Congo warlord jailed for 14 years in landmark case – Reuters

THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Delivering its first sentence, the International Criminal Court jailed Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo for 14 years on Tuesday for recruiting child soldiers.The Hague-based   Original post on reuters.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Newly-Released Surveillance Video Shows Police Officers Brutally Beating, Suffocating, and Tasing Kelly Thomas to Death – Hit & Run: Reason.com

Via Carlos Miller at Photography is Not a Crime comes the news that the Orange County DA finally released security footage of the brutal beating death of 37-year-old Kelly Thomas, a homeless man from Fullerton, California. Two police officers, Manuel Ramos and Jay Cicinelli, are now on trial for the killing of Thomas, who suffered from schizophrenia. Cops used their fists and batons to beat Thomas. They Tasered him multiple times. Cause of death was apparently   Original post on reason.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Kelly Thomas: Preliminary Hearing Set for Officers in Kelly Thomas Beating – ktla.com

FULLERTON, Calif. (KTLA) — The Orange County District Attorney is expected to ask a judge Monday that two police officers be put on trial for the beating death of Kelly Thomas.   Original post on tribune.com    Comments on reddit.com