Judge Rules There Is Enough Evidence To Charge Police For The Killing Of 12 Year-Old Tamir Rice

The killing of Tamir has become part of a national outcry about minorities, especially black boys and men, dying while in police custody.

Associated Press
By Associated Press

CLEVELAND  — A judge said Thursday that enough evidence exists to charge two white policemen in the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old black boy who was holding a pellet gun, a largely symbolic ruling because he can't compel prosecutors to charge them. Municipal Court Judge Ronald Adrine ruled there's probable cause to charge rookie officer Timothy

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Ohio Prosecutor Sends Out Letters Warning Residents About Legal Gun Protest Against Police Brutality

The armed-rally in Mt. Vernon was organized by a group of local citizens after the suspicious death of a 33 year old man in the local jail.

MintPress News Desk
By MintPress News Desk

AP Photo/Steve Ueckert Knox County Prosecutor Chip McConville (Contact: [email protected] and (740) 393-6720) from Mt. Vernon, Ohio recently decided that it was completely appropriate for his office to notify local residents and businesses about an upcoming pro-gun rally and warn residents to avoid the area where the rally was to take

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Cop Who Assaulted and Took Phone From Woman With Disabilities Will Now Face Criminal Charges

Sgt. Naomi Penrod will face three misdemeanor charges. These include interfering with civil rights, assault and disorderly conduct.

Moreh B.D.K. | Counter Current News
By Moreh B.D.K. | Counter Current News

The small town of Yellow Springs, Ohio is known as a haven for artists and activists. The legendary comedian Dave Chappelle calls the village home, as does Antioch College and University, the institution from which Martin Luther King, Jr’s wife Coretta graduated. One such activist who has been involved in the protests demanding justice for John

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Cleveland Police Demand Apology After Browns Player Protests Tamir Rice Shooting

“He’s an athlete. He’s someone with no facts of the case whatsoever,” said Jeff Follman, the president of the Police Patrolman Union in Cleveland.

Travis Waldron For Think Progress
By Travis Waldron For Think Progress

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Andrew Hawkins became the latest player to join on-field protests against recent police shootings of black men on Sunday, when he walked onto the field with a t-shirt that read “Justice for Tamir Rice and John Crawford” over his jersey. Rice was the 12-year-old who Cleveland police shot in November after they

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VIDEO: Police Handcuffed Tamir Rice’s Sister, Threatened To Arrest His Mother

Samaria Rice said that when she arrived at the scene of the shooting, she found her 14-year-old daughter handcuffed in the back of a police car. The girl was apparently handcuffed because she “refused to calm down” at the sight of her little brother just getting killed in front of her.

John Vibes
By John Vibes

Reports: Cleveland, Ohio – All month, we have been reporting on the story of a young boy named Tamir Rice who was shot and killed by a police officer while playing in a park with a toy gun. As more details about the incident surface, the situation has become more and more disturbing than police initially described. This week, Tamir’s

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