It's the third time Wauwatosa police have attacked the character of a Black man in government for supporting #BLM and ignoring its own serious problems with Tosa's communities of color. https://t.co/b07eyUAykp pic.twitter.com/2PUepyI1LN — Wisconsin Examiner (@WIExaminer) September 17, 2020
Police
Milwaukee, Police, Police Misconduct
SUSPECT PUNCHING MKE COPS RESIGN RATHER THAN BE FIRED
Law, Open Government, Police, Public Records
Tosa PD charges high fees for lawyer’s records requests
Police, Race, Unions, Wauwatosa
Union Opposition
Wauwatosa police union calls for a committee created to address policing and 'systemic inequities' to be disbanded https://t.co/jXkpTklQCb via @ecaseymedia — Mary Spicuzza (@MSpicuzzaMJS) September 15, 2020
Police, Police brutality, Wauwatosa
Tosa police pull innocent Menomonee Falls couple from car, handcuff both
Gerrymandering, Police, Police Misconduct, WISGOP
The Agonizing Inaction and Deadly Incompetence of Our Safely Gerrymandered Wisconsin Republicans!
Milwaukee, Police, Police Misconduct
Quitting While They Can
Two Milwaukee police officers resigned rather than be fired after being caught on video punching a robbery suspect https://t.co/2j3mPpdjst — Journal Sentinel (@journalsentinel) September 9, 2020
Crime, Milwaukee, Police
MKE officer resigns after earlier pleading not guilty to killing his own friend
ACLU, Crime, Kenosha, Police, Police Misconduct
Independent…
We are asking for an independent investigation by the DOJ into law enforcement’s repeated use of force against protesters in Kenosha, and for curfew violations be dismissed because the curfew was illegally enforced. Read our full statement here: https://t.co/d0Q42q4Ope pic.twitter.com/OsZgVPNvf1 — ACLU of Wisconsin (@ACLUofWisconsin) September 9, 2020
Education, Police, UW-La Crosse
Human Rights Policing
UW-La Crosse Offering Class On 'Human Rights Policing' To Local Law Enforcement https://t.co/mPLaIbp8vq — John Adams (@DailyAdams) September 8, 2020
Charity, Police, Police Misconduct, Protest
Church Demands Police Return Confiscated Supplies and Give Them to BLM Protesters
Confiscated its load of soft drinks, food, COVID-19 masks, and medical supplies for demonstrators in Kenosha.
Jacob Blake, Police, Police brutality, Police Misconduct
Jacob Blake Speaks from Hospital Bed
Police, Race, Wauwatosa
Tosa Police Won’t Investigate ‘Whites for Wauwatosa’ Letter
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Police
How independent are ‘independent’ Milwaukee-area police investigations?
But you already knew that, Insecurity, Kenosha, Police, Press
Kenosha Journalist Arrested for Telling Cop He Has a ‘Little D–k’
Insecure police officer in Kenosha arrests a woman for saying he has a small dick pic.twitter.com/6gBwl6fOtc — Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) September 1, 2020
BLM, Madison, Police, Police Misconduct
Madison Passes Police Reform
The @MadCityCouncil passed police reform measures early Wed morning, with support from @src2. The measures show @CityofMadison cares about #BlackLives said Brandi Grayson of @UrbanTriage https://t.co/YxpA7CEvhl pic.twitter.com/D9y5MdwuUe — Wisconsin Examiner (@WIExaminer) September 2, 2020
Legislature, Police, WISGOP
WISGOP adjourns legislative session on policing after 30 seconds
The special session on policing in Wisconsin was adjourned today, less than 30 seconds after it started.@jimsteineke said he didn’t know when lawmakers would be back buts hopes to have the Legislature act after Jan. 1. — Patrick Marley (@patrickdmarley) August 31, 2020
Kenosha, Legislature, Police, Police brutality, Police Misconduct, WISGOP
WISGOP refuses to Show on Monday to Vote on Police Reform Bills
Crime, Kenosha, Police, Police brutality, Police Misconduct, Sheriff
Groups call for firing of Kenosha chief, sheriff
Bucks, Kenosha, Police, Police brutality, Police Misconduct
Bucks send jersey signed by entire team to Jacob Blake
Law, Legislature, Police, Police brutality, Police Misconduct
WISGOP Leaders Silent After Call to Convene Legislature for Police Policy Changes
Kenosha, Police, Unmarked vehicle
KENOSHA: NON-VIOLENT ACTIVISTS PROVIDING FOOD ARRESTED BY OFFICERS IN UNMARKED VEHICLES
Kenosha, Police, Unmarked vehicle
Abducted from the Street in Kenosha…
Omar Flores, an activist and Kenosha native, told Wisconsin Examiner that Akindes was detained after meeting with other organizers at Kenosha’s Union Park. “They did not go very far, three to five blocks,” explained Flores, who had heard the news from others. “And an unmarked police pickup truck stopped them. They turned on their lights,…
Crime, Kenosha, Police
FIXATED
Alleged double-murderer Kyle Rittenhouse was fixated on supporting police before deadly shooting in Kenosha https://t.co/vC2UdIajCf — John Adams (@DailyAdams) August 27, 2020
Law, Police, Police brutality, Police Misconduct, Protest
Injustice is the cause
Let's be clear: The riots happen AFTER an unarmed Black guy is killed by the police. Then they are often ginned-up by white supremacist agitators. https://t.co/DBiuOX4G66 — Jud Lounsbury (@JudLounsbury) August 27, 2020
Crime, Kenosha, Police
POLICE LET WHITE SHOOTER WALK AWAY
Kenosha Police telling murderer, Kyle Rittenhouse “We appreciate you guys, we really do” pic.twitter.com/FvbAlopew1 — LiA (@LibsInAmerica) August 26, 2020
Kenosha, Police, Police brutality, Police Misconduct
JACOB BLAKE’S FAMILY: ‘HE WAS NOT TREATED LIKE A HUMAN THAT DAY’
Kenosha, Police, Police brutality, Police Misconduct
Jacob Blake’s Sister Speaks
Jacob Blake’s sister: ‘I’m not sad. I’m not sorry. I’m angry. And I’m tired. I haven’t cried one time. I stopped crying years ago. I am numb. I have been watching police murder people that look like me for years.’ (warning: distressing) pic.twitter.com/0Ot0FA7K0E — NowThis (@nowthisnews) August 25, 2020
Brewers, Bucks, Kenosha, Police, Police brutality, Police Misconduct
Bucks, Brewers address police shooting in Wisconsin
Crime, Kenosha, Police
Kenosha Night 3
Crime, Kenosha, Police
KENOSHA ON FIRE
Charity, Kenosha, Police, Police brutality, Police Misconduct
GoFundMe for Jacob Blake raises over $900,000 in 1 day
Crime, Kenosha, Police
KENOSHA SHOOTING SUSPECT: WHITE 17-YEAR OLD WITH AR-15
A member of the white supremacist #BoogalooBoys shot multiple protesters in #Kenosha. Although he had an AR15 he was not confronted by police or SWAT but ignored & allowed to walk out of the area. @KenoshaPolice shoot unarmed Black men but see armed white men as allies. pic.twitter.com/NBNxw9aRNY — Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) August 26,…
Crime, Kenosha, Law, Police, Police brutality, Police Misconduct
Advocates question Wisconsin’s police reviews
Wisconsin’s law requires independence only in investigations, not in prosecutions. That means prosecutors are tasked with determining charges against officers they work with, said David Sklansky, a faculty co-director of the Stanford Criminal Justice Center. Under the current law, the state Justice Department’s division of criminal investigation or another independent agency will spend between one…