Updated: 3:00 PM EST, November 10, 2015
Tuscaloosa, AL police conducted a rough arrest of three University of Alabama students early Sunday morning and one student was tasered.
The police action was caught on a series of brutal cell phone videos obtained and published by the student newspaper, the Crimson White.
The videos show multiple Tuscaloosa police officer grab three students from an off campus apartment and throw them onto the concrete hallway where they are arrested and one is tased.
On Tuesday, Police Chief Steve Anderson released the names of the three officers who have been placed on paid leave as an investigation is conducted into the incident.
According to AL.com, Anderson named the officers “to ensure transparency and accountability.” The officers are named James Kent, Phillip Champion and Gregory Pimm.
The three out of state UA students were charged with varying offenses ranging from arrested on charges of obstructing governmental operations and resisting arrest to harassment.
Rise News has also obtained video of the incident from the floor above. (Video sent in from witness on scene.
The officers also curse at the students and enter the apartment numerous times after the arrest, even though it is not clear that they had cause to do so.
Read more and watch the full videos on the Crimson White website.
.@TuscaloosaPD has forwarded videos of an arrest made this morning to internal affairs investigators. Full investigation to be conducted.
— City of Tuscaloosa (@tuscaloosacity) November 9, 2015
Cover Photo Credit: Crimson White/ Screenshot
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In Hong Kong, Young Demosistō Activists “Greet” Chinese Official In Tense Encounter
Chairman of the Standing Committee of the People’s National Congress, Zhang Dejiang spent three days in Hong Kong, between May 17th and May 19th.
Zhang is a member of the Chinese Politburo (the central governing organization of the CCP and therefore the country), and chief official in affairs related to both Macau and Hong Kong.
Zhang was met with some resistance from democracy advocates, including the youth led organization Demosistō.
Activists took actions to voice their displeasure with Zhang, such as displaying large banners with pro democratic messages.
Large scale protests were largely foiled by the impressive security measures taken, which ranged from utilizing divers and scores of police, to confiscating yellow towels and umbrellas; symbols of the 2014 Occupy Movement that gripped Hong Kong.
Read More: Here’s Why This Hong Kong College Student Scares The Shit Out Of The Chinese Government
The most dramatic of these protests was a premeditated “ambush” of Zhang’s convoy outside his hotel.
Several Demosistō members took part in the attempt, standing on the side of the highway or in the median. The police response was swift.
#NathanLawKwunChung@demosisto was pressed down to ground and others were oppressed by police during protest#HongKong pic.twitter.com/ku2fkMRtWq
— Joshua Wong Chi-fung (@joshuawongcf) May 17, 2016
The activists were detained for a short while, reportedly receiving further abuse, as shown below.
They brought Wong (who earlier told me they were trying to stage ‘HK’s Tank Man’) to the ground after this pic.twitter.com/TRSlJDUXH8
— Nash Jenkins (@pnashjenkins) May 19, 2016
Though all the activists were released today, the trouble seems to have not ended in relation to this incident.
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Demosistō’s Facebook page reports that five activists related to this display had their residences raided by police.
Zhang has been described as a rising star of the CCP by the Brookings Institute, having studied at Kim Il-Sung University, and been integral in Chinese policy towards that country in the early 1990s.
During Zhang’s visit, he made claims that the CCP was not attempting to subvert Hong Kong’s unique identity, or the principle of “one country, two systems”.
Despite these reassurances to the group of banquet invitees, security officials do not seem to think these arguments are compelling to a significant number of Hong Kongers, due to the significant police presence, and the gluing of bricks to the sidewalk to prevent their use as improvised weapons.
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Cover Photo Credit: 羅冠聰 Nathan Law/ Facebook Video (Screengrab)
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NY Woman ‘Slits Pregnant Mother’s Throat And Cuts Baby Out Of Her Womb’
A 22-year-old woman who was almost 9 months pregnant was stabbed and killed in New York earlier this week. The attacker was a friend of hers. Her baby was cut out from her womb. The baby is still alive.
Ashleigh Wade killed her pregnant friend. When the police arrived on the horrific scene she initially claimed the baby was her’s. Then she claimed that her friend attacked her and she killed her in self-defense. Ashleigh Wade also takes credit for saving the baby. She said “she wanted to save the baby”.
She is now charged with second degree murder and manslaughter. She is currently in the psych ward at Elmhurst Hospital reports Abc11.com
Photo: Ashleigh Wade from Facebook via NYpost.com
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Heavily Armed Police Gathering Outside Of Pullman Hotel In Paris Due To False Alarm
UPDATE: 1:17 PM EST: Death toll in Paris attacks rises to 132 after three die: hospitals. AFP reported.
UPDATE: 1:15 PM EST:
Turkey foiled major Istanbul terror plot on same day as Paris attacks, official says. AFP reported.
UPDATE: 1:10 PM EST:
French police say crowd at Republique Plaza apparently panicked after hearing firecrackers.Channel 4 just a minute ago. #ParisAttacks pic.twitter.com/gscxD5GITn
— Rick Sanchez C-132 (@El_MUERkO) November 15, 2015
UPDATE: 4:20 PM EST.
French interior ministry spokesman told Reuters that the police action at the Pullman Hotel and around the Eiffel Tower was a false alarm.
A Fox News reporter in the Pullman Hotel in Paris had previously reported that heavily armed police are gathering outside the hotel.
The reporter, Steve Harrigan is also reporting that some police were going room to room.
The hotel is very close to the Eiffel Tower.
Harrigan at Pullman Hotel: “Police are now going room to room. We don’t know what’s behind this move.”#Paris @ANHQDC pic.twitter.com/4lRqLw9oEV
— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 14, 2015
Police moving outside #Pullman. Journos w/ cameras filming. Police seem unconcerned w/ camera folks. #ParisAttacks pic.twitter.com/i0tjkWF6k3 — Heather Lacy (@Heather_Lacy1) November 14, 2015
Also an NBC News reporter said that a metro station in Paris had been shut down by police. The station is also near the Eiffel Tower.
Champs de Mars metro / RER station in #Paris just closed by police, closest stop to the Eiffel Tower pic.twitter.com/LhliMcvalX
— Mike Valerio (@MikeNBC12) November 14, 2015
More to come. Stay with Rise News as we follow this breaking news.
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