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Archive for the ‘Victim Rights’ Category

The San Francisco Chronicle has been following the story of a BART (the bay area train system) police officer who shot an unarmed man.  The most recent story, found here, highlights a protest that turned destructive last night as demonstrators broke windows in shops and cars, and set fire to several vehicles.  The mob apparently [...]

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The Register-Herald reported today that the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department is investigating allegations that a black man was beaten by a pair of Montgomery, WV police officers on Friday night.  The article is here.  The article reports that the victim of the beating was charged with battery on a police officer, disorderly conduct, and obstruction [...]

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The Charleston Gazette reported yesterday that one Montgomery, West Virginia police officer was fired and another was placed on administrative leave Saturday after the alleged beating of a black man on Friday.  The story is here.  The story reports that two Montgomery officers allegedly hit a black victim over the head repeatedly with a blackjack, [...]

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The Herald-Dispatch reported yesterday that a seventeen year old girl was raped at an apartment complex in East Pea Ridge.  The report is here.  The assailant was described in the article as a white male in his 20s, medium slender build, with short, dirty blond hair.  Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or [...]

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An article in the Charleston Gazette covers a lawsuit that was filed in May alleging that police officers in the Smithers and Montgomery areas of West Virginia harassed a victim and violated his rights.  The article is here.  The article also details a lawsuit filed this month alleging that a police officer tried to shake down a cab [...]

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