Posts Tagged ‘unarmed’

US flying unarmed drones over Gaza in search for hostages

The U.S. military deployed unarmed drones in Gaza to assist Israeli armed forces in searching for hostages held by Hamas, the Department of Defense confirmed on Friday. Hamas militants captured about 200 hostages during its surprise attack on Israel early last month, which also killed more than a thousand Israeli civilians and sparked the ongoing… […]

“We Will Take the Law into our Own Hands”: Ongoing Rioting Following Shooting of Unarmed Teen by Greek Police

Rioting, fires and arson have been reported in Roma communities near Athens in the wake of a police shooting of an 16 year old unarmed Roma teen in the back of the head on Monday resulting in the camps being raided by Greek riot police and anti-terror units. The victim was shot in the back […]

Protests in London over police shooting of unarmed black man Chris Kaba

Hundreds of people protested in London on Saturday over the shooting of a young black man by police.  The protestors gathered outside of Scotland Yard, the headquarters of London’s Metropolitan Police.  Chris Kaba, 24, was killed by police on 5 September in south-west London after his car was cornered by officers. Firearms officers fired at […]

Protests in London over police shooting of unarmed black man Chris Kaba

Hundreds of people protested in London on Saturday over the shooting of a young black man by police.  The protestors gathered outside of Scotland Yard, the headquarters of London’s Metropolitan Police.  Chris Kaba, 24, was killed by police on 5 September in south-west London after his car was cornered by officers. Firearms officers fired at […]

Protests in London over police shooting of unarmed black man Chris Kaba

Hundreds of people protested in London on Saturday over the shooting of a young black man by police.  The protestors gathered outside of Scotland Yard, the headquarters of London’s Metropolitan Police.  Chris Kaba, 24, was killed by police on 5 September in south-west London after his car was cornered by officers. Firearms officers fired at […]

UK Police Watchdog Says Rapper, 24, Shot by Police in London Was Unarmed

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said in a statement on Sept. 7 that a detailed search of the scene where a 24-year-old man was killed by police in south London on Sept. 5 had been completed, “No non-police issue firearm has been recovered from the vehicle or the scene.” Chris Kaba, a rapper […]

UK Police Watchdog Says Rapper, 24, Shot by Police in London Was Unarmed

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said in a statement on Sept. 7 that a detailed search of the scene where a 24-year-old man was killed by police in south London on Sept. 5 had been completed, “No non-police issue firearm has been recovered from the vehicle or the scene.” Chris Kaba, a rapper […]

‘You’ll Need F-15s To Overthrow The Government,’ Says Biden To Nation That Was Temporarily Overthrown By An Unarmed Guy In A Buffalo Hat

U.S. — President Joe Biden was recently allowed out of his basement to give the American people an important, and timely message that they have no hope of overthrowing the government without any F-15s. The President insisted this, despite less than 2 years ago by his own account the government was in fact overthrown by […]

‘You’ll Need F-15s To Overthrow The Government,’ Says Biden To Nation That Was Temporarily Overthrown By An Unarmed Guy In A Buffalo Hat

U.S. — President Joe Biden was recently allowed out of his basement to give the American people an important, and timely message that they have no hope of overthrowing the government without any F-15s. The President insisted this, despite less than 2 years ago by his own account the government was in fact overthrown by […]

‘You’ll Need F-15s To Overthrow The Government,’ Says Biden To Nation That Was Temporarily Overthrown By An Unarmed Guy In A Buffalo Hat

U.S. — President Joe Biden was recently allowed out of his basement to give the American people an important, and timely message that they have no hope of overthrowing the government without any F-15s. The President insisted this, despite less than 2 years ago by his own account the government was in fact overthrown by […]

‘You’ll Need F-15s To Overthrow The Government,’ Says Biden To Nation That Was Temporarily Overthrown By An Unarmed Guy In A Buffalo Hat

U.S. — President Joe Biden was recently allowed out of his basement to give the American people an important, and timely message that they have no hope of overthrowing the government without any F-15s. The President insisted this, despite less than 2 years ago by his own account the government was in fact overthrown by […]

‘Repeat shooting directly at unarmed civilians’ destroys U.S. claim that Abu Akleh killing was unintentional — B’Tselem

The B’Tselem report on the May 11 killing of Shireen Abu Akleh emphasizes eyewitness accounts, including the stunning heroism of Sharif al-‘Azab who tried to save her life amid gunfire. And it blows up the U.S. claim that the Israeli shooting was “tragic” not “intentional.” Such a finding is “detached from reality” — in this […]

Defund the Police: West Hollywood Council Votes to Cut 4 Cops, Replace with Unarmed ‘Ambassadors’

The city council of West Hollywood, California, voted Monday night to cut the number of armed sheriff’s deputies by four, replacing them with 30 unarmed “ambassadors,” despite a crime wave and a national backlash over “defund the police.” Source

Louisiana cops charged with assaulting unarmed motorists

Indicted last year on state felony charges of malfeasance in office after beating two unarmed motorists, three Louisiana police officers were recently indicted on federal charges of deprivation of rights under color of law. On January 24, 2020, Shreveport police officers reportedly attempted to pull over Chico Bell and his passenger, Damon Robinson, for seat […]

Fed-up Unarmed Australians Hit the Streets in Protest of Medical Police State – Police Fire on Crowds

by Brian ShilhavyEditor, Health Impact News Australians turned out in mass Saturday to protest tyrannical police harassment in a country that is reported to now be more authoritarian than even China. In Victoria, video footage shows police firing on unarmed crowds, allegedly with rubber bullets. Other substances were sprayed on the crowd such as pepper spray, and […]

Adam Toledo: Bodycam video shows 13-year-old was unarmed and compliant when shot dead by police

Body camera footage of the police killing of 13-year-old Adam Toledo appears to show an officer firing a single round into his chest less than a second after he turns around with his hands up. It does not appear in the video that Adam was holding a weapon when he turned around, and his hands […]

An unarmed Palestinian is shot dead at a settler outpost. The Israeli army’s conclusion? He was a terrorist

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Police Refuse Records Requests After Cop Kills Unarmed Child on Video Then Got a $70K Bonus

By Matt Agorist Johnson County, KS — Wednesday marked the third anniversary of Sheila and Steve Albers’ son’s death. Their 17-year-old son was gunned down by police while unarmed. As is normally the case when police kill unarmed and often innocent people, no charges were filed against Overland Park Officer Clayton Jenison who shot and […]

Unarmed Palestinian shot by accident, ‘soldiers’ lives were threatened,’ Israeli army says

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National park ranger condemned for attacking unarmed Indigenous man on sacred Native land

Indigenous and wilderness conservation groups were among those on Wednesday responding with outrage to video of a National Park Service ranger tasering an unarmed Indigenous man after he walked off a trail in Petroglyph National Monument in New Mexico on Sunday and then refused to comply with the ranger’s orders.  Darrell House, a Diné (Navajo) and Oneida […]

Former Philadelphia cop charged with murder of unarmed man

Responsible for fatally shooting an unarmed man on the ground with his empty hand in the air, a former Philadelphia police officer was recently charged with first degree murder, third degree murder, voluntary manslaughter, and possession of an instrument of crime. In December 2017, Philadelphia Police Officer Eric Ruch Jr. reportedly attempted to pull over […]

Counter-Coup Unarmed Community Organizing Resource List

An organizer and analyst we deeply respect, “Training for Change” co-founder George Lakey, recently suggested Voices help maintain a list of organizations in the U.S. which are helping people prepare for the possibility of a stolen election, a rigged election, or an outright coup following November 3rd voting in the U.S.. In a nation with […]

Utah police release body cam video of officer shooting unarmed 13-year-old boy

[embedded content] The Salt Lake City Police Department recently released the body cam footage of an officer shooting an unarmed 13-year-old boy with Asperger’s syndrome. A Salt Lake City ordinance required that video from police shootings now be released to the public within 10 business days. Earlier this month, Salt Lake City police officers arrived […]

At the U.N., Trudeau Opposes an Investigation into israel’s Shooting of Unarmed Civilians – Including a Canadian Doctor

At the U.N., Trudeau Opposes an Investigation into Israel’s Shooting of Unarmed Civilians – Including a Canadian Doctor By Dimitri Lascaris, This week, courtesy of Justin Trudeau, the world witnessed one of the swiftest and most cowardly flip-flops in Canadian political history. On May 16, 2018, Canada’s Prime Minister issued a statement calling for an […]

israel’s IDF are good at massacring unarmed Palestinian protesters but very little else

“Israel`s Juvenile Ground Army” W. Patrick Lang IMO the IDF ground forces are nothing like what the average American assumes them to be. They are in fact an army that has been very lucky in the enemies that they have faced. Their present employment in the massacre of Palestinians at Gaza is the kind of […]

Video: IDF Soldiers Block Road, Shoot Unarmed Protesters, Celebrate on Camera

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL – Israeli human rights group B’Tselem released a video on Tuesday that shows an Israeli soldier celebrating and shouting “that son of a bitch” after shooting an unarmed Palestinian protester with a rubber-coated metal bullet in the town of Madama in Palestine’s West Bank. The video, taken on April 13, also shows […]

Israeli Soldiers Cheer After Shooting Unarmed Protesters in West Bank

By Middle East Monitor A new video has surfaced showing Israeli occupation forces shooting Palestinian protesters in the occupied West Bank, with one soldier cheering after a successful ‘hit’. The video was published Tuesday by Israeli human rights NGO B’Tselem and filmed by one of its volunteers. According to B’Tselem, the incident took place on the […]

California Community Fights for Accountability After Police Kill Unarmed Black Man in Hail of Bullets

BARSTOW, CALIFORNIA — A California community is drawing increasing attention to the police killing of Diante “Butchie” Yarber, a 26-year-old black father of three who was shot to death as he sat inside his car in the parking lot of a Barstow Walmart on April 5. In dramatic video filmed of the incident, which occurred […]

IfNotNow ups pressure on Schumer to end silence on Israeli killings of unarmed protesters

Last night the young renegade Jewish group IfNotNow demonstrated outside Senator Chuck Schumer’s office, saying that his silence on the killings of Palestinian protesters as a Jewish political leader was licensing Israel to kill more Palestinians. “How many more Palestinians must die?” they challenged Schumer, before he makes a statement. “It is life and death, […]

Israel’s genocidal explanations for killing unarmed protesters are only isolating it further

Israeli leaders have been making downright genocidal claims against Palestinians, and the rhetoric finally seems to be backfiring. The government’s line on “defending itself from terrorists” is not being swallowed by the world as easily as it used to be. Especially because those genocidal statements betray other than “defensive” intentions to the actions in Gaza. And […]

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