Stop and Frisk Quota Policy at Miami Gardens Police Department Results in Over 99-thousand Stops in a City of 110-thousand people.
Community Village‘s insight:
Scroll down to the video and the interactive chart.
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Abuse of Power
Anger over another killing of Latino by Salinas police
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“Police in Salinas shot and killed a suspect armed with gardening shears Tuesday, but some residents who viewed a video of the deadly run-in on the Internet say the officers went too far.”
Community Village‘s insight:
This was the second shooting of a Latino by Salinas police in less than two weeks.
See on blog.sfgate.com
LOOK: Racist Note Left On Red Lobster Receipt
A waitress at a Red Lobster in Franklin, Tenn., was reportedly left a racist message on a receipt over the weekend, according to multiple reports. In the tip section, instead of leaving a gratuity, the customer apparently wrote, “None n**ger.”
See on www.huffingtonpost.com
Racial Inequality Is Getting Complicated. Eric Holder Explains How.
“This weekend, on the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board, Attorney General Eric Holder delivered an important speech on race and inequality. He emphasized the persistence and power of social stratification, compared with the superficiality of racist remarks by Cliven Bundyand Donald Sterling. Holder called for an “honest, tough, and vigorous debate,” setting aside simplistic answers and instead speaking “forthrightly about these difficult issues.””
See on www.slate.com
Madison County judge accused of racial abuse
A Madison County Justice Court judge is accused of striking a mentally challenged young man and using a racial slur.
See on www.clarionledger.com
The Patterns In Mass Shootings and a Conversation About Men
A look at the patterns in the 70 mass shootings over the last 32 years and how they intersect with the social pressures of masculinity.
See on goodmenproject.com
7th grader: Cops handcuffed, kicked me – CNN.com Video
A family is outraged after video surfaces of a police officer allegedly handcuffing and kicking their 7th grade son.
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Mentally ill Florida prisoner scalded to death.
“An inmate in Florida’s Miami-Dade County, Darren Rainey, was locked inside a shower and burned to death while other inmates heard him desperately crying out for help. Inspectors have ruled that the death was an accident, but some are questioning whether or not this is just a cover-up.
Apparently this isn’t the first time recently that an inmate has died under highly unusual circumstances in a Miami-Dade County prison. ”
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Apparently the mentally ill in the U.S. are not given help, but instead incarcerated, tortured and killed.
Sheriff’s Deputy in Virginia Shoots 50 Year-old Man in the Back… On His Birthday!
“Without any provocation, a deputy officer of the Isle of Wight, Virginia Sheriff’s Department shot a man in the back with a taser, causing him to lose consciousness and fall abruptly to the pavement…”
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Private pilot says border agent went too far
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The young pilot from Miami was trying to impress a woman with a lunch trip to Key West.
See on www.miamiherald.com