”excessive force” News

Police use excessive force, ER docs say

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a survey of a random sample of U.S. emergency physicians, virtually all said they believed that law enforcement officers use excessive
12 25 2008 7:39AM (...more)

Rioters rounded up after Uganda demos kill 14

KAMPALA, Sept 13, 2009 (AFP) – The first of more than 550 people arrested in connection with two days of riots that shook Uganda 's capital Kampala
09 14 2009 11:51AM (...more)

Gaza offensive: Israel confronts soldiers' testimony of excessive force

Tel Aviv, Israel – After repeatedly rebuffing charges of having committed war crimes in its recent war against Hamas in Gaza, Israel has been stunned into a self-examination following
03 22 2009 2:45AM (...more)

Jury awards $3 million in Texas stun gun death

HOUSTON – A jury in Texas has awarded $3 million to the mother of a mentally ill man who died after he was shocked 18 times with a stun gun and hogtied during an arrest. Shirley Nagel sued four deputies from the 03 7 2009 11:55PM (...more)

Chicago's top cop found in contempt of court

CHICAGO – A federal judge on Wednesday found the city's top police official in contempt of court for refusing to turn over lists of officers who have repeated complaints
03 5 2009 11:54PM (...more)

South Korean police chief nominee withdraws

SEOUL, South Korea – The man picked to become South Korea 's top police officer withdrew his nomination Tuesday over a commando raid that left six people dead in a clash with
02 13 2009 10:24AM (...more)

SKorean police cleared over deadly clash

SEOUL, South Korea – South Korean prosecutors cleared police of any wrongdoing Monday over a commando raid last month that left six people dead in a clash with displaced tenants in central Seoul. But investigators indicted 20 protesters and seven others over the Jan. 20 melee
02 12 2009 7:55PM (...more)

LA to pay nearly $13M for May Day police beatings

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles City Council has approved a $12.85 million payout for demonstrators and bystanders who were beaten by police at a pro-immigration rally. The payout approved Wednesday is one
02 7 2009 3:39AM (...more)

Former Mendenhall, Miss., Police Chief Pleads Guilty to Using Excessive Force

To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: U.S. Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs, +1-202-514-2007, TDD +1-202-514-1888 WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
02 3 2009 2:30AM (...more)

SKorea's Lee says protest deaths 'heartbreaking'

SEOUL (AFP) – South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak expressed deep regret Wednesday at the "heartbreaking" death of six people in a clash between protesters and police. Hundreds took to the streets
01 22 2009 1:59AM (...more)