brutality

Chicago to Settle Police Abuse Lawsuit for $150,000

Surveillance video caught a cop abusing a handcuffed woman during a raid. – Last year, security camera footage caught a police officer slapping and verbally abusing a handcuffed, kneeling woman during the raid of a Chicago tanning salon. This week, the Chicago City Council Finance Committee approved a $150,000 settlement of a lawsuit filed by the woman against the Chicago Police Department.

Troy NY Proposal Says Cops Can’t Stop People Videotaping Them

Troy City police officers would face a fine and jail time if they to stop people from legally photographing or filming them under an ordinance created by the City Council’s Public Safety Committee . Councilman Robert Doherty , the committee chairman, said the law would be drafted and presented in the months ahead. The proposed ordinance arises from two police brutality lawsuits filed against the city in U.S. District Court by James Fahey and Brian Houle . "No longer will we have citizens brutally attacked for photographing or witnessing police activity, such as happened with Mr. Foley and allegedly, Mr. Houle," Doherty said in a statement at the committee meeting Wednesday. "The administration and police leadership are now on notice that any citizen is authorized and encouraged to witness, photograph and attest to police conduct at any time they choose without interference," Doherty said. "To assure this right is advanced with enthusiasm in a clear, enforced policy, I will seek to enact an ordinance to affect this in Troy," Doherty said. The city settled its lawsuit with Foley for $90,000. Houle’s $3 million lawsuit against the city is stilling pending. An attempt to resolve Houle’s suit in February through mediation was unsuccessful, according to federal court records. The proposed ordinance would carry a maximum $5,000 fine and a jail term of up to 15 days for an officer found guilty of violating it. The proposed law comes as the city deals with the fallout of the melee between police […]

CaughtOnCamera: Marion County FL Corrections Officer Slams Inmate’s Head Into Concrete Wall

Seymour Hersh: US Troops Carrying Out ‘Battlefield Executions’ In Afghanistan Corrections Officer Slams Inmate’s Head Against a Concrete Wall in Florida Leaving Bloody Injury Video reveals the horrifying moment a corrections officer slams inmate’s head against a concrete wall Charles Broaderick smashes James Duckworth’s head against the jail wall in Marion County, Florida after accusing the man of spitting at him He then pins Duckworth to the wall by his neck as the man starts to bleed Duckworth, who had been arrested before the October incident for driving under the influence, needed stitches Broaderick was arrested and now faces an assault charge – he has also been put on unpaid leave while the case continues Dramatic video has revealed the moment a corrections officer smacked a suspect’s head against a brick wall – leaving him with a bloody injury that needed stitches. Officer Charles Broaderick, 41, was arrested, charged with assault and locked up for just 13 minutes following the attack on James Duckworth at the Marion County Jail in Florida on October 8. Broaderick and two other officers questioning Duckworth, who had been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, claimed after the incident that the had been combative and needed to be restrained. Violent: Corrections officer Charles Broaderick can be seen smashing a suspect’s head against the jail wall in Marion County, Florida in October. Broaderick now faces assault charges in the incident Pinned: Broaderick can then be seen pushing against the suspect’s neck and head […]