Summary

Footage released by the New York Attorney General shows corrections officers at Marcy Correctional Facility brutally beating handcuffed inmate Robert Brooks on December 9.

Brooks, restrained throughout the 15-minute assault, died the next day, with preliminary autopsy findings citing asphyxia and actions of others as the cause of death.

14 staff members have been terminated or suspended. Some officers failed to properly activate body cameras, violating state policy.

Advocates highlight systemic abuse and racial discrimination in New York prisons, while the investigation continues.

  • @Jrussell
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    52 days ago

    Reach out to your local FBI field office and tell them you have a potential civil rights case. Hopefully they will do their job.

    • @SmilingSolaris
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      262 days ago

      I did. They didn’t. There’s no evidence, no cameras, no one would talk. Not my partner through training, not any of the doctors, none of the nurses, none of the sergeants or lieutenant, not even the inmate. It’s like it didn’t happen. That’s why people say ACAB. Because it is every single fucking one.

      • @Dasus
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        21 day ago

        Because it is every single fucking one.

        Yep. None of them are on the side of justice. They’re just on their side and if you question it you might be treated as a rat by the other police.

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaD84DTGULo

        Pretty much the same happened to me except there was evidenced and it didn’t matter jack shit.

      • @[email protected]
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        52 days ago

        I sometimes wonder if it’s a symptom of an extremely individualistic society, would people be more willing if they grew with an ideal bigger than personal wellbeing?

        • @[email protected]
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          32 days ago

          Yep! Also, there aren’t enough people who understand that helping others will end up helping themselves.

      • @Jrussell
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        32 days ago

        That’s a shame. I’m sorry you have to live with that.