“To be Black and conscious in America is to be in a constant state of rage” -James Baldwin (by DesiBjorn)
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Black Lives Matter
Gun Control
Jury watches deadly moment in Dunn trial – CNN.com Video
Murder trial begins for Michael Dunn, who police say fired into a car full of teenagers killing Jordan Davis.
See on www.cnn.com
Taxpayers Are Spending Over $600M On Gun Violence Hospitalizations
“Millions of taxpayer dollars are being spent on gun violence related hospitalizations across the country every year — dollars that you work hard for, dollars that shouldn’t be wasted on senseless violence.”
See on www.fortrayvon.org
Mom loses two sons in 19 days
Kyung Lah talks to an Oakland, California, mother whose two sons were killed by gun violence in less than three weeks.
See on www.cnn.com
Photos of kids shooting at border demo draw fire
Activists are outraged tonight at photos they say appear to show Border Patrol agents teaching children to shoot immigrants.
See on www.cbs8.com
Jordan Davis Family Prepares For Michael Dunn Trial
CNN interview with Lucia Mcbath, the mother of 17-year-old Jordan Davis, gunned down as he sat in a friend’s SUV in November, 2012.
Disturbing Images Show Border Agents Encouraging Children to Shoot at Migrant Effigy
“Use-of-Force Policies Called to Question as the Agency’s Culture of Violence is Unabashedly Taught to Children”
See on soboco.org
Country Singer Wayne Mills Shot From Behind, Bar Owner Claims Self-Defense
“After coming from a George Jones Tribute concert on a Friday night in Nashville last year, ‘outlaw country’ music performer Wayne Mills headed over to the Pit & Barrel, a popular downtown Nashville music spot run by his friend Chris Ferrell, who shot him in the back of the head, and is claiming self-defense.”
Doorbell Prank Leads To Teen Shooting
Teenagers out for fun who were ringing doorbells or knocking on doors in the early morning hours were shot at in Pennsylvania, and one of the teens was hit in the foot.
▶ ‘Popcorn Killer’ Uses Stand Your Ground To Justify Theater Slaying
“The sheriff who’s investigating the fatal shooting of a moviegoer this week in Florida said the state’s “stand your ground” defense doesn’t apply in this case, but an attorney said it likely does.
“What most people don’t understand is, the law is not concerned with what started your argument; the law is not concerned about how petty it is,” attorney Stephen Romine told First Coast News. “The law is concerned about the acts between two people — the person who died and the person who did the shooting.”
Retired police captain Curtis Reeves was charged with second-degree murder after he shot 43-year-old Chad Oulson to death Monday afternoon because he refused to stop sending a text message to his 2-year-old daughter’s day care provider.
Reeves told investigators that he feared for his safety when he was struck in the face with an object that investigators determined was popcorn, but his attorney suggested may have been a more dangerous object.”* John Iadarola (TYT University), Ben Mankiewicz (Turner Classic Movies) and Gina Grad (The Gina Grad Show) break it down.
*Read more here from Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/17…
Community Village‘s insight:
“The one guest says “punch him” and he’d be out by now”
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