When speaking out against instances of police brutality and racism, I often hear a response along the lines of “why are you protesting for this criminal?” Since I hear it enough, I thought I would write a brief response here so that I can just provide the link in the future and not waste type…
Author: Eric D. Puryear
Respondeat superior liability for protesters but not police?
The idea that protesters should be collectively responsible for the small number of people who engage in violence or property damage lacks merit. On the other hand, the same logic does factually work when it comes to police officers engaging in brutality, racism, and other misconduct. Respondeat Superior Starting with some legal history, Respondeat Superior…
Why innocent people fear and run from the police
Innocent people rightfully fear the police. Some of them run from the police as a result. In response to the question of “if they are innocent why do they run from the police” I would note that there are many sound reasons for innocent people to run from the police. Those include fear of having…
Civil rights activists need to be armed for self defense
There is an urgent need for those who support civil rights to arm themselves for self defense. Supporting gun control and choosing to be defenseless in the face of armed and violent racists is folly. Starting with some history, the inescapable fact is that gun control in the United States began as a means of…
News articles about problems in policing in the greater Quad cities (IL and IA) Area
The purpose of this page is to provide a list of links that address problems with policing in the greater Quad Cities area of Illinois and Iowa. I created this page to have an efficient way of responding to people who incorrectly argue that there are no problems with policing in our community. News articles…
A great example of the ignorance and bigotry of people who oppose civil rights
I posted about the upcoming peaceful protest against police brutality and racism that will take place at the Davenport police station on Saturday August 22, 2020 at 4:00pm. In response, Rose Mercer (https://www.facebook.com/rose.mercer.5) commented that I should get a job. The fact that she is assuming that someone who promotes civil rights must be unemployed…
The Neonazi counter-protest to our peaceful protest against police brutality and racism in Davenport, Iowa on August 22, 2020
Below are screenshots that provide information on Dave Coghlan Jr., the guy behind the armed “back the blue” rally in Davenport. His swastika tattoo is clearly visible, as is the AtomWaffen Division neonazi mask that he is wearing. His facebook shows a “Fuck Black Lives Matter” meme. But he does post how “White Lives Matter”…
Protest Against Police Brutality and Racism in Davenport, IA on August 22, 2020
Some friends and I organized a peaceful protest against police brutality and racism in Davenport, Iowa. The protest took place at the Davenport, Iowa police station on August 22, 2020 at 4:00pm. Video and news coverage follows: QC Times article: https://qctimes.com/news/photos-protest-against-police-brutality-at-the-davenport-police-department/collection_78b22457-1c3e-557e-bc54-896e398405d0.html#1 Video interview from our 10:00am counter-protest of the rally organized by the deplorable person…
Petition to end police brutality and racism in the Quad Cities (Iowa and Illinois)
Police in the Quad Cities area – to include Davenport, IA, Bettedorf, IA Rock Island, IL, Moline, IL, East Moline, IL – engage in brutality and racism towards the communities that they are supposed to be protecting and serving. This needs to stop, and by speaking up we can make it stop. View and sign…
Police in America are so violent and trigger-happy that they are accidentally killing each other
We have a problem with the police in the United States being much too willing to use violence. A pair of recent cases where police officers shot and killed other police officers, incorrectly thinking that their own colleagues were dangerous civilians, highlight that issue. In Texas, a deputy constable was fatally shot by a sheriff’s…