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Video appears to show Pakistan army abuses

Video apparently showing Pakistani soldiers beating men detained in anti-militant operations has surfaced on the Internet, drawing criticism from a leading rights group and possibly undercutting support for the army's fight against al-Qaida and the Taliban.

3 Chicago police officers acquitted in bar brawl

A judge found three Chicago police officers not guilty Tuesday of attacking two brothers in a tavern brawl caught on surveillance video, good news for a department that has weathered a host of allegations of police misconduct and brutality in recent years.

Iowa City troubled by surge in downtown beatings

Gangs of men punching people on the street at random. Street fights where bystanders sometimes cheer, and where those who try to intervene sometimes get beaten themselves.

Fresno police investigate taped beating by officer

Fresno's police department has launched an internal affairs investigation into a video-recorded arrest of a homeless man who was beaten by one officer while another restrained him.

2 Fresno officers investigated for beating arrest

Police are investigating the arrest of a homeless man after a video showed one officer striking the man as another officer restrained him.

Fla. man gets 30 years for fatal homeless beating

The final defendant in the 2006 attacks on three homeless men — including one beaten to death with a baseball bat — was sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday, in a case that outraged homeless advocates nationwide.

Fla. man: 15 years in prison for homeless beatings

A Florida man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his part in three attacks on homeless men in Fort Lauderdale in 2006.

Ga. Prisoners Claim Widespread Beatings

A group of prisoners filed a class-action lawsuit Tuesday contending that Georgia corrections officers have systematically beaten restrained inmates in prisons throughout the state, leaving two dead and dozens of others injured.

Ill. Officer Pleads Not Guilty in Attack

A police officer pleaded not guilty Wednesday to beating a female bartender and to threatening to arrest bar employees in a failed attempt to suppress a video of the attack that has been viewed around the world.

Teen Sentenced in Halloween Beating

A ninth black teenager convicted in the Halloween night beating of three white women was sentenced to probation, community service and racial sensitivity counseling.

4 Hate-Crime Beating Teens Get Probation

Four of nine black teenagers convicted in the racially charged beating of three white women on Halloween were sentenced to probation Friday.

No Death Penalty in Fla. Homeless Attack

Three teenagers charged with beating a homeless man to death with a baseball bat as he slept on a park bench won't face the death penalty if convicted, prosecutors said Friday.

Teens Plead Not Guilty in Homeless Attacks

Three teenagers accused in a series of brutal beatings that killed a homeless man and seriously injured two others the same night pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of murder and attempted murder.

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Girl Says Dad Beat Her With Wood Over Thanksgiving Treat
Source: ThePittsburghChannel.com

A mentally challenged girl was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and told police that her father beat her with a piece of wood after she ate candy and pie.

32 arrested in string of racially motivated attacks
Source: Examiner

After a lengthy investigation, the Denver Police Department has arrested 32 suspects alleged to be responsible for a string of violent, racially motivated attacks that terrorized downtown Denver over a four-month period.

Islam Bashers Repent
Source: The New Media Journal Headline News

What does it take to make Islam bashers mend their ways? Why don't these folks come to their senses and see Islam as a religion of peace and praise the God of Abraham for continuing his beneficence on humanity by sending Muhammad to guide and humanize us? Well, just a few probl …

Does Islam Breed Violence?
Source: The New Media Journal Headline News

There is a division of the house. On one side are the politically correct in government, the leftist mainstream media, and a raft of Islamist apologists. One and all are tripping over each other in reassuring us that the mass murderers such as Maj.

Religion & The Marketplace
Source: The New Media Journal Headline News

Islam is on its march of death on many fronts. A very dangerous front has been recently re-opened at the United Nations (UN) by the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), the largest group of nations within the UN, by introducing a new resolution.

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Pakistan in video beating probe
Source: BBC News

The BBC's Aleem Maqbool explains the background to the video Pakistan's army has ordered a probe into a video posted on social networking site Facebook that appears to show soldiers abusing Taliban.

Video: Brothers, 10 and 12, guilty of savage attacks on two children - Times
Source: The Times

Two young brothers pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent today after brutal assaults on a nine-year-old boy and his 11-year-old uncle, who were both left for dead in a former pit town near Doncaster

Iranian boy who defied Tehran hardliners tells of prison rape ordeal - Times
Source: The Times

The 15-year-old boy sits weeping in a safehouse in central Iran, broken in body and spirit.

Police Brutality Rampant in Honduras, Amnesty International Report Says
Source: CNN

In Honduras several hundred people protesting against the de facto government have been arbitrarily arrested and beaten by government forces, a new Amnesty International report says.

Love triangle. Muriatic acid, anyone?
Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Nothing worse than a Panhandle love triangle gone bad. Muriatic acid, guns, beating. Did we miss anything? Carrie Martin is a lucky woman. She might want to leave the area while she's still alive.

Man accused of killing 5-year-old-son
Source: The Orlando Sentinel

The father of 5-year-old Osceola County boy faces a murder charge in the beating death of his his son after the boy struck his stepmother.

Police 'beat' pro-Mousavi protesters
Source: Independent.co.uk

excerpt; ""Riot police clashed with hundreds of pro-reform protesters in Tehran and arrested dozens of them yesterday, a witness said, in the latest unrest over last month's disputed election.

Violence flares again in Tehran
Source: CNN

New violence again erupts in Tehran amidst allegations of a crackdown on foreign nationals. The British Foreign Office said it was looking into the claims. "We have seen reports of the arrest of British nationals in Iran.''

Outrage at Serbia 'beating' video
Source: BBC News

Officials in Serbia are investigating an Orthodox Church-run rehabilitation centre where drug addicts have allegedly been filmed being beaten.

Man who doled out punishment at Florida School for Boys answers to allegations - St. Petersburg Times
Source: St. Petersburg Times > Local News

The One-Armed Man says he was just "spanking'' the boys who broke the rules at the Florida School for Boys. Those boys, now men in the 50s, 60s and 70s, say they can still feel the pain of his leather strap.

Birmingham police beating video: Officers to be disciplined for beating unconscious man
Source:

A group of Birmingham police officers beat an already-unconscious suspect with fists, feet and a billy club, a battering caught on videotape until a police officer turned off the patrol car camera.

The Horrors of the White House

I am writing concerning the recent headline story that broke nationwide (over 80 major papers) on October 22, after the State of Florida opened the gates of The Dozier School for Boys, Marianna Florida, October 21, to host a ceremony concerning the promised destruction of "The Wh …

Child torturer hangs himself in jail cell
Source: The Orlando Sentinel

One day after a Sanford father was sentenced to 20 years in prison for torturing and abusing his children, he hanged himself in his jail cell, according to the Seminole County Sheriff's Office.

Teachers 'beat and abuse' Muslim children in British Koran classes
Source: The Times

Muslim children are being beaten and abused regularly by teachers at some British madrassas - Islamic evening classes - an investigation by The Times has found.

Philly Police Beatings: 4 officers out of 19 to be fired
Source: AOL

The video, shot by WTXF-TV, shows the suspects being pulled from their car on the side of the road and groups of officers kicking, punching and beating the men. A total of 19 officers — 18 city police and one transit officer — were involved.

Idiots find fame in 24/7 YouTube world
Source: Chicago Tribune

The case to be made of the sheer stupidity of the 6 girls in Florida who lured another girl to an apartment and filmed while they beat her causing irreparable damage. One of the reasons for the whole thing, they wanted to be FAMOUS. Wish granted, good luck in jail.

My Jehovas Witness Foster Mother's cruelty.
Source: the Mail online

Panic is bubbling up through my body. My tongue is dry and my stomach is churning horribly, although I'm not hungry.

Florida Family Charged With Enslaving Immigrant Farm Workers
Source: local6.com

Six family members were indicted for enslaving Mexican and Guatemalan immigrants and forcing them to perform farm labor

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