Green Options » police brutality http://greenoptions.com/tag/police-brutality Posts tagged 'police brutality' Sun, 03 May 2009 13:34:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Police Officer Ordered to Use Excessive Force Jailed as Conscientious Objector http://ecoworldly.com/2009/05/03/korean-policeman-jailed-for-refusing-to-use-excessive-force/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/05/03/korean-policeman-jailed-for-refusing-to-use-excessive-force/#comments Sun, 03 May 2009 13:34:46 +0000 Gavin Hudson http://ecoworldly.com/2009/05/03/korean-policeman-jailed-for-refusing-to-use-excessive-force/ Lee Gil-junKorean police officer Lee Gil-jun is in prison on a 2 year sentence for not returning to work after commanding officers ordered him to fire a water cannon into a crowd of peaceful protesters last May.

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/05/03/korean-policeman-jailed-for-refusing-to-use-excessive-force/feed/ Police Spray Water Cannons at World Water Forum Protesters http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/03/19/police-spray-water-cannons-at-world-water-forum-protesters/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/03/19/police-spray-water-cannons-at-world-water-forum-protesters/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:51:46 +0000 Alex Felsinger http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/03/19/police-spray-water-cannons-at-world-water-forum-protesters/

Apparently Turkish police have a biting sense of irony: they’ve sprayed protesters at the World Water Forum with high-pressured water cannons.

The forum, which occurs every three years, is supposed to focus on ways to eliminate water poverty across the globe, but protesters believe the forum takes a heavy-handed approach and supports construction of dangerous and environmentally-disastrous large dams.

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/03/19/police-spray-water-cannons-at-world-water-forum-protesters/feed/ Cop Who Shoved Cyclist Fired by NYPD, Faces 4 Year Sentence http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/02/20/cop-who-shoved-cyclist-fired-by-nypd-faces-4-year-sentence/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/02/20/cop-who-shoved-cyclist-fired-by-nypd-faces-4-year-sentence/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:17:40 +0000 Alex Felsinger http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/02/20/cop-who-shoved-cyclist-fired-by-nypd-faces-4-year-sentence/

The police officer who was infamously caught on camera tackling a bicyclist in New York City was fired on February 10th, seven months after the original incident.

As we reported here on Planetsave, former officer Patrick Pogan, 23, has been arraigned under charges of falsifying records. We’ve now learned that he has plead not guilty to the charges in Manhattan court and could face up to 4 years in prison if convicted.

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/02/20/cop-who-shoved-cyclist-fired-by-nypd-faces-4-year-sentence/feed/ Cop Who Shoved Bicyclist Indicted Using YouTube Footage http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/12/15/officer-who-shoved-bicyclist-indicted-using-youtube-footage/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/12/15/officer-who-shoved-bicyclist-indicted-using-youtube-footage/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:55:30 +0000 Alex Felsinger http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/12/15/officer-who-shoved-bicyclist-indicted-using-youtube-footage/

The police officer who seemingly randomly picked a bicyclist out of a critical mass crowd to tackle has been indicted for falsifying records and could also soon be charged with misdemeanor assault. The YouTube video [below], which went viral soon after the incident, was instrumental in the indictment.

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