‘Police Brutality’ Archives
Rally in Oakland over Johannes Mehserle’s release
Lacy Atkins / The Chronicle People raise fists at a rally in Oakland to protest the imminent release of Johannes Mehserle, a BART police officer who shot and killed an unarmed rider on Jan. 1, 2009. Mehserle is to be released today. Erin Allday, Chronicle Staff Writer [Read More]
Rodney King beating 20 years later
“This week marks the twentieth anniversary of the Rodney King beating, an incident which shone the spotlight on police brutality and race relations in Los Angeles and throughout the United States. On March 3, 1991, King — who was driving with two of his friends [Read More]
