PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) Charges have been refiled against a Philadelphia police officer in connection with an incident involving a Temple University student during the George Floyd protest this past summer.
A spokesperson with the Philadelphia District Attorney s Office confirms that charges have been refiled against Police Staff Inspector Joseph Bologna, 54, who was caught on video striking the student in the head with a baton during the early June 2020 protest on the Ben Franklin Parkway. Philadelphians demand evenhanded justice and we are trying our very best to give them exactly that. Our oath to seek justice requires nothing less, said the DA s office in a statement.
Philadelphia's police commissioner is defending her department and the city's response to days of widespread protests against police brutality last summer in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May.
Many are calling Capitol Police's response toward Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol a blatant double standard a stark contrast from law enforcement response to social justice movements that remained in the streets over the summer.
Many are calling Capitol Police's response toward Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol a blatant double standard a stark contrast from law enforcement response to social justice movements that remained in the streets over the summer.