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Tag Archives: StopPoliceMurders
‘ROBOCOP’ MELENDEZ GETS 13 MOS. – 10 YRS. FOR NEAR-FATAL BEATING OF BLACK AUTOWORKER FLOYD DENT
Judge Evans lectures Robocop for 20 minutes: “Today is payback for resorting to an act of cowardly brutality. . . .It ain’t no fun when the rabbit’s got the gun.” Dent: “I may be able someday to forgive what he … Continue reading
NO INDICTMENTS IN SANDRA BLAND’S DEATH; FAMILY OBJECTS TO GRAND JURY PROCESS, SECRECY
Bland’s family has said they do not believe her case is being thoroughly investigated by the Texas Rangers Most media outlets not reporting that trooper slammed college student’s head into the ground after her arrest December 21, 2015 Al Jazeera … Continue reading
#13TASERHITS: PHILIP COLEMAN, COLLEGE GRAD, ACTIVIST, DEAD AT HANDS OF CHICAGO’S KILLER COPS
Philip Coleman was a college graduate, activist ‘Philip was a board member of Rainbow/PUSH and was very passionate about helping people. He fell ill and needed help, and instead of getting help he got death.’–Rev. Jesse Jackson By Jason Silverstein New … Continue reading
#16SHOTS: LAQUAN MCDONALD PROTESTS SHUT CHICAGO’S ‘MAGNIFICENT MILE’ ON ‘BLACK FRIDAY’
Video above: Protesters marching down the streets of Michigan Avenue demanding justice on Black Friday, Nov. 27, for Laquan McDonald, 17, shot 16 times by former Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke in October, 2014. Above: released video, published on Youtube by Chicago … Continue reading
‘ROBOCOP’ MELENDEZ GUILTY OF 2 FELONIES, FACES 15 YRS; REMANDED TO JAIL IN FLOYD DENT BEATING
(Video above, from Lady Justice, shows full verdict and surrounding events) Majority Black jury finds Robocop guilty of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, misconduct in office; he faces up to 15 years Judge Vonda R. Evans … Continue reading
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JURY TO TOUR SCENES OF NEAR-FATAL ‘ROBOCOP’ BEATING OF AUTOWORKER FLOYD DENT
Even former Inkster police chief testifies beating not justified MSP lab supervisor says Dent had NO COCAINE in blood samples No prints on drug baggie Melendez claimed he found in Dent’s car MSP 1st Lt. Powell: Cops’ story does not … Continue reading
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Tagged AiyanaJones, Beatbackthebullies, blacklivesmatter, blacklivesmatterDetroit, FloydDent, JailKillerCops, PoliceState, policeviolence, PrisonNation, RobocopMelendez, saveourchildren, StandUpNow, StoowaronBlackAmerica, StopPoliceBrutality, StopPoliceMurders, WilliamMelendez
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DETROITER FLOYD DENT CONFRONTS ‘ROBOCOP’ WM. MELENDEZ; PARTNER COP ADMITS RACIST TEXTS
“The officer with the gun jumped on me, grabbed me by the throat, and started choking me, then beating me in the head.” — Floyd Dent Melendez’ partner, auxiliary cop Zielenewski, admits repeated use of racial epithets in texts Judge Evans … Continue reading
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Tagged AiyanaJones, Beatbackthebullies, blacklivesmatter, blacklivesmatterDetroit, FloydDent, JailKillerCops, PoliceState, policeviolence, PrisonNation, RobocopMelendez, saveourchildren, StandUpNow, StoowaronBlackAmerica, StopPoliceBrutality, StopPoliceMurders, WilliamMelendez
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‘ROBOCOP’ WM. MELENDEZ FACES TRIAL NOV. 2 IN NEAR-FATAL BEATING OF DETROIT AUTOWORKER FLOYD DENT
Detroit, Inkster have paid over $2.5 M settling Dent case, 12 more lawsuits v. Melendez; deaths of Lou Adkins, Ernest Crutchfield II among them Judge to allow testimony about Dent’s alleged prior record; defense witnesses: 25-35, prosecution only 5-6 “They … Continue reading
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Tagged AiyanaJones, Beatbackthebullies, blacklivesmatter, blacklivesmatterDetroit, FloydDent, JailKillerCops, PoliceState, policeviolence, PrisonNation, RobocopMelendez, saveourchildren, StandUpNow, StoowaronBlackAmerica, StopPoliceBrutality, StopPoliceMurders, WilliamMelendez
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