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Police tackle U.S. citizen to ground & injure his wrist—to stop him filming ICE. He was arrested—and spent the night in jail. Treated at hospital only after released next day. Video clearly shows man complying with order to back up—officers tackle him & take away phone anyway.
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Police tackle 71 year old grandma to ground—kneel on her back sending her to hospital. Woman was the victim of another shopper threatening her with taser. She was just trying to walk away. Officer injured her so badly hospital reported it as "physical abuse of the elderly."
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ICE crash into car during traffic stop—driver rushed to hospital with broken neck. "When agents put a knee on his neck I heard something break," brother said. 8 ICE vehicles surrounded car—when a 9th truck came crashing in—totaling the car. Fractured his C5 & C7 vertebrae and
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Aug 27
MAGA grandpa calls police on Black woman realtor—accuses her of breaking into home she's showing. "She Black, Blackity Black," he reportedly said on phone with 911. "This is a drug free zone." He then falsely claims that she was being aggressive—and that he felt threatened.
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Aug 27
Police use illegal chokehold to drag Black man out of his home—he has asthma and can't breathe. Repeatedly punch his head against brick patio—severely cutting his head. Kneel on his neck with full body weight. "I can't breathe! I have asthma!" he yells. "I need an ambulance!"
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