Occupy Wall Street–protests and demonstrations

Fox News Poll – 67% Say They Agree With Occupy Protesters

If Elected Will You Arrest The Bankers?–the non-negotiable issue

Exactly . . .

Free speech . . . if you don’t ever question authority.

Police crack down on Occupy Wall Street protests.

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According to a recent CBS News/New York Times poll, Congress has a disapproval rating of 82%.

A recent Washington Post poll found that 78 percent of Americans are dissatisfied “with the way this country’s political system is working.”

Winston Churchill once famously remarked that Americans could be counted on to do the right thing, once they had tried everything else. That’s the situation we’re in now.

Pilots union workers’ join Occupy Wall Street protests.

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Police in USA Performing Public Executions?

We call it “human rights violations” when police in other countries intimidate their people by executing citizens on the street for petty infractions–but, when we do it it’s different.

London’s Daily Mail is reporting today that US police forces are now performing public executions like their German Nazi counterparts once did in a further bid to further terrorize their citizens, and as we can, in part, read:

Kelly Thomas

“A shocking video has been released allegedly showing police officers tasering and beating a homeless man to death who they claim was resisting arrest. Though the video is not clear, eye witnesses say the homeless man – Kelly Thomas, 37 – was unable to put up any resistance and was lying on the ground on his front when the attack took place on July 5. His screams and cries for his father can be heard amid the tasering noises.” [See shocking video by clicking here.]

Most interesting to note about the public execution by US police forces of this homeless man was the large crowd of Americans who stood idly by without coming to his aide, and which stands in sharp contrast with Chinese citizens who after their police forces beat a street vendor to death yesterday rioted against this shocking abuse of human rights in their knowing that if injustice isn’t stopped it only grows stronger. (Source)

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Another example (Oakland, CA in 2009):

Bystander video of Oscar Grant shooting (ABC News) shows Mr. Grant held face down on the floor and not resisting arrest when he was shot in the back. [Additional video HERE.]

And more examples . . .

• Denver cops hi-five after tasering a homeless preacher to death (denverpost.com)

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Police on Steroids (possibly 1 in 4)–rampant steroid drug abuse by police linked to ‘roid rage, epidemic police brutality, and excessive use of force

John Harmon, suing the Hamilton Sheriff’s Office for excessive use of force.

Yet another man suffering from a diabetic medical emergency is attacked by police deputies. Apparently the man was unable to respond to their commands–greatly offending the deputies. The four Hamilton Ohio deputies taze him multiple times and brutally beat the man before a state trooper saves him and pulls them off. (Source: Lawsuit: Diabetic ‘pummeled,’ shocked by Hamilton County deputies. Link to disturbing video from the troopers dash cam in the article.)

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Steroid Rage

According to a recent report by AOL News, as many as 25 percent or more of police officers are regularly take steroid drugs, which has led to a rise in the number of assaults and other cases of “roid rage” occurring against citizens by those in law enforcement. (Source)

Lawrence Payne, a spokesman for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently told AOL News that steroid use among cops is a “big problem” and that “it’s something we shouldn’t ignore.” After all, numerous investigations have revealed an alarmingly high rate of use, including an investigation in New Jersey that pinned 248 cops and 53 firefighters with steroid use. (Source)

New Jersey to randomly test police for steroids  New Jersey plans to test its law enforcement officers for illegal steroid use under reforms announced by state Attorney General Paula Dow in response to a report that police officers routinely used their state health benefits to acquire the drug. (Source)

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Police Seizure of YOUR Assets–guilty until proven innocent

http://www.youtube.com/v/_hytkAaoF2k?fs=1&hl=en_US

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Tasers Kill — lethal force

Update 5/7/2011: UCSF Cardiologists Find Taser Studies Tainted A new study by two UCSF cardiologists suggests that many of the studies attesting to the safety of Tasers are funded by the stun gun’s manufacturer or authored by researchers affiliated with it. Dr. Peyman N. Azadani and Dr. Byron K. Lee looked at every study of Taser safety that they could find — some 50 of them — and found that 23 of the studies were funded by Taser International or written by an author affiliated with the company. . 96 taser-related deaths in the United States in 2009-2010: (Source)

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96 taser-related deaths in the United States in 2009-2010: (Source)

The recent dead–executed by taser:

1. Jan 9, 2009: Derrick Jones, 17, Black, Martinsville, Virginia
2. Jan 11, 2009: Rodolfo Lepe, 31, Hispanic, Bakersfield, California
3. Jan 22, 2009: Roger Redden, 52, Caucasian, Soddy Daisy, Tennessee
4. Feb 2, 2009: Garrett Jones, 45, Caucasian, Stockton, California
5. Feb 11, 2009: Richard Lua, 28, Hispanic, San Jose, California
6. Feb 13, 2009: Rudolph Byrd, 37, Black, Thomasville, Georgia
7. Feb 13, 2009: Michael Jones, 43, Black, Iberia, Louisiana
8. Feb 14, 2009: Chenard Kierre Winfield, 32, Black, Los Angeles, California
9. Feb 28, 2009: Robert Lee Welch, 40, Caucasian, Conroe, Texas
10. Mar 22, 2009: Brett Elder, 15, Caucasian, Bay City, Michigan
11. Mar 26, 2009: Marcus D. Moore, 40, Black, Freeport, Illinois
12. Apr 1, 2009: John J. Meier Jr., 48, Caucasian, Tamarac, Florida
13. Apr 6, 2009: Ricardo Varela, 41, Hispanic, Fresno, California
14. Apr 10, 2009: Robert Mitchell, 16, Black, Detroit, Michigan
15. Apr 13, 2009: Craig Prescott, 38, Black, Modesto, California
16. Apr 16, 2009: Gary A. Decker, 50, Black, Tuscon, Arizona
17. Apr 18, 2009: Michael Jacobs Jr., 24, Black, Fort Worth, Texas
18. Apr 30, 2009: Kevin LaDay, 35, Black, Lumberton, Texas
19. May 4, 2009: Gilbert Tafoya, 53, Caucasian, Holbrook, Arizona
20. May 17, 2009: Jamaal Valentine, 27, Black, La Marque, Texas
21. May 23, 2009: Gregory Rold, 37, Black, Salem, Oregon
22. Jun 9, 2009: Brian Cardall, 32, Caucasian, Hurricane, Utah
23. Jun 13, 2009: Dwight Madison, 48, Black, Bel Air, Maryland
24. Jun 20, 2009 Derrek Kairney, 36, Race: Unknown, South Windsor, Connecticut
25. Jun 30, 2009, Shawn Iinuma, 37, Asian, Fontana, California
26. Jul 2, 2009, Rory McKenzie, 25, Black, Bakersfield, California
27. Jul 20, 2009, Charles Anthony Torrence, 35, Caucasion, Simi Valley, California
28. Jul 30, 2009, Johnathan Michael Nelson, 27, Caucasion, Riverside County, California
29. Aug 9, 2009, Terrace Clifton Smith, 52, Black, Moreno Valley, California
30. Aug 12, 2009, Ernest Ridlehuber, 53, Race: Unknown, Greenville, South Carolina
31. Aug 14, 2009, Hakim Jackson, 31, Black, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
32. Aug 18, 2009, Ronald Eugene Cobbs, 38, Black, Greensboro, North Carolina
33. Aug 20, 2009, Francisco Sesate, 36, Hispanic, Mesa, Arizona
34. Aug 22, 2009, T.J. Nance, 37, Race: Unknown, Arizona City, Arizona
35. Aug 26, 2009, Miguel Molina, 27, Hispanic, Los Angeles, California
36. Aug 27, 2009, Manuel Dante Dent, 27, Hispanic, Modesto, California
37. Sep 3, 2009, Shane Ledbetter, 38, Caucasian, Aurora, Colorado
38. Sep 16, 2009, Alton Warren Ham, 45, Caucasian, Modesto, California
39. Sep 19, 2009, Yuceff W. Young II, 21, Black, Brooklyn, Ohio
40. Sep 21, 2009, Richard Battistata, 44, Hispanic, Laredo, Texas
41. Sep 28, 2009, Derrick Humbert, 38, Black, Bradenton, Florida
42. Oct 2, 2009, Rickey Massey, 38, Black, Panama City, Florida
43. Oct 12, 2009, Christopher John Belknap, 36, Race: Unknown, Ukiah, California
44. Oct 16, 2009, Frank Cleo Sutphin, 19, Caucasian, San Bernadino, California
45. Oct 27, 2009, Jeffrey Woodward, 33, Race: Unknown, Gallatin, Tennessee
46. Nov 13, 2009, Herman George Knabe, 58, Caucasian, Corpus Christi, Texas
47. Nov 14, 2009, Darryl Bain, 43, Black, Coram, New York
48. Nov 16, 2009, Matthew Bolick, 30, Caucasian, East Grand Rapids, Michigan
49. Nov 19, 2009, Jesus Gillard, 61, Black, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
50. Nov 21, 2009, Ronald Petruney, 49, Race: Unknown, Washington, Pennsylvania
51. Nov 27, 2009, Eddie Buckner, 53, Caucasian, Chattanooga, Tennessee
52. Dec 11, 2009, Andrew Grande, 33, Caucasian, Oak County, Florida
53. Dec 11, 2009, Hatchel Pate Adams III, 36, Black, Hampton, Virginia
54. Dec 11, 2009, Paul Martin Martinez, 36, Hispanic, Roseville, California
55. Dec 13, 2009, Douglas Boucher, 39, Caucasian, Mason, Ohio
56. Dec 14, 2009, Linda Hicks, 62, Black, Toledo, Ohio
57. Dec 19, 2009, Preston Bussey III, 41, Race: Unknown, Rockledge, Florida
58. Dec 20, 2009, Michael Hawkins, 39, Caucasian, Springfield, Missouri
59. Dec 30, 2009, Stephen Palmer, 47, Race: Unknown, Stamford, Connecticut
60. Jan 6, 2010, Delano Smith, 21, Black, Elkhart, Indiana
61. Jan 17, 2010, William Bumbrey III, 36, Black, Arlington, Virginia
62. Jan 20, 2010, Kelly Brinson, 45, Race: Unknown, Cincinnati, Ohio
63. Jan 27, 2010, Joe Spruill, Jr., Black, Goldsboro, North Carolina
64. Jan 28, 2010, Patrick Burns, 50, Caucasian, Sangamon County, Illinois
65. Jan 28, 2010, Daniel Mingo, 25, Black, Mobile, Alabama
66. Feb 4, 2010, Mark Morse, 36, Caucasian, Phoenix, Arizona
67. Mar 4, 2010, Roberto Olivo, 33, Hispanic, Tulare, California
68. Mar 5, 2010, Christopher Wright, 48, Race: Unknown, Seattle, Washington
69. Mar 10, 2010, Jaesun Ingles, 31, Black, Midlothian, Illinois
70. Mar 10, 2010, James Healy Jr., 44, Race: Unknown, Rhinebeck, New York
71. Mar 20, 2010, Albert Valencia, 31, Hispanic, Downey, California
72. Apr 10, 2010, Daniel Joseph Barga, 24, Caucasian, Cornelius, Oregon
73. Apr 30, 2010, Adil Jouamai, 32, Moroccan, Arlington, Virginia
74. May 9, 2010, Audreacus Davis, 29, Black, Atlanta, Georgia
75. May 14, 2010, Sukeba Olawunmi, 39, Race: Unknown, Atlanta, Georgia
76. May 24, 2010, Efrain Carrion, 35, Hispanic, Middletown, Connecticut
77. May 27, 2010, Carl Johnson, 48, Caucasian, Baltimore, Maryland
78. May 29, 2010, Jose Martinez, 53, Hispanic, Waukegan, Illinois
79. May 31, 2010, Anastasio Hernández Rojas, 42, Hispanic, San Ysidro, California
80. Jun 8, 2010, Terrelle Houston, 22, Black, Hempstead, Texas
81. Jun 13, 2010, William Owens, 17, Race: Unknown, Homewood, Alabama
82. Jun 14, 2010, Jose Alfredo Jimenez, 42, Hispanic, Harris County, Texas
83. Jun 15, 2010, Michael White, 47, Black, Vallejo, California
84. Jun 22, 2010, Daniel Sylvester, 35, Race: Unknown, Crescent City, California
85. July 5, 2010, Damon Falls, 31, Black, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
86. July 8, 2010, Phyllis Owens, 87, Race: Unknown, Clackamas County, Oregon
87. July 9, 2010, Marvin Booker, 56, Race: Black, Denver, Colorado
88. July 12, 2010, Anibal Rosario-Rodriguez, Hispanic, New Britain, Connecticut
89. July 15, 2010, Jerome Gill, Race: Unknown, Chicago, Illinois
90. Aug 1, 2010, Dennis Sandras, Race: Unknown, Houma, Louisiana
91. Aug 9, 2010, Andrew Torres, Hispanic, Greenville, South Carolina
92. Aug 20, 2010, Stanley Jackson, Black, Washtenaw County, Michigan
93. Aug 24, 2010, Michael Ford, Black, Livonia, Michigan
94. Aug 25, 2010, Eduardo Hernandez-Lopez, Hispanic, Las Vegas, Nevada
95. Aug 31, 2010, King Hoover, Black, Spanaway, Washington
96. Sep 4, 2010, Adam Colliers, Caucasian, Gold Bar, Washington

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Taser Death Lawsuit Results in $10M Award

Published: July 25th, 2011

A North Carolina jury has awarded $10 million in a wrongful death lawsuit against Taser International, Inc., which was filed by the family of a teen who died after being shocked with a Taser stun gun. The complaint was brought by Devoid Turner and Tammy Lou Fontenot, the parents of Darryl Turner, who was 17 when he died in a supermarket in Charlotte after being shot in the chest by a Taser Model X26 electronic control device on March 20, 2008. According to the Taser death lawsuit, the manufacturer was negligent in failing to warn law enforcement that shooting their stun gun weapons into the chest of a subject could cause cardiac arrest. Following trial in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, a federal jury awarded $10 million in damages. (Source)

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Related Articles

• The 6 Most Shocking Cases of Police Stun-Gun Abuse
• Did Taser International Play a Role in Oscar Grant’s Death? (race.change.org)
• White Cop: ‘I Didn’t Realize It Was a Gun When I Shot Him’ (race.change.org)
• Cop shoots unarmed man for approaching him while Tasering the man’s wife (mercurynews.com)
• Chicago Police Will Taser Just About Anyone [Tasers] (gawker.com)
• Prisoner Shot Twice In Cell With Taser Dies (newyork.cbslocal.com)
• Cops: Man ‘charged’ before fatal Taser shot – Newsday (subscription) (news.google.com)
• Tasers take a bigger toll on black community (thegrio.com)
• Taser under fire after teenager’s death (newscientist.com)
• U.S. court’s Taser liability verdict stuns distributor (ctv.ca)
• University Of Cincinnati Police Kill Student With Taser [Video] (hiphopwired.com)
• Trigger Happy ‘Taser Expert’ Charged with Tasering Dad, Fellow Cops [Tasers] (gawker.com)
• Green Party Renews Call for Moratorium on Tasers in Suffolk (wilderside.wordpress.com)

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