An innocent man refused to confess to a crime. He was then brutally beaten and violated.
Source: thefreethoughtproject.com
Month: February 2015
Cops Who Fist Bumped After Firing 80 Rounds Into Mentally Ill Man Cleared of Any Wrongdoing
By Cassandra Rules
“Laredo, TX– The officers involved in the fatal shooting of Jose Garza, 30, who suffered from schizophrenia, last August have been cleared of any wrongdoing, both criminally and professionally. They have now returned to the force.
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/officers-fist-bumped-firing-80-rounds-mentally-ill-man-cleared-wrong/#xJUMjJ9Xcz704pxP.99″
Source: thefreethoughtproject.com
#Justice4Latinos
Must See Tweets #BlackLivesMatter via Lisa Bloom, Benjamin Dixon
NEW VIDEO: how the legal system failed in Ferguson. Please watch, share, get angry, demand change. http://t.co/pKqJHFuBpv
— Lisa Bloom (@LisaBloom) February 20, 2015
@OpICantBreathe @OpFerguson It may start in the black community, but police brutality will spread. #BlackLivesMatter benefits all races
— theBenjaminDixonShow (@TheBpDShow) February 18, 2015
Alabama governor apologises to India for ‘excessive force’ that injured citizen http://t.co/tXothYveQt
— GuardianUS (@GuardianUS) February 18, 2015
Police Arrest Suspect in Las Vegas Mom Road-Rage Kill
LVMPD Homicide detectives have arrested the suspect in the February 12th road rage shooting incident. pic.twitter.com/gnSKokTNaZ
— LVMPD (@LVMPD) February 19, 2015
HT NBC News
Academy Voter Offended by Selma Cast Wearing ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Tees – COLORLINES
“if the movie isn’t that good, am I supposed to vote for it just because it has black people in it? I’ve got to tell you, having the cast show up in T-shirts saying “I can’t breathe” [at their New York premiere] — I thought that stuff was offensive. Did they want to be known for making the best movie of the year or for stirring up shit? ”
Source: colorlines.com
The oppressor telling the oppressed how to not protest their oppression.
Monica Brown on Dehumanizing Language and the Immigration Debate
By MONICA BROWN
…Republican Representative Steve King referred to one of First Lady Michelle Obama’s guests as “a deportable.” He tweeted it.
When I heard this description of 21 year old Ana Zamora, a hardworking college student and DREAMer, it felt like a blow to the chest. When President Obama enacted his 2012 executive order on immigration, Ana Zamora wrote him a thank you letter. She said, “I am finally a person in the United States…”
Not according to Representative King. To him, she is a deportable.
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Source: blog.leeandlow.com
SEE Tweets #Justice4Muslims #Justice4Latinos
US jails are filled w/ people who are poor, mentally ill, Black, or innocent
http://t.co/Jug3yZe7M7 http://t.co/qEBpQ1GNL7
-RT @OwlsAsylum
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) February 18, 2015
Rebel Girls: 9 Badass Black Feminists and Their Books That Shook the World http://t.co/rivQ64o74L
— Sharon H Chang (@multiasianfams) February 18, 2015
@lsarsour A Tribute to Razan, Yusor, and Deah: Friday Prayers at the White House. #OurThreeWinners please share http://t.co/UTmE2lPcGw
— #IAmDeahYusurRazan (@LoyaltyIsFirst) February 18, 2015
Attorney General Holder calls for a national moratorium on the death penalty: http://t.co/jl9FILeykv pic.twitter.com/IaXfdrg1h1
— The Hill (@thehill) February 17, 2015
CNN: CNN Special Report: Witnessed: The Assassination Of Malcolm X http://t.co/PbPZyqYb1W
— ilyasah Al Shabazz (@ilyasahShabazz) February 18, 2015
The shooting of a man who threw rocks at police in Pasco, Wash., reminds some of Ferguson, Mo. http://t.co/QPmwrvUFlL pic.twitter.com/HIMbOaCha0
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 18, 2015
Follow —> @FunkRadio for great funk all the time, any time – u know u need some funk, now come on … #WhyMusicMatters
— Rhonda Ragsdale (@profragsdale) February 18, 2015
Must see Tweets #BLACKLIVESMATTER Banner on Church
Police account of Kevin Davis shooting in Georgia challenged by his girlfriend and neighbour http://t.co/HqirnNmTiY — Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) February 13, 2015
Milwaukee church hangs “Black Lives Matter” sign on building; “We want to be part of the solution:” …… http://t.co/zJg4IqurwN
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) February 16, 2015
THIS piece of life affirming unity building right here, speaking to why #BlackLivesMatter is unique (from @lsarsour) pic.twitter.com/OrHzkKUV5t — Penn Badgley (@PennBadgley) February 16, 2015
From this morning, before we started. #blackbrunchseattle. pic.twitter.com/32hQSUW4nb — MaxWelp (@local_maxima) February 15, 2015
.@Queen_Blizzy & #AkaiGurley‘s aunt react to #PeterLiang indictment in #Brooklyn #NYC. #OpICantBreathe http://t.co/u102v6iJYh (@AshAgony)
— #OpICantBreathe (@OpICantBreathe) February 12, 2015
Wow… RT@deray: Allegiance. pic.twitter.com/6W5z1mtub6
— Istahil ibrahim (@istahil88) February 15, 2015
Must see Tweets #JUSTICE4MUSLIMS 2.17
Week of Islamophobia 2/9- #MustafaMattan killed 2/10- #ChapeHillShooting 2/13- #HoustonMosque arson Today- Rhode Island Islamic Schl attack — Khaled Bey (@KhaledBeydoun) February 16, 2015
Experience of a Texas Muslim sister post #ChapelHillShooting. Let’s #TakeOnHate pic.twitter.com/KokNcRaS7u — Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) February 13, 2015
THIS piece of life affirming unity building right here, speaking to why #BlackLivesMatter is unique (from @lsarsour) pic.twitter.com/OrHzkKUV5t — Penn Badgley (@PennBadgley) February 16, 2015
A Real Sign of Solidarity. Learn more about @takeonhate here –> https://t.co/SANsAt7B9z pic.twitter.com/LqjVlDc7Oi — Khaled Bey (@KhaledBeydoun) February 15, 2015
Less Oppressive Oppression – less-lethal gun
This new police weapon is design to stun, blind and pepper-spray you at once—but not kill you http://t.co/bBFLVOzaWx pic.twitter.com/MBwXWy9coN
— CNNMoney (@CNNMoney) February 17, 2015