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One of the documents obtained by CNN, an outline of the deployment plan dubbed "Operation Show-Me Protection II," described individuals as being "Friendly Forces" and "Enemy Forces." The latter category contained the KKK, the RgB Black Rebels and the New Black Panther Party, as well as those dubbed "General Protesters.”
RAW: NYPD, #ShutdownA14 protesters clash on Brooklyn Bridge
Mary Moore, whose videos have been used by the Associated Press, was among 13 people arrested by police during a demonstration outside Ferguson police headquarters on October 3, 2014.
Moore claims she was only shooting video, but was nevertheless taken into custody by police amid violent protests after ex-Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown.
Ferguson “debtors prisons” targeting low-income African-Americans – civil rights lawyers
NYPD, lawyers fight over ‘cop killer’ music video
NYPD scraps plans to use counter-terror unit on protesters
The family of Michael Brown, the unarmed teen killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri this summer, is considering suing the police officer who shot him, as well as the police department, for wrongful death.
With the Department of Justice all but admitting former Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson will not face federal civil rights charges for Brown’s August death and the grand jury’s decision not to indict the shooter, Brown’s relatives could turn to a lawsuit for justice. It is likely the only avenue of recourse still open to them.
DoJ non-indictment of Ferguson officer Wilson would be in line with tradition – lawyer
The Justice Department has begun work on a legal memo recommending no civil rights charges be filed against Darren Wilson after he shot and killed unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in August, the New York Times reported.
Regarding potential civil rights charges against Wilson, the investigation by the FBI is said to be complete and no evidence was found to support, officials told the NYT, which first broke the story. Prosecutors would have to prove that Wilson vicivolated Brown’s right “to be free of unreasonable seizure of his person,” that Wilson intended to violate Brown’s right when he opened fire and he had done so willfully – essentially, that he knew it was wrong to fire but did so anyway. Federal investigators had signaled for months that they were unlikely to file charges.
#BlackLivesMatter: Tactics, Class Warfare, & the Legacy of Racism
President Barack Obama’s 2015 State of the Union address only briefly mentioned efforts to combat police brutality, but while he called for reform of the criminal justice system, many advocates for change criticized the brevity of his remarks.
Despite months of massive civil protests over the failures of the justice system to indict police officers for the deaths of African Americans Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner in New York City, scant mention was made on the issue until the end of President Obama’s speech.
Referring to the controversial deaths as “the events of Ferguson and New York,” President Obama asked people to see both sides of the issue.
Thousands remember Eric Garner, Michael Brown on MLK Day
Thousands of Americans are marching across the country on Monday in honor of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Traffic reached a standstill in metropolitan hubs including Washington, D.C. and New York City on Monday during annual holiday demonstrations during which the legacy of MLK is preserved by activists and sympathizers aiming to expand civil liberties.
Reclaim MLK: Protesting police brutality to honor Martin Luther King Jr.
Coffins delivered to DOJ in police brutality protest
