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Police Beating

Chad Holley (second from right) stands beside his mother, Joyce Holley (right) as Minister Quanell X (left) describes the events surrounding the alleged beating of Chad Holley after an encounter with eight Houston police officers in March, during a press conference Tuesday, May 4, 2010, in Houston with members of the NAACP, S.H.A.P.E. Community Center, the Nation of Islam, Ministers Against Crime, the National Black United Front and other community leaders, to release graphic images of injuries sustained by Holley.

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Ex-officers get probation in Houston teen beating

Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press
HOUSTON (AP) - Two former Houston police officers accused of beating a black teenage burglary suspect have been sentenced to two years of probation...
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On medication for a broken nose and cheekbone, an emotional Ronald Weekley Jr. details his weekend arrest in Venice, which he says was overly rough. The 20-year-old Xavier University student has hired the lawyer representing Trayvon Martin, the slain Florida teen whose shooting sparked nationwide outrage over racial profiling and the state's controversial "Stand Your Ground Law."

Alleged police beating victim hires Trayvon Martin lawyer

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VIDEO - The 20-year-old Venice skateboarder whose weekend arrest sparked protests in the city has hired the attorney representing slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin...
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Alleged skateboarding police beating victim: 'LAPD mocked me'

Joy-Ann Reid
theGRIO REPORT - A 20-year-old college student who says he was beaten by Los Angeles police officers Saturday says he was prevented from seeing his father for hours after the incident, and was left in a holding cell 'bleeding, throwing up, and going in and out of consciousness'...
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An investigator leaves Rodney King's home in Rialto, Calif., Sunday, June 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Neighbor says Rodney King was sobbing uncontrollably

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Los Angeles Times reported that Sandra Gardea, 31, one of Rodney King's next door neighbors said she heard music playing and a man sobbing uncontrollably...
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Acquittal in Holley beating case angers some in Houston

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HOUSTON (AP) - A jury's acquittal Wednesday of a former Houston police officer in the alleged beating of a 15-year-old burglary suspect during a videotaped arrest upset black community leaders...
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Man says off-duty police responsible for loss of eye

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WASHINGTON - Walter Blair, 24, was celebrating his birthday in Washington D.C. the night he lost his eye in a night club beating...
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NAACP wants charges against cops in Pa. beating

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PITTSBURGH (AP) - The NAACP is asking local prosecutors to bring charges against three white police officers who beat a black high school arts student last year in Pittsburgh...
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Pittsburgh to reinstate 3 officers in beating case

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PITTSBURGH (AP) - 19-year-old Jordan Miles claimed he was roughed up and beaten for no reason in January 2010...
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