A Massachusetts police detective was placed on administrative leave on Monday after a driver posted a dash camera video on YouTube of the detective yelling at the driver and threatening him after a traffic stop late Sunday night. WCVB out of Boston reported that the Medford police officer in the video has been identified as Detective Stephen Lebert, “who […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders issued the following statement Tuesday night after a police dashboard video [below] was released showing the arrest of the late Sandra Bland: This video of the arrest of Sandra Bland shows totally outrageous police behavior. No one should be yanked from her car, thrown to the ground, assaulted and arrested for a […]
Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has come under recent scrutiny for his position regarding gun rights and what some are characterizing as indifference to civil rights and racial justice. Most recently, Sanders came under fire while speaking at last weekend’s annual meeting of Netroots Nation, the country’s largest gathering of progressive activists when a group of […]
On July 13th 28-year-old Chicago #BlackLivesMatter activist Sandra Bland was found dead in her Waller Country, Texas, jail cell, just three days after her arrest during a traffic stop for allegedly assaulting a public servant. USA Today reports that “As the story continues to unfold — the arresting officer was just found to have violated […]
After pulling over a young lesbian couple for making an illegal U-turn, a Florida police sergeant allegedly threatened to arrest one of the women if she didn’t strip while he watched and pleasured himself. The young women’s identities have not been revealed. They are 17 and 20 and allege they were pulled over by Sgt. […]