Category: Facts of repression
40-year-old disabled
Anthony Tillman
Since October 2020, employees of the correctional institution of St. Louis, Missouri, have been abusing Anthony Tillman, a 40-year-old black disabled person. In the prison where Tillman served his sentence, there is no functioning shower for people with disabilities. For 162 days, the disabled person was forced to use a bucket and a rag to […]
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8 months pregnant
Ashlynn Lisby
In May 2020, a police officer from Indianapolis, Indiana, hit a 23-year-old pregnant Ashlynn Lisby, as a result of which the girl died. Lisby, along with her boyfriend, was returning to the motel where they were temporarily staying. The police officer exceeded the speed limit by more than 50 kilometers per hour, then changed the […]
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17-month-old baby
Tateolena Tauaifaga
In January 2015, Tateolena Tauaifaga, a 17-month-old girl from Sydney, Australia, died as a result of a police chase, during which the suspect’s car rammed the fence of an apartment building behind which a child was playing. At that time, the police department was looking for a man suspected of a series of armed robberies. […]
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17-year-old teenager
John Albers
In January 2018, officers from Overland Park, Kansas, killed 17-year-old John Albers, who suffers from mental health problems. The teenager posted messages with suicidal thoughts on social networks, and his friends called the police to check on him. The officers who arrived at the scene reported that as soon as they arrived at Albers ‘ […]
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accused of simulation
Julieka Dhu
On August 4, 2014, a 22-year-old Aboriginal woman, Julieka Ivanna Dhu, died in hospital after she lost consciousness in a police station cell. During her stay at the police station, she complained several times of feeling unwell. While in custody, the woman repeatedly complained of chest pain. She was taken to the campus hospital, where […]
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threw the gun aside
Mark Bender
In October 2020, officers of the San Bernardino, California police Department shot and killed 35-year-old Mark Bender Jr. The incident occurred near an alcohol store where the man was working as a security guard. Officers received a report that a man, later identified as Bender, was jumping on the car roofs and behaving inappropriately. The […]
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killed by a grenade
Zineb Redouane
On December 2, 2018, a yellow jackets protests was held in Marseille, France. 80-year-old Zineb Redouane was closing the shutters of the windows of her apartment on the 4th floor in the city center. At that moment, a tear gas grenade fatally hit her. She died in the hospital few hours later. The police claim […]
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shot in the back
Andrew Blowers
In September 2020, police officers from Calhoun County, Michigan, killed 22-year-old Andrew Blowers. The officers opened fire on the man’s car after he directed it in the direction of the police. According to the police department, they noticed how the 22-year-old Blowers exceeded the speed limit while driving through a residential area. Officers suspected that […]
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17-year-old canadian
Riley Fairholm
In July 2018, officers of the Lac Brome Police Department, Canada, received a message about a man, later identified as Riley Fairholm, who was walking through the streets and brandishing a gun. When officers arrived at the scene, they saw a 17-year-old teenager walking down the street and talking to himself. It is reported the […]
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misconducted as a suspect
Ahmaud Arbery
In February 2020, officers of the Atlanta, Georgia Police Department shot and killed a 25-year-old black man, Ahmaud Arbery. The man went for a jog when police received a report that Arbery looked like a man suspected of a series of robberies in the area. The officers went after him in their patrol car, while […]
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