This week’s candidates for the Brian Sonnenberg Peaceful Resolution to Conflict Center Award. Fairfax County Police

Chatham-Kent ON cop was charged with assault causing bodily harm after man suffered serious facial injuries while detained, no details about the actual incident were released. [1] http://bit.ly/suXmay

New York NY police are accused of excessive force during a questionable traffic stop that was allegedly nothing more than an attempt to fill the officers’ quotas [3] bit.ly/vYsXf3
Baltimore MD settles a lawsuit for $40k to a man injured by a cop who beat him with a baton when he was arrested on charges that were later dismissed. [0] bit.ly/sK1uSY

Passaic Co NJ deputy suspended & faces charges after fellow cop accuses him of terroristic threats & harassment [1] bit.ly/tVLI0h

A Kinston NC cop working an off-duty security gig at WalMart is accused of pepperspraying a man who accidentally fell into a cellphone display at that store. The spray affected at least 20 other shoppers and one news article decided to go with an Orwellian “Police use pepperspay to calm crowd” headline… I’m pretty sure that was pepperspay, not camomilespray. [1] on.msnbc.com/vwXaTt

Canyon Co ID sheriff & chief deputy sued by ACLU alleging retaliation against jail detainees who filed complaints [5] bit.ly/u6iHfy

Utah Highway Patrol settles suit for $40k to a man who was caught on dashcam being tasered by a trooper during a DUI stop when he asked to talk to an attorney before agreeing to take a breathalyzer test. [0] bit.ly/vVyU1s

New York NY police told they’ll face discipline if they keep harassing journalists trying to cover police actions against #OccupyWallStreet. But, apparently, it was ok before since there won’t be any investigations into the arrests and mistreatment of journalists that already occurred. [3] nyti.ms/rGDg7c

Birmingham AL cop charged w/misd assault & endangerment after allegedly punching & pulling his gun on man in an alleged incident of road rage [0] bit.ly/sEbK7X