#racial violence

[strixludica]

So THAT's why it's called "HARRISON Armory"

#lancerrpg #lancer rpg #lancer ttrpg #but for real though #racial violence #don't stop here if you're black they're going to lynch you

[vergess]

Just a pro tip to my white mutuals:

Racial lynchings still happen regularly in the USA. The most recent one to get any public attention was Rasheem Carter's murder last year.

Sundown towns are no-travel zones for POC, especially Black and Indigenous people, because they will be hunted and lynched in them.

This is still occurring in the year 2023.

There was no "last lynching" in the USA. Emmett Till was far from the last young Black person killed in this manner.

#Automatic OP tag #Racism #Racial violence #Death #Lynching

[reasoningdaily]

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. -- Former Rankin County, Mississippi, sheriff's deputies Hunter Elward and Jeffrey Middleton were sentenced in federal court on Tuesday after pleading guilty, along with five additional former law enforcement officers, to a total of 16 charges related to the January 2023 torture of two Black men.

Elward, who pleaded guilty to the most serious charge in the indictment -- discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence -- was sentenced to 241 months, or about 20 years, according to the Department of Justice.

"I hate myself for it," Elward said during the sentencing hearing, according to Jackson ABC affiliate WAPT. "I accept my responsibility."

Middleton was sentenced to 17.5 years or 210 months in prison for his role in the incident, according to the Department of Justice. The remaining four officers who pleaded guilty in this case will be sentenced during hearings on Wednesday and Thursday.

Michael Jenkins, who was shot in the mouth by Elward during the incident, spoke to WAPT on Tuesday afternoon after Elward stood up and apologized to him in court.

"I'm glad he looked at me. I'm glad he see me," Jenkins said, adding that while he "feels sorry" for Elward's family, the former officer got "what he deserved."

Eddie Parker, the second victim in the case, told Elward in court on Tuesday that he forgave him for his actions, according to WAPT, and said that he is "satisfied" with the sentence.

Asked about his decision to forgive Elward, Parker said, "For what is given and what is done, I forgive that part, but other than that, he still did what he did and he has to be punished."

"I always stand up for justice and for what's right," he added.

Asked if he also forgives Elward, Jenkins told WAPT, "I don't know. No, no, because if he wouldn't have got caught he'd still be doing the same thing."

Former Rankin County sheriff's deputies Elward, Middleton, Christian Dedmon, Brett McAlpin and Daniel Opdyke, along with Joshua Hartfield, a former Richland police officer, pleaded guilty to 16 federal charges related to the torture and physical abuse of three Rankin County men in two unrelated incidents, according to a statement released by U.S. Department of Justice on Aug. 3, 2023.

The charges include civil rights conspiracy, deprivation of rights under color of law, discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence, conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice. The former officers agreed to sentences ranging from five to 30 years as recommended by prosecutors, but the judge is not bound by the agreement, according to The Associated Press.

According to the charging documents, the incident on Jan. 24, 2023, took place when a white neighbor claimed in a complaint to McAlpin, the chief RCSO investigator, that she observed "suspicious activity" from Black men staying at a nearby property.

McAlpin asked Dedmon, who was an RCSO investigator at the time, to look into the incident, and Dedmon proceeded to reach out to a group of shift officers who called themselves "The Goon Squad" because of their "willingness to use excessive force and not report it," according to the documents.

During the incident, the officers beat Jenkins and Parker, sexually assaulted them with a sex toy and shocked them with Tasers for roughly 90 minutes while handcuffed, according to court documents obtained by ABC News. Jenkins was also shot in the mouth by Elward, per the DOJ.

And while Jenkins was bleeding on the floor, instead of providing medical aid, the officers "devised a false cover story to cover up their misconduct" and proceeded to "plant" and "tamper with evidence" to corroborate their story, the DOJ said.

"The defendants in this case tortured and inflicted unspeakable harm on their victims, egregiously violated the civil rights of citizens who they were supposed to protect, and shamefully betrayed the oath they swore as law enforcement officers," DOJ Sec. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said in a statement on Aug. 3, 2023. "The Justice Department will hold accountable officers who abuse the public trust that is essential to public safety."

The officers admitted that on Jan. 24, 2023, they entered a home where Jenkins and Parker were staying in Braxton, Rankin County, Mississippi, where they handcuffed and arrested the two men "without probable cause to believe they had committed any crime, called them racial slurs, and warned them to stay out of Rankin County," the DOJ said in a statement on Aug. 3, 2023, announcing the guilty pleas.

According to the federal charging documents obtained by ABC News, sentencing maximums range from three years in prison for lesser offenses to life in prison for the most serious offense of discharging of a firearm during a crime of violence.

The two victims -- Jenkins and Parker -- spoke out during a press conference Monday morning about the enduring trauma of the experience as their attorneys called on the judge to give the former officers the "maximum sentence."

"I'd like to thank everybody for supporting us and believing in us," said Jenkins, who was shot in the mouth during the incident. "It's been very hard for me this past year. I'm just looking forward to justice tomorrow. I hope they do right. Hope for the best and prepare for the worst."

Parker, who is set to testify during the sentencing hearings this week, per his attorney, said that it's been a "hard year," and he's glad that the day of sentencing, which was delayed twice before, has finally come.

"Everything needs to be done right because everything was done wrong," Parker said. "What's done already, man, can't be erased; it can't be taken back. I relive this every day."

Malik Shabazz, the lead attorney for Jenkins and Parker, said that his clients have "been through a lot of trauma" and called on U.S. District Judge Tom Lee to give each of the former officers the "maximum sentence."

"The day of justice has finally come," he said. "That's an important day, not only in Mississippi, but this is an important day for accountability for police brutality, all throughout America. Police officers are watching this sentencing ... they're watching to see whether law enforcement in Mississippi and law enforcement in America will be held sufficiently accountable for their acts of torture and brutality," he added.

The officers have not responded to ABC News' requests for comment.

Dedmon, Elward and Opdyke also pleaded guilty to three additional federal felony offenses related to a separate incident that took place on Dec. 4, 2022, per the DOJ.

The U.S. The Department of Justice launched an investigation into the incident in Feb. 2023, along with the FBI, amid outrage from the community and as attorneys for Jenkins and Parker filed a notice of claim for a $400 million federal lawsuit. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation also investigated the case that led to state charges against the officers.

"It's in court, and we're fighting," Shabazz told ABC News on Monday when asked about the status of the lawsuit.

#2 former Mississippi officers sentenced after pleading guilty to torture of Black men #the Goon Squad #mississippi #torture by cops #Rankin County Mississippi #white supremacy #white hate #racial violence #2024 #acab #badges and guns to torture #slave patrols #FBi #MBI #Federal Investigations of Hate Crimes in Mississippi #Elward #Middleton #Christian Dedmon #Brett McAlpin and Daniel Opdyke #end qualified immunity now

[mittens-the-crab]

TikTok moron tried to hit Denzel for clout, got himself arrested with a broken arm.

So apparently this crispy creme tiktok prankster was attempting to - start recording - punch a stranger in the face - clip out the part with the punch - and then act like a victim of black violence

Their plan failed at step 2 when they chose Denzel as their target, a man who's won every fight he's been in and has a long history of violence stretching back to being a toddler.

The only reason Denzel never gets arrested is because he never starts any of these fights but boy does he end them.

Denzel - sensed the punch coming - stepped away - swung round to face his opponent - grabbed the wrist of his attacker while the punch was still mid-swing - twisted this dude's arm backwards - slammed him face first into the concrete sidewalk - kicked the dumbass in the armpit - and then when the prankster started wailing started yelling at him "We good? We good, son?"

The police turned up and collected the big white baby off the floor and Denzel was later told that he'd shattered the man's elbow.

Denzel's reaction to this information... "Tell me something I don't know."

White violence is a thing. Some people forget that certain people are very used to it.

#racial violence #tik tok #prank gone wrong #learn

[marzipanandminutiae]

Emmett Till did not whistle at a white woman. He asked her on a date.

I looked it up to check, since I want to get this right based on the known facts. Apparently his cousin, who was also in the store, said he whistled at her. There's also a possibility that the whistle was a coincidence, a technique he reportedly used to overcome a lifelong stutter.

She was the only one who said he asked her on a date, also claiming he grabbed her arm and made lewd comments- statements she later recanted, and which no witnesses said ever happened.

And even if he did whistle at her, the appropriate punishment for a 14-year-old-boy wolf-whistling is absolutely not brutal torture and murder.

#ask #anon #history #racial violence #emmett till #hate crime #I learned about the lynching in school of course but I'd forgotten that he was 14 #my god #there are monsters in this world and they all take human guise

[deaddee-anime-brownfanlady]

#buffalo new york #buffalo shooting #america #hate crime tw #racial violence #so sick of all of this racist bigoted bullshit going on in this country #mass shooting tw #Rest in peace #amerikkka #this is america #fuck white supremacy

[hussyknee]

#free palestine #colonization #disability #disability justice #cptsd #ptsd #trauma #racism #racial violence #war crimes #war trauma #palestinian genocide #gaza genocide #genocide #intergenerational trauma #occupation #british empire #imperialism #chronic illness #autoimmune disease #displacement #ethnic cleansing #asylum seekers #refugees #immigration #hyperempathy #indigenous rights #decolonisation #knee of huss #poverty trauma

[dailyhistoryposts]

On This Day In History

May 31st, 1921: The Tulsa Race Massacre (the Black Wall Street massacre) takes place.

Mobs of White residents in Tulsa, Oklahoma attacked the center of Black financial success in the United States. While different sources give different numbers, it ended with at least 39 dead (but potentially as many as 300), 800 people admitted to hospitals, and 6,000 Black people interned.

Deliberate property damage left about 10,000 Black people homeless and with about $2.25 million in property damage (2021 equivalent is $34.18 million).

The violence was supposedly sudden and in reaction to a Black man shooting an elderly White man, however, it has since been proven that a conspiracy between the city and the White mob deliberately provoked an excuse for violence.

#history #world history #american history #tulsa race massacre #black history #tw racism #tw death #oklahoma history #racial violence #racism #tulsa #tulsa race riot #black wall street #american race relations #terrorism #racial terrorism

[intelligentchristianlady]

Great Replacement Theory

Dear White Supremacists,

I don't think the word "replacement" means what you think it means.

No matter how many POC enter the US, you will still be here. The population will grow, but you won't be kicked out. You will not be "replaced."

Are you afraid that POC will outnumber white people? Why? Do you think they might discriminate against you or something?

#great replacement theory #white supremacy #racism #racial violence #xenophobia #fear

[hezigler]

Watch "In the Heat of the Night performed by Ray Charles (1967) Stereo HD 1080p60 Quincy Jones" on YouTube

One of the very best movies made in the 1960s, winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor. Quincy Jones music director and theme song by Ray Charles. A dramatic time capsule of America when racism announced itself with blaring trumpets instead of dog whistles.

Watch the full movie with commercials but free.

"They call me Mr. Tibbs."

#in the heat of the night #Youtube #sidney poitier #rod steiger #norman jewison #ray charles #quincy jones #the 1960s #1960s #1967 #racism #the deep south #racial violence #murder mystery #academy award winner #best picture #best actor #call me mister tibbs #call me mr tibbs #cult classic #they call me mister tibbs #they call me mr tibbs

[sbrown82]

#rosewood massacre #rosewood florida #100 year anniversary #racism #massacre #racial violence #violence #african american #black history #black people #white supremacy #1923 #white women #black community #black residents #1920s #white people #cnn #article

[whyismangososour]

if I could I would be out on the streets protesting with the rest of france but I genuinely think the program I’m traveling with would absolutely kill me if I tried so for now baise la police nahel méritait mieux these sons of bitches are going to pay for what they did

#and I thought the racism in the US was insane #and it still is but also #the racism in France is BRUTAL #I’ve seen it firsthand even in just #little comments and microagressions #justice pour nahel #france #paris #fuck cops #racial violence #murder #police brutality

[benandstevesposts]

A grand jury indicted Three Police Officers and a Fire Dept Paramedic and a Lieutenant, after Democratic Gov. Jared Polis ordered Attorney General Phil Weiser to open a criminal investigation into the case. 

McClain, a massage therapist, was unarmed and was not accused of committing any crime. According to the indictment, he was walking home from a grocery store in 2019 after buying iced tea wearing a ski mask, months before the pandemic made face coverings familiar. The encounter quickly escalated, with McClain losing consciousness after a chokehold was applied by the police. McClain, whom relatives say wore the mask because anemia made him cold, complained he couldn’t breathe as three officers held him handcuffed on the ground, and he vomited several times.

Police officers Randy Roedema, Nathan Woodyard, Jason Rosenblatt, and fire department paramedic Jeremy Cooper and Lt. Peter Cichuniec all pleaded not guilty during a hearing in the Denver suburb of Brighton. 

They were indicted by a state grand jury on manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and other charges in 2021. Two years earlier, Elijah McClain died after being stopped while walking down the street in the Denver suburb of Aurora. A 911 caller had reported a man who seemed “sketchy.”

#black lives matter #black panther #black pride #black history #black stories #naacp #aclu #civil liberties #civil rights #american civil liberties union #police violence #police brutality #police assault #victims #equal rights #racial violence #racial profiling #racially #racial slurs #race and politics #civil rights movement #human rights #social justice #segregation #southern poverty law center #hate crime #hate #conservatives #kkk #hate groups

[menheradoll884]

pink themed trigger warnings Free to use, no crediting needed!

#f2u #racism #twigger warning #racial violence #xenophobia #police brutality #antisemitism #islamophobia #slavery #sinophobia #content warning

[emdroid]

The case has largely been forgotten, in part because the investigation netted a conviction but never offered a clear motive—unlike the open white supremacy that motivated Till’s murder, the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., and the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. 

On the morning of her graduation, Joetha was thinking about what lay ahead. “As soon as I graduate from college, Mama, things are going to be different for you,” Mrs. Love, in a later interview, recalled her saying. With her eyes set on the future, Joetha rushed off to the ceremony in her brand-new yellow dress.

Unease is exactly where Joetha’s story must take us. She was killed after what we are generally taught was the end of the civil-rights movement, after the country had undergone a transformation and the violence of places like Drew had been brought to heel by the tide of national attention. She was rural and poor, and her killers were not night riders but men who simply saw her as a life without value. She was a young, dark-skinned Black woman, living in a world where people like her were and are seen as less worthy of care and attention. Remembering her story means truly confronting ugly truths about American history and popular memory.

#Joetha Collier #Keisha N. Blain #The Atlantic #Fannie Lou Hamer #Mississippi #civil rights #content warning #racial violence #gun violence #hate crime cw #hate crimes

[aowski]

“Count the number of sympathy cards and flowers, prayers and thoughts that have been extended to the victims of mass shootings, to the victims of racialized violence... do we really need (politicians) showing up to our places of worship to help bury our folks and do nothing to stop the carnage?”

—Cornell Williams Brooks, Professor at the Harvard Kennedy School (former president and CEO of the NAACP)

#dylann roof #buffalo #rascist #mass shooting #Gun Laws #politicians #White Supremacy #king soopers #racial violence #tucker carlson