http://democracynow.org - Protests against police brutality continue in the aftermath of the police killings of two African-American men, Alton Sterling in Louisiana and Philando Castile in Minnesota. We look at how people who record police violence have themselves been targeted, harassed, arrested and even imprisoned. In Baton Rouge, store owner Abdullah Muflahi was detained after he recorded Sterling’s death on his phone. Meanwhile, an Air Force veteran in Atlanta named Chris LeDay was arrested and held for 26 hours after he posted video of Sterling’s death. We speak to former Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper.
Alton Sterling Funeral: 'He Made A Place In Everyone's Heart'
Alton Sterling Funeral: ‘He Made A Place In Everyone’s Heart’
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Alton Sterling Funeral
Alton Sterling, the man who was fatally shot by Baton Rouge police while selling CDs outside of a convenience store, was laid to rest at Southern University on Friday (July 15).
http://democracynow.org - For the past week, protests against police violence have spread across the country. Tens of thousands have taken to the streets. Hundreds have been arrested. The protests began in the wake of the fatal police killings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. Today we look at a side of the Baton Rouge story that has received little attention: what has happened to the individuals who filmed and distributed the shocking videos of Alton Sterling’s death. The videos show a Baton Rouge police officer pinning Sterling to the ground outside a convenience store, then pointing a gun at his chest and opening fire. One of the videos was filmed by Abdullah Muflahi, the owner of the Triple S convenience store where Sterling died. He recorded it on his cellphone. Muflahi has filed a lawsuit against the city of Baton Rouge, the Baton Rouge Police Department and four of its officers. The lawsuit alleges the police took his phone, locked him for hours in a police car and seized his security camera footage without a warrant. The lawsuit also contends Muflahi was prevented from making a phone call to his family or an attorney. He is seeking damages for false imprisonment and the illegal taking of his property, as well as for release of his store’s security camera footage. We speak to Abdullah Muflahi and his attorney Joel Porter.
Store Owner of Alton Sterling Shooting Suing Baton Rouge Police
Store Owner of Alton Sterling Shooting Suing Baton Rouge Police
The owner of the Baton Rouge convenience store where Alton Sterling was murdered by two police officers is fighting back by issuing a lawsuit against the police department for violating his civil rights and unlawfully confiscating video evidence of his friend getting murdered in cold blood by police.
One of Sterling’s sons is shown looking at a picture of his father in front of the mural.
Store Owner of Alton Sterling Shooting Suing Baton Rouge Police
Store Owner of Alton Sterling Shooting Suing Baton Rouge Police
The owner of the Baton Rouge convenience store where Alton Sterling was murdered by two police officers is fighting back by issuing a lawsuit against the police department for violating his civil rights and unlawfully confiscating video evidence of his friend getting murdered in cold blood by police. One of Sterling’s sons is shown looking at a picture of his father in front of the mural.…
In the moments after shooting and killing Alton Sterling in front of a convenience store where he had been selling CDs, Baton Rouge police entered the business and began confiscating all surveillance footage that may have captured the incident. They also seized Abdullah Muflahi’s cell phone that had recorded the shooting, before handcuffing him and placing him in the back of a patrol car. They did all this without a warrant, which is illegal.
Baton Rouge P.D. continues to be a shining example of everything that is wrong with cops in the United States.
Triple S Store Owner Where Alton Sterling Was Killed Sues Baton Rouge & Police
Triple S Store Owner Where Alton Sterling Was Killed Sues Baton Rouge & Police
Triple S Store Owner Sues Baton Rouge & Police
Abdullah Muflahi, the owner of the Triple S convenience store where Alton Sterling was shot to death, has sued the city of Baton Rouge and its police department.
In the suit, Muflahi accuses the authorities of illegally taking him into custody and seizing his store’s entire security system without a warrant.
Abdullah Muflahi alleges police illegally detained him and seized his store's security footage without warrant
The owner of a convenience store where a Louisiana man was shot and killed by police is suing Baton Rouge police, alleging officers illegally detained him for about six hours after he recorded the confrontation on his cellphone.
The video shot by Abdullah Muflahi, the owner of Triple S Food Mart, sparked a wave of anger over the arrest and killing of Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old man who Muflahi allowed to sell CDs in front of his store.
Muflahi filed suit in state court Monday.
In the suit, he alleges police illegally seized his store's surveillance video equipment without a warrant. The suit also alleges that officers illegally seized his cellphone and did not allow him to call his family or lawyer.
The suit says he was kept in the back of a police vehicle for four hours and detained at the Louisiana State Police headquarters for two hours while he was questioned.
The suit says Muflahi was "only a witness" and should not have been detained nor had his store equipment seized.
Sgt. Don Coppola, a police spokesman, said the department does not comment on pending litigation.
The allegations against the police force have not been proven.
