floyd Dent during an arrest, went viral.

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By Reagan Ali | Counter Current News

The former police officer out of Inkster, Michigan who has become known as “Robocop” will now face charges after the video of him beating Detroit resident Floyd Dent during an arrest, went viral. The Detroit Metro Times, explains that officer William Melendez will be charged with “misconduct of office and assault with intent to commit great bodily

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Innocent Man Dies After Baltimore Cops Break His Spine In Brutal Police Beating

Freddie Gray, 27, underwent a double surgery to desperately try to fix three broken vertebrae as well as a destroyed voice box on Tuesday. Even after doctors did their very best to save him, he was in bad shape. He died today after remaining in a coma.

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By Jackson Marciana | Counter Current News

A man who was severely injured during an arrest by the Baltimore police just died today. News of his death comes after police brutally beat him, sending him to the hospital with a broken spine, according to the local Baltimore Sun. Freddie Gray, 27, underwent a double surgery to desperately try to fix three broken vertebrae as well as a

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Cop Saves Subway Jumper’s Life… Then Nearly Beats Him To Death

An investigation by local 5 news has proven that the police deliberately edited the video to highlight the actions of the officer which would make him look heroic. But they cut out the part of the video where the very same cop beat the man to a pulp.

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By M. David for Counter Current News

Last year, Greater Boston’s Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Transit Police released video of what seemed to be a “hero cop.” The officer saved the life of a man who almost fell (or apparently jumped), onto the tracks in front of a subway train. But now, a full-length version of the previously-edited video, has revealed much more to

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