A fired San Antonio police officer caught on body-worn camera repeatedly punching a handcuffed pregnant woman is now working for the Elmendorf Police Department, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement records obtained by the KSAT 12 Defenders confirm.
Geneva Reed-Veal, Sandra Bland’s mother, said the center was established to bring healing to families that have lost a loved one to police brutality and help them navigate the criminal justice system.
MAVERICK COUNTY, Texas – Video from multiple cameras showed Maverick County Sheriff’s deputies tackling a man during a traffic stop near Eagle Pass earlier this month as he asked them to identify themselves. That footage shows Flores asking for the deputies' names in Spanish before one of them charged at him. Ernesto Flores describes his Oct. 14 interaction with Maverick County sheriff's deputies. Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber. Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber did not respond to emails, calls and in-person attempts to contact him for this story.
It spurred several protests and demonstrations in San Antonio, a city known for its history fighting for civil rights. Dr. Gregory Hudspeth, the president of NAACP branch in San Antonio, has been fighting this battle since he was a child. One of his earliest memories of the civil rights movement in San Antonio was at the grocery store Handy Andy. Throughout our reporting, we came across several accounts of racism, police brutality and racial profiling in San Antonio. Here are some personal stories from San Antonio residents as we move ahead with this historic moment.
San Antonio As protestors against police brutality have filled San Antonios streets, and even its city council chambers, in the past week, Mayor Nirenberg said the city is listening. Nirenberg told a crowd on Thursday to hold me accountable for ushering in changes regarding police in San Antonio. Its not clear yet what specific changes those would be, but the mayor raised the possibility of both discipline procedures in the current union contract and policies from the 8 Cant Wait campaign. RELATED: Mayor Ron Nirenberg delivers impassioned speech to protestersThe mayor said the first step is a level set taking stock of where the city is at regarding SAPD policies and procedures. From there, the mayor said the city can find out where people want to see change.
Color of Change is the largest online racial injustice organization. It’s a great place to donate to help fight racial injustices. If there is any organization that has been fighting for social justice and change for years and years, it’s the ACLU. Not only does it fight for racial justice, it fights for women’s rights, LGBTQ+ rights and so much more. This is pretty simple: The petition is asking for justice for George Floyd’s death.
