https://padlet.com/freeworks47/bumm9rm1xdetidwz en-us 2021-05-10 23:48:45 UTC 2025-03-15 13:14:23 UTC hello@padlet.com freeworks47 https://padlet.com/freeworks47/bumm9rm1xdetidwz/wish/1511433002 The footage of George Floyd’s death has been reconstructed by The New York Times into a video.  In this video, you see how the police treated Mr. Floyd and eventually killed him.  You see how he was mistreated before his death.  You also see how he was not out of hand or arresting arrest.  This entire event began with Mr. Floyd allegedly using a counterfeit twenty-dollar bill to buy cigarettes.  Once Mr. Floyd left the store, the store clerk from Cup Food came out to his SUV and asked for the cigarettes back.  The clerk left empty-handed.  At that point, the police were called.  Officer Derek Chauvin was the person that used the conscious neck restraint for over 8 minutes on George Floyd.  By the time paramedics arrived, he was still on his neck.  The paramedic had to ask Officer Derek Chauvin to remove himself off the now unresponsive George Floyd.  The autopsy found his death as a homicide.  After this event of police brutality, the officers that were involved were charged with aiding and abetting murder, and Derek is charged and found guilty of 2^nd-degree murder.  He has not been sentenced yet. 
Hill, E., Tiefenthäler, A., Triebert, C., Jordan, D., Willis, H., & Stein, R. (2021, April 21). How George Floyd Was Killed in Police Custody. The New York Times. 


]]> 2021-05-10 23:51:54 UTC https://padlet.com/freeworks47/bumm9rm1xdetidwz/wish/1511433002 freeworks47 https://padlet.com/freeworks47/bumm9rm1xdetidwz/wish/1511437849 In this article, you learn of hundreds of Black women that have died at the hands of the police.  Breonna Taylor is one of those women.  This young lady became a symbol of change.  On March 12, 2020, Breonna Taylor was gunned down in her apartment as police burst in to issue a no-knock warrant.  Ms. Taylor’s boyfriend was there and also survived.  She was a 26-year-old emergency room technician whose life ended because the police #sayhername is away to get the word out that Black Women’s lives matter!  The say her name movement is bringing to life all the Black women from as young as 7 to 90 years old that have died by police or while in police custody.  Nobody was talking about it, but this movement is. There is accountability and hope for the future. “Congress has taken up police accountability. On March 3, the House of Representatives passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021. The bill is intended to hold police accountable, change the culture of law enforcement and empower communities. It also seeks to build trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve by addressing systemic racism and bias to help save lives.” (Owens, 2021)

Owens, D. M. (2021, March 15). Breonna Taylor and hundreds of Black women have died at the hands of police. The movement to say their names is growing. Www.Usatoday.Com. https://eu.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2021/03/11/sayhername-movement-black-women-police-violence/6921197002/ 

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This is a movie about Oscar Grant III.  He was a 22-year-old Black man who was killed by the police of Fruitvale Bart Station. The day that he was killed started as an ordinary day.  He was an ordinary man trying to take care of his family and please his mother.  He had decided that day that things were going to change. He was going to give up the drugs, find work, try to make his mother proud, and be a great father as well as a great boyfriend.  He had no idea that today would be his last.  He was out celebrating with his girlfriend and a group of friends for New Year’s Eve of 2008 in the city.  His mom had talked him into taking the train so they wouldn’t drink and drive.  On the train, he ran into an old prison mate.  They started to fight.  When the train stopped, they tried to run, but the police grabbed them.  He was handcuffed; shortly after being handcuffed Officer, Mehserle shot Oscar in the back.  Oscar was taken to the hospital and died later on.  Officer Mehserle was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and not guilty of murder charges.  He was sentenced to 2 years and got out after only serving 11 months.

Coogler,R. (Director).(2013). Fruitvale Station (Film). Forest Whitaker’s Signification Productions. ]]> 2021-05-10 23:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/freeworks47/bumm9rm1xdetidwz/wish/1511447651 freeworks47 https://padlet.com/freeworks47/bumm9rm1xdetidwz/wish/1511451197 This is a story of a mother whose son was lynched by the Klan. On March 21, 1981, Nineteen-year-old Michael Donald was picked up on the streets of Mobile, Alabama, by Klan members.  The men who picked him up were Henry Hays and James Knowles.  Both men were part of the largest and most dangerous Klan organization in the U.S. These two men were looking for retaliation after a court case of a black man that was found not guilty of killing a white police officer.  These two men beat Michael Donald, his throat was cut, and he was left for dead hanging in a tree.  This book covers the case and a lot about the lawyer that covered this case.  In the end, the Klan has held responsibility, and Michael Donald’s mom was awarded seven million dollar
Leamer, L. (2017). The Lynching: The Epic Courtroom Battle That Brought Down the Klan (Reprint ed.). William Morrow Paperbacks s.  



]]> 2021-05-11 00:00:56 UTC https://padlet.com/freeworks47/bumm9rm1xdetidwz/wish/1511451197 freeworks47 https://padlet.com/freeworks47/bumm9rm1xdetidwz/wish/1511454067 Rodney King is the first name I think of when someone says police brutality.  On April 29, 1992, four police officers beat a man with batons and repeatedly kicked him for 15 minutes.  They caused skull fractures, broken bones and teeth, and brain damage.  All four officers that beat Rodney King were charged with excessive use of force.  Almost a year later, they were found not guilty.  This verdict started the South Los Angeles Riots that lasted for five days.  Rodney King even came on tv and said,” Can’t we all just get along” to help stop the riots. 
Sastry, A. (2017, April 26). When La Erupted in Anger. Www.Npr.Org. https://choice.npr.org/index.html?origin=https://www.npr.org/2017/04/26/524744989/when-la-erupted-in-anger-a-look-back-at-the-rodney-king-riots


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