this is the first time in the United States that a doctor has been convicted of murder for over-prescribing drugs.
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Month: October 2015
#BlackLivesMatter Tweets 10.30
If the UN has banned torture, why has #AlbertWoodfox been in Solitary Confinement for 43 YEARS??? – https://t.co/3coRLRwVsN
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) October 28, 2015
#AlbertWoodfox and the rethinking of solitary confinement in America https://t.co/9CRwfoKEtA
Plz sign → https://t.co/7lqClUdgUR
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) October 30, 2015
VIDEOS: @HillaryClinton throws out #BlackLivesMatter activists during speech on race: https://t.co/QXaqTHetEk pic.twitter.com/uxIcIAGa3Y
— Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) October 30, 2015
When we believe violence is acceptable in nonviolent settings, we have internalized this police state into our moral code
— Rhonda Ragsdale (@profragsdale) October 30, 2015
It's a sad, sick state of affairs when we have internalized justifications for oppression and violence more than human rights
— Rhonda Ragsdale (@profragsdale) October 30, 2015
Image by political cartoonist Steve Breen.
#policebrutality #sayhername #blacklivesmatter #springvalleyhigh pic.twitter.com/CmP4xP2Czi
— Whatchu Talmbout? (@ebonydigest) October 29, 2015
How Tasers became instruments of excessive force for the Border Patrol
Searching for a way to curb fatal border shootings, Border Patrol leaders decided in 2008 that their agents needed a new weapon on their belts.
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Family Has to Sue After Killer Cop Murders Their Unarmed Son On Video & Got Away With It
Having been completely failed by the justice system, the family of a young man murdered by police has to seek justice through the civil court.
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Assault at Spring Valley High
At Spring Valley High School in Columbia, South Carolina, police officer Ben Fields used force to remove a student from class. That was on Monday October 26th 2015. It was caught on video by three students with mobile phones and it spread like wildfire across the Internet. The videos show a Black girl sitting at…
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#Immigration Tweets 10.29
ICYMI: NC Governor @PatMcCroryNC signs anti-immigrant bill #HB318 into law! —> https://t.co/5EJQeGrCfU #Immigration pic.twitter.com/cqhL2dAyDt
— UnitedWeDream.org (@UNITEDWEDREAM) October 29, 2015
Today we are telling @GovMcCrory to stop dehumanizing NC immigrants. #stophb318 #hb318 pic.twitter.com/n6otqbUSv9
— Raise Up For $15 (@RaiseUpfor15) October 29, 2015
Aerial view of the #HB318 protest at @PatMcCroryNC mansion in Raleigh pic.twitter.com/VGvHNkcuFM
— Derek Rowles (@DerekRowles) October 29, 2015
Democracy Requires Real (and more) Debate: Demand a #BlackLivesMatter Presidential Debate
UPDATE 10/22/15 regarding DNC response to our campaign (Full Statement Linked Below):
It is a given that our network, in collaboration with our allies and supporters, will conduct issue forums and town hall meetings at the local, regional and national levels to help our communities make informed choices in 2016 that help advance our collective interests.
We want a debate supported by the DNC that will speak directly and proactively to the issues impacting black people in this country….
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School Cop Punches 16-Year-Old Student in the Face for Not Having a Hall Pass
After being told to go back to class by the officer, the boy got a sip of water, sending the school cop into a fit of violent rage.
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Incompetent Cops Arrest Innocent Deaf Woman
Taxpayers will once again be footing the bill for an officer’s gross misconduct while the cop receives no punishment for inflicting horror on an innocent woman.
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Intolerant Cop Couldn’t Stand to See Lesbians Kissing So He Beat & Arrested Them For It
A Lesbian couple’s dream vacation turned into a nightmare after they were beaten and arrested for kissing in public.
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