AUSTIN, TX June 23 2020– On Friday, June 19, 2020, protestors stormed the Austin Police Headquarters bringing down the American flag and Texas flag and proceeded to burn them in front of the station in the street. The protestors were chanting “Fuck the police!” repeatedly. Austin Police Department Officer, Joshua Todd, was quoted in a facebook […]
Louisville KY June 21 2020 Louisville Police shot at a 23-year-old security guard patrolling the Hall of Justice Monday night, when he began filming a swarm of riot police tackling a man to the ground during a protest. The video shows smoke, a bang, and a mark on the window. “Oh shit, they shot at […]
Las Vegas NV June 19 2020 Federal prosecutors have charged a former U.S. Marine with impersonating a federal officer after the man was armed and wearing tactical gear as he stood alongside police at a protest in Las Vegas last month. Zachary Sanns was wearing plain clothes with a tactical vest, helmet and belt, a balaclava, […]
Washington DC June 17 2020 For years, civil rights activists have worked to remove police officers from the nation’s public schools, arguing that they pose a greater risk to students of color than the intruders they’re supposed to guard against. But in the wake of George Floyd’s death, a shift that seemed impossible only […]
Rapid City SD June 16 2020 The Rapid City Police Department says it’s decided not to charge a private security guard who shoved a woman at a recent protest after the woman eventually decided not to press charges. “It looked like there was a criminal offense that did happen but in working with the victim […]
Washington DC June 13 2020 The Justice Department’s efforts to restore law and order amid riots and chaos that occurred in the wake of George Floyd’s death have led to the arrest of dozens of individuals over the last two weeks. Federal authorities have charged at least 81 individuals as of 5:25 p.m. on June […]
Atlanta GA June 13 2020 Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields stepped down from her job Saturday less than 24 hours after one of her officers shot and killed a black man. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms called for the officer who shot the man to be fired. The change at the top of the Atlanta Police […]
Seattle WA Jan 13 2020 Reversing course just two days after news reports sparked a social media backlash, Starbucks says it will now allow employees to wear T-shirts and accessories in support of Black Lives Matter. “We see you. We hear you. Black Lives Matter. That is a fact and will never change,” the company […]
Seattle WA June 12 2020 Private security contractor Denise Bamba remembers the point last week when she couldn’t get off the telephone. It was the Monday after weekend protests occurred in downtown Seattle over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd. Fortress Security Services, co-owned by Bamba and her husband, Deschamps, was besieged by local businesses […]
NEW YORK NY June 11 2020 Razor wire, boarded up windows, security guards and dogs. That was the scene on Monday at the iconic Saks Fifth Avenue flagship store in Manhattan. Several security officers dressed in black with dogs stood guard outside of the luxury department store, which has been shuttered for more than two months, […]