A 19-year-old gunman carrying explosives burst into a Georgia FedEx facility Tuesday “like he was Rambo,” wounding six people — three critically, officials said.
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Month: April 2014
Shocking Number Of Innocent People Sentenced To Death, Study Finds
“More than 4 percent of inmates sentenced to death in the United States are probably innocent, according to a study published Monday that sent shock waves across the anti-death penalty community.”
Community Village‘s insight:
The video in this post they never mention the word bias. The judge and jury can both have racial bias, gender bias and other types of bias.
Next question. How many innocent people are incarcerated?
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This Bill Gates Infographic Reveals The World’s Deadliest Animal — And It’s Not Even A Close Race
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Holder: DOJ To Examine Racial Bias Data In Criminal Justice System
On Monday, Attorney General Eric Holder (pictured) announced tthe Justice Department’s aims in collecting data on stops and arrests in order to combat racial bias in the criminal justice system. In…
Community Village‘s insight:
“…Department wants to peel back the layers of the data to see if there is a trend that suggests bias.”
There is bias, and racism too.
Michelle Alexander already figured that out and documented it for you.
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Tennessee policeman fired after photos show him choking student
NASHVILLE (Reuters) – A sheriff in Tennessee fired an officer after a British newspaper published photographs on Sunday that showed him choking a handcuffed college student until he lost consciousness.
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New tape emerges with more racist comments attributed to Don Sterling
The pictures that reportedly upset L.A. Clippers owner Don Sterling have been released. They show his mistress Vanessa Stiviano with Magic Johnson and Matt Kemp.
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What really happened when a U.S. drone hit a Yemeni wedding convoy?
Iona Craig journeyed to the site of last month’s U.S. drone strike in Yemen for the incident’s first in-depth account
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NBA team owner in hot water over racist comments attributed to him
Longtime NBA team owner Donald Sterling is being roundly criticized for remarks he allegedly made regarding African-Americans that some are calling “repugnant.”
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Nominations for Asian American History Month
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is almost upon us! Nominate or second topics you want to see posts on. My own suggestions: Chinese Exclusion Act, Islamophobia, Asiaphilia, …
Community Village‘s insight:
Click through to make your suggestion(s).
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More than 40 people were shot over Easter weekend in Chicago
If you read the headlines about Chicago’s bloody Easter weekend, you might be surprised to learn that the city’s homicide rate is still trending downward.
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