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| Militarized police at Standing Rock: Weapons of brutality: 12-gauge shotgun filled with bean bag shot or tear gas and two tasers. Photo by Rob Wilson 2016. |
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| Marcus Mitchell, Dine', (second from left) with his attorneys before giving his deposition on Friday in Albuquerque. Photo by Dr. Michelle Cook, Dine', director Divest Invest Protect. |
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| At Standing Rock, law enforcement officers were armed with so-called non-lethal weapons, including shotguns loaded with bean bags, as shown here with the orange butt and forearm on the left. Photo by Rob Wilson, Standing Rock, 2016. Dine' Marcus Mitchell Shot in the Eye at Standing Rock -- Holding the Cops Responsible Update: Federal Judge Daniel Traynor in North Dakota threw out Marcus Mitchell's case in 2024. https://www.kfyrtv.com/2024/07/31/judge-throws-out-remaining-claims-oil-pipeline-protesters-excessive-force-lawsuit/ By Brenda Norrell Censored News Sept. 15, 2023 ALBUQUERQUE -- Dine' Marcus Mitchell, water protector who was shot in the eye at Standing Rock, said now is the time to hold the cops responsible, after giving a deposition in the federal case today. "We interrogate the police officers, we weigh them, we measure them and we hold them accountable for the horrendous acts of violence they have committed against us," Marcus said. Marcus filed a federal civil lawsuit against North Dakota law enforcement agencies after being subjected to excessive violence while peacefully protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline in January 2017. The North Dakota District Court earlier dismissed the case, but the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the decision. "Today was the first day that I've ever come face to face with law enforcement that shot me in the face, resulting in permanent eye loss in my left eye. Basically, what happened was they asked me every single question about my life, from third grade all the way up to a couple weeks ago. They showed me a picture of me at Crow Dog's Paradise dancing," Marcus said. The photo shown to Marcus during the deposition was one that he was unaware of, and was taken at the annual Lakota Sun Dance. |
