How Guns And Violence Cost Every American $564 In 2010 Each injury caused by a firearm sets in motion a prolonged series of events. There’s a car-ride to the emergency room…or the morgue.
Month: January 2014
Brother Mistakes 13-Year Old Sister For Intruder And Shoots
Sidney M. Johnson, 20, was visiting his father’s home in Janesville, Wisconsin. On Wednesday, he heard someone in a bedroom, got his dad’s 9 mm handgun, inserted a magazine, chambered a cartridge,…
Community Village‘s insight:
Gun owners are more likely to shoot their own family or friend than an actually criminal.
Stand Your Ground Cases That Make Us Gawk
Not every case in which someone claims stand your ground laws ends in death or makes headlines. Here are a few you may have never heard of.
LaVena Johnson
“LaVena Johnson (1985-2005), an American soldier, was the first female soldier from Missouri to die in the Iraq War. The Army called it suicide. Her parents say she was beat up, raped, shot in the head and then dragged to a storage tent that was set on fire to destroy the evidence.”
See on abagond.wordpress.com
India Retaliates: India asks US embassy to shut
“India asks US embassy to shut club – News – Al Jazeera English. India retaliates. US-India relationship: One hand no longer washes the other. My continuing coverage of this story leads me to ask …”
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‘SNL’ welcomes black female cast member
CNN’s Don Lemon talks to Sheryl Underwood about “Saturday Night Live” hiring its newest black female cast member.
Community Village‘s insight:
And Native Americans, and Persians need to be added to the cast. (the CNN video mentions Asians).
There’s always some white person trying to defend hiring only white people. He’s trying to say that only white people had the talent.
See on www.cnn.com
‘We called for help, and they killed my son,’ North Carolina man says
70 seconds: That’s how long a North Carolina family says it took for things to go horribly wrong after they called police for help with their mentally ill son.
Community Village‘s insight:
If you call the police for “help”, be aware that the police carry guns. The police will use their guns if they feel their life is being threatened.
See on www.cnn.com
Building the Movement to End the New Jim Crow
This booklet follows the ideas from the book The New Jim Crow with action. With stories, it teaches how to build groups, win campaigns, and grow a movement.
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Dad Calls Cops on Son to Teach Him a Lesson, Cops Shoot Son Dead
A father’s attempt to teach his son a lesson for taking his truck without permission ended in tragedy Monday after a local police officer shot the teenager dead.
Community Village‘s insight:
Never call the cops on your kids or family or friends, unless your life is in danger.
The cops have guns and will use them if they feel it’s necessary.
The officer was told to back off – but never did.
See on gawker.com
Ward Churchill: I Am Indigenist – Notes on the Ideology of the Fourth World
“This article from comrade Ward Churchill (Keetowah Cherokee) first appeared online September 2000.”