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There were so many cases of police abuse in 2017 that got little to no national media coverage. When Utah nurse Alex Wubbles as was "arrested" the national media ran the story for close to a month. And rightfully so. However, in my opinion, as messed up as that situation was, I believe there were far more extreme cases of police abuse that should have received national media attention. Admittedly, I don't know how news organizations deem certain stories news worthy. Maybe it had something to do with the families consent, I don't know. Whatever the case may be, I believe these are cases of police abuse that the entire country should have been aware of.
These stories got pushed to the back so that they could talk non stop about Russia, Russia, Russia.
First, the UN-honorable mentions:
Innocent by-stander gets set on fire during police chase, then beaten by cops.
Innocent Man Sues for $25M After Cops Accidentally Set Him on Fire, Beat Him on Video
The shooting of Conor Zion. The cop was cleared of any wrong doing. Even when he curb stomped Conor in the head not once, not twice, but three times AFTER he was dead.
WATCH: Cop Shoots Fleeing Man, After He Falls Down, He Shoots Him 9 More Times, Stomps His Head
Police kill 6 year old boy and expects family to accept it as an accident.
Family demands justice for 6-year-old boy killed in police gunfire
Now these:
#2. The torture of 19 year old Jordan Elias
Was reported briefly by local news.
In my opinion the back story of what happened leading up to this is irrelevant. There is just no justification for this. Warning: Graphic video. Try not to puke.
#1. The murder of Daniel Shaver
Reported briefly by local and national news (CNN).
Here we have police officers playing a sick and twisted game of simon says with a guy who was drunk, confused, had no idea why the cops were there yet totally compliant, and had broken no laws. The jury deliberated for less than 6 hours before finding the cop not guilty. The sick part to me...is that there are people out there feel this was a good shooting.
These stories got pushed to the back so that they could talk non stop about Russia, Russia, Russia.
First, the UN-honorable mentions:
Innocent by-stander gets set on fire during police chase, then beaten by cops.
Innocent Man Sues for $25M After Cops Accidentally Set Him on Fire, Beat Him on Video
The shooting of Conor Zion. The cop was cleared of any wrong doing. Even when he curb stomped Conor in the head not once, not twice, but three times AFTER he was dead.
WATCH: Cop Shoots Fleeing Man, After He Falls Down, He Shoots Him 9 More Times, Stomps His Head
Police kill 6 year old boy and expects family to accept it as an accident.
Family demands justice for 6-year-old boy killed in police gunfire
Now these:
#2. The torture of 19 year old Jordan Elias
Was reported briefly by local news.
In my opinion the back story of what happened leading up to this is irrelevant. There is just no justification for this. Warning: Graphic video. Try not to puke.
#1. The murder of Daniel Shaver
Reported briefly by local and national news (CNN).
Here we have police officers playing a sick and twisted game of simon says with a guy who was drunk, confused, had no idea why the cops were there yet totally compliant, and had broken no laws. The jury deliberated for less than 6 hours before finding the cop not guilty. The sick part to me...is that there are people out there feel this was a good shooting.