“There are many so-called “allies” in the migrant rights struggle who support “comprehensive immigration reform” which furthers militarization of Indigenous lands.”
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Justice
Why sexual assault cases on campus are often investigated by school, not police
Given that sexual assault is a crime, many are wondering why police don’t investigate all such allegations.
See on www.washingtonpost.com
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?
See on www.huffingtonpost.com
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.
See on newsone.com
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.
See on www.cnn.com
Killing With Impunity on the U.S.-Mexico Border: The Global Color Line
“As the philosopher Anarchasis observed in the 6th century B.C. in comparing laws to spider webs, laws catch the weak and poor, while the rich and powerful tear them to pieces. Although not always the case, the ancient philosopher has shown himself to be prophetic in both the U.S.-Mexico borderlands and in the area of contemporary international affairs, a profoundly undemocratic arena in which the powerful demand accountability of their weaker enemies, while insulating themselves and their allies from prosecution.”
See on nacla.org
Rubin “Hurricane” Carter – Former Political Prisoner – Dead at 76
““I wouldn’t give up. No matter that they sentenced me to three life terms in prison. I wouldn’t give up. Just because a jury of 12 misinformed people… found me guilty. And because I was not guilty I refused to act like a guilty person.”
– Rubin “Hurricane” Carter”
See on ushypocrisy.com
How U.S. is lagging on quality of life
Fareed speaks with Michael Porter, a professor at the Harvard Business School, about a groundbreaking new Social Progress Index – and how the United States is lagging on many indicators. Watch the video for the full interview or on GPS this Sunday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET on CNN.
Community Village‘s insight:
U.S. is number 70 in Health and Wellness
When a country has the money and then refuses to spend it on the basic health and wellness of it’s citizens, that is criminal and oppressive.
Princeton Scientific Study: America is No Longer a Democracy; It’s Now an Oligarchy
“A scientific study done at Princeton University indicates that the United States is no longer a Democracy. The country has now morphed into an Oligarchy.”
Community Village‘s insight:
Has the U.S. every been ruled by ‘the people’?
The U.S. has never been a democracy. The U.S. is a republic with democratic ideals.
Dr. Cornel West has been saying that the U.S. is a plutocracy and an oligarchy ever since I started listening to him on Smiley & West.
The Cops Who Killed Ramarley Graham Walk Free (#NOJUSTICE)
Sign the ColorOfChange.Org petition and demand the D.O.J. to take immediate action by seeing to it that NYPD Officer Richard Haste is put away where he can no longer harm unarmed teenagers on the s…
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