14 year old Tremaine McMillian

Miami-Dade Police says officers were forced to throw a beach-going 14-year-old to the ground and forcibly restrain him because of clenched fists and "dehumanizing stares," as first reported by CBS Miami.  Along with McMillan, his puppy was injured as well.  At juvenile court Tuesday, Tremaine McMillian's family argued, the teen was in the water nursing a puppy with a bottle, and that's when police overreacted.

McMillian entered a plea deal today. For the next two years he'll be on probation and must complete the Empowered Youth Program. He'll have to attend meetings two to three times a week at the Tacolcy Center in Liberty City; officials claim the program has a history of success in steering young boys away from further involvement in the criminal justice system.  Tremaine McMillian, Teen in "Dehumanizing Stares" Incident, Will Have All Charges Dropped

Howard Morgan Black Policemen Shot 28 Times By White Police

On April 5, 2012, Howard Morgan is scheduled to be sentenced for crimes he did not commit – place Criminal Court Building, Courtroom 600, 2650 South California, Chicago, IL 60608 at 8:00 a.m. (Please be on time).  How did Morgan get to this point? 

Feb 21, 2005, the Chicago Sun-Times reports Howard  Morgan was an off-duty detective for the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad when he was pulled over for driving the wrong way on a one-way street.  After that the story goes in two different directions.  It ends with Morgan surviving being shot 28 times and now being sentenced for attempted murder.  Morgan is Black and the police who shot him are white.

According to police, Morgan opened fire with his service weapon when officers tried to arrest him, which caused them to shoot him 28 times.  There was no indication Morgan was drunk, on drugs or had a medical condition.  Not sure why Morgan was being arrested since driving wrong way seems to be a traffic issue.   People have made a wrong turn into a street.   A Change.org petition signed by more than 2,600 people called for all charges against Morgan to be dropped, and now Occupy Chicago is getting involved. It’s not the same attention given to Trayvon Martin’s case... perhaps because Morgan was shot by the fellow police – the brotherhood of law enforcement.

Howard Morgan, Black Off-Duty Cop Shot 28 Times By White Chicago Officers, Faces Sentencing - possible 80 years – a lifetime sentence. Some things noted in the article:

Morgan’s van was crushed and destroyed without notice or cause before any forensic investigation could be done.

Howard Morgan was never tested for gun residue to confirm if he even fired a weapon on the morning in question.

The State never produced the actual bullet proof vest worn by one of the officers who claimed to have allegedly taken a shot directly into the vest on the morning in question. The State only produced a replica.

Howard Morgan will be sentenced Thursday. He faces 80 years in prison.