1. Home
  2. Blog
  3. What Will it Take to End the Vicious Police Brutality Overlooked?

WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO END THE VICIOUS POLICE BRUTALITY OVERLOOKED?

The City of Detroit has paid out over $1 million for four lawsuits related to one officer, Bill “Robocop” Melendez in 2003.

On January 28, 2015, Melendez was charged with three felonies for choking and punching an elderly black grandfather sixteen times, after attempting to “plant” cocaine on the man. Melendez was finally convicted of the crimes on November 5, 2015.

How do law enforcements officials and courts allow this to continue?  Since the four lawsuits in 2003, Melendez racked up additional eight suits for racial profiling, extreme brutality and even wrongful death. Why does it take a dozen brutality charges for someone like Melendez to finally lose his badge after at least twelve years of aggressive history?

Previous Post
Refugiada sufre fractura de tobillo por el dispositivo de rastreo de ICE
Next Post
New Study Shows Janitors and Dog Walkers Paid More Than Child Care Workers

Want Legal Tips from Expert Attorneys?

Sign up for our newsletter to receive exclusive legal counsel from the Deratany & Kosner team!

Want Legal Tips from Expert Attorneys?

Sign up for our newsletter to receive exclusive legal counsel from the Deratany & Kosner team!