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Per new information on a Homestead police shooting, plainclothes detectives on Friday shot a person in Homestead who they believed to be shoplifting a Walgreens on US1 and Campbell.
Police state that the detectives chased down the suspected shoplifter, who fled in a green SUV with 2 other people inside. The chase ended at a Ford dealership, where Homestead Police Department said a confrontation happened.
Captain Fernando Morales stated that one of the detectives was “forced to discharge his firearm”, shooting the driver and riddling the SUV with bullet holes.
https://tequestablackstar.blackblogs.org/2021/12/11/more-information-comes-out-homestead-shooting/
Police state that the detectives chased down the suspected shoplifter, who fled in a green SUV with 2 other people inside. The chase ended at a Ford dealership, where Homestead Police Department said a confrontation happened.
Captain Fernando Morales stated that one of the detectives was “forced to discharge his firearm”, shooting the driver and riddling the SUV with bullet holes.
https://tequestablackstar.blackblogs.org/2021/12/11/more-information-comes-out-homestead-shooting/
200 Key West residents protested on Thursday against the presence of large cruise ships on the island community, expressing frustration with lawmakers, who had canceled voters' decisions to reduce the role of the industry's role on the island.
Environmentalists on the island say that cruise ships cause severe damage to the ecosystem of the Keys, as video surfaced of dolphins and other marine life being driven away by the arrival of large cruise ships.
(Photos via Mark Hedden)
https://tequestablackstar.blackblogs.org/2021/12/12/key-west-protests-arrival-of-cruise-ships/
Environmentalists on the island say that cruise ships cause severe damage to the ecosystem of the Keys, as video surfaced of dolphins and other marine life being driven away by the arrival of large cruise ships.
(Photos via Mark Hedden)
https://tequestablackstar.blackblogs.org/2021/12/12/key-west-protests-arrival-of-cruise-ships/
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Great thread by our friends over at Miami Against Fascism covering the disaster that was yesterday's Miami-Dade School Meeting
https://twitter.com/MIAagainstFash/status/1471685020523896832
https://twitter.com/MIAagainstFash/status/1471685020523896832
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South Florida turn out this New Years in solidarity with our incarcerated comrades and in memory of Bambi, a Ft. Lauderdale comrade who passed away this year!
Dozens of protesters gathered on Sunday outside of Chow Roofing Services’ office in Goulds, amid the company’s ongoing refusal to compensate workers for over $33,000 in stolen wages.
Miami-Dade County found Chow guilty of wage theft on May 18th, but the contractor continues to break the law by refusing to compensate workers for their unpaid labor.
https://tequestablackstar.blackblogs.org/2021/12/20/immigrant-workers-protest-wage-theft-by-chow-roofing-services/
Miami-Dade County found Chow guilty of wage theft on May 18th, but the contractor continues to break the law by refusing to compensate workers for their unpaid labor.
https://tequestablackstar.blackblogs.org/2021/12/20/immigrant-workers-protest-wage-theft-by-chow-roofing-services/
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MDPD cop savagely attacks and chokeholds a man at the Miami Int'l Airport who grabs his wrist
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Per new information on the attempted traffic stop by Boynton Beach police that killed a 13-year-old boy on a dirt bike, Tina Hunter identified Stanley Davis as her only grandson in an interview with WPTV 5.
“That was my grandson, my only grandson,” said Hunter. “They chased him, chased him. He just panicked because he’s a kid. Chased him right to his damn grave and figured he’s just another Black boy and ain’t nothing is going to be done. That’s the prejudice of the Boynton Beach police that we’ve been having problems for all these damn years.”
The Florida Highway Patrol stated that it was likely that Davis lost control of his bike before crashing into a curb and hitting a sign, where he was pronounced dead at the scene. Many Boynton Beach locals noted that there was a reason that other police departments in areas such as Marion County had policies forbidding officers from chasing people on motorcycles or dirt bikes, noting that such a protocol would have prevented the death of Stanley Davis Jr.
“That was my grandson, my only grandson,” said Hunter. “They chased him, chased him. He just panicked because he’s a kid. Chased him right to his damn grave and figured he’s just another Black boy and ain’t nothing is going to be done. That’s the prejudice of the Boynton Beach police that we’ve been having problems for all these damn years.”
The Florida Highway Patrol stated that it was likely that Davis lost control of his bike before crashing into a curb and hitting a sign, where he was pronounced dead at the scene. Many Boynton Beach locals noted that there was a reason that other police departments in areas such as Marion County had policies forbidding officers from chasing people on motorcycles or dirt bikes, noting that such a protocol would have prevented the death of Stanley Davis Jr.
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Following numerous requests to release footage capturing the incident, the police department’s Facebook page posted that the “vehicle involved in this incident” was “not equipped” with a dashcam.
Many expressed doubt that there was no dashcam on the car involved in the crash, given that the BBPD had built a new headquarters and equipped all of their officers and squad cars with cameras. Surveillance video released of the moments before the crash, furthermore, shows a more modern squad car trailing Davis as he left a gas station.
Many expressed doubt that there was no dashcam on the car involved in the crash, given that the BBPD had built a new headquarters and equipped all of their officers and squad cars with cameras. Surveillance video released of the moments before the crash, furthermore, shows a more modern squad car trailing Davis as he left a gas station.
Dozens turn out for New Years’ Eve prisoner solidarity demo
Dozens gathered at Broward County Jail for the annual New Years’ Eve protest in solidarity with prisoners inside, chanting and banging drums beyond the walls of the complex.
Dozens gathered at Broward County Jail for the annual New Years’ Eve protest in solidarity with prisoners inside, chanting and banging drums beyond the walls of the complex.
Boynton Beach marches demanding justice for Stanley Davis Jr.
Over 1,000 protesters and community members marched to honor the life of Stanley Davis Jr., a 13-year-old boy on a dirt bike killed during a traffic stop chase by Boynton Beach police. Demonstrators rode various vehicles, including road bikes and normal bicycles, and held signs demanding justice for Stanley, known to many as SJ.
The rally first began from the gas station where SJ last filled up his dirt bike, heading down the route he was chased down until reaching the destination where SJ crashed and was killed. Demonstrators held a moment of silence, before returning to the gas station and largely ending the protest.
Over 1,000 protesters and community members marched to honor the life of Stanley Davis Jr., a 13-year-old boy on a dirt bike killed during a traffic stop chase by Boynton Beach police. Demonstrators rode various vehicles, including road bikes and normal bicycles, and held signs demanding justice for Stanley, known to many as SJ.
The rally first began from the gas station where SJ last filled up his dirt bike, heading down the route he was chased down until reaching the destination where SJ crashed and was killed. Demonstrators held a moment of silence, before returning to the gas station and largely ending the protest.