A Long Beach police officer was fired after posting 'graphic photos' on social media, including one showing him standing over a bloody sidewalk while holding a baton.
A man ended up on top of a car Saturday after allegedly attempting to stop it from evading a group of protesters who were blocking a bridge in Pensacola, Florida.
“The protester remained in front of the vehicle and placed himself on the hood of the vehicle,” police said in a statement. “I said, ‘Hey, my car is parked three cars up, that is where I live,’” Mali Watkins, 44, who is black,. “I literally asked him, I said, ‘Officer what was I doing?’ He said, ‘You were dancing.’”
An Atlanta dental hygienist is recovering from broken bones after police allegedly slammed her to the ground as she was attempting to leave a protest,"The police then comes in and slams me, yanks me out of the car, and slams me down," Amber Jackson told local reporters."My shoulder is broken. My clavicle is fractured."
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