Valley News – Feds to Release N.H. Drug Forfeiture Cash
oink, oink.
Category: American Injustice System,
A demand for answers after homeless man’s death in New Hampshire jail
Poverty activist Jeffery Pendleton was arrested on 8 March and just days later he died in police custody.
A demand for answers after homeless man’s death in New Hampshire jail | US news | The Guardian
hmmm
California couple accused of “Gone Girl” hoax sue police in Vallejo in defamation lawsuit
Police dismissed California woman’s 2015 kidnapping as a hoax akin to “Gone Girl” movie.
California couple accused of “Gone Girl” hoax sue police in Vallejo in defamation lawsuit – CBS News
What the faaaaa? Local, urban, police departments sucking at their job seems like it a running theme across the country…
In Criminal Rulings, Garland Has Usually Sided With Law Enforcement
A study of 14 cases showed that Merrick B. Garland, the Supreme Court nominee, favored the police and prosecutors 10 times, bolstering his reputation as a moderate.
In Criminal Rulings, Garland Has Usually Sided With Law Enforcement – The New York Times
fuck you, Obama
Nixon Aide Reportedly Admitted Drug War Was Meant To Target Black People
“Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did.”
Nixon Aide Reportedly Admitted Drug War Was Meant To Target Black People
Sigh….
Nixon Policy Advisor Admits He Invented War On Drugs to Suppress ‘Anti-War Left and Black People’
Dan Baum, writing in support of drug legalization at Harper’s, has unleashed a frank 1994 quote from former Nixon policy advisor John Ehrlichman, and as inadvertently salient an argument for legalizing drugs as any I’ve ever seen:
Nixon Policy Advisor Admits He Invented War On Drugs to Suppress ‘Anti-War Left and Black People’
Sigh….
Five deputies Who Escorted Sucker-Punched Protester at Trump Rally Suspended.
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s deputies were punished over their “failure to act” at the rally in Fayetteville, N.C.
A suspension is good. Being fired immediately would have been more appropriate though. Don’t do your job? Get fired, face charges for wasting tax-payer resources and lose your pension. Simple. No other job on the planet would continue to pay you when you are not performing your duties.
An officer who takes tax-payer money in the form of his or her uniform, gun, badge, car, and paycheck and then does live up to their end of the deal has committed fraud and should be prosecuted for it.
N.C. voters heading to polls face strict new voter ID law – CBS News
New law requires photo ID for voters; of the eleven states with record black voter turnout in 2008, seven have enacted stricter voter ID laws
N.C. voters heading to polls face strict new voter ID law – CBS News
Backwards Motherfuckers. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Kim Foxx Ousts Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez in Primary
CHICAGO — Voters have ousted the Chicago area’s top prosecutor in a Democratic primary race focused on the office’s handling of the shooting death of a black teenager at the hands of a white police officer.
Kim Foxx ousts Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez in primary | WGN-TV
Yeah!!!! Go, girl!
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Homeless Man Unable To Pay $100 Bail Dies In New Hampshire Jail
An investigation was launched after a 26-year-old man who successfully sued police in two New Hampshire counties last year was found dead in jail Sunday.
Homeless Man Unable To Pay $100 Bail Dies In New Hampshire Jail – BuzzFeed News
hmmmm
Justice Dept: Don’t Jail Over Fine Nonpayment
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is discouraging state court systems from jailing defendants who fail to pay fines or fees, warning against practices that it says run afoul of the Constitution and erode community trust.
Justice Dept.: States shouldn’t jail over fine nonpayment – US News
Yes! Debtors prisons belong on the trash-heap of history.
Texas Trooper Who Arrested Sandra Bland is Fired for Handling of Case
Officials announced that they have fired the Texas state trooper who pulled over Sandra Bland, whose death in jail last summer fueled criticism of police and their treatment of minorities.
Texas trooper who arrested Sandra Bland is fired for handling of case – LA Times
We still have leaps and bounds to go but this is a baby-step in the right direction. Sandra Bland. #sayhername
Huge inmate brawl caught on camera at Santa Clara County Main Jail
Huge inmate brawl caught on camera at Santa Clara County Main Jail – CBS News
hmmmm
Oh, and I don’t give a fuck who paid for them. That should be a footnote, not a main item in the story.
UN human rights chief: FBI risks ‘unlocking a Pandora’s Box’ if Apple is forced to unlock iPhone
The U.N. joined Facebook, Google and many other tech firms in backing Apple in the fight with the FBI.
The top human rights authority at the United Nations warned Friday that if the FBI succeeds in forcing Apple to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers, it could have “tremendous ramifications” around the world and “potentially [be] a gift to authoritarian regimes, as well as to criminal hackers.”
Mmmmhmmm
Husband of San Bernardino Shooting Victim Writes Letter of Support for Apple in its fight to Prevent the FBI From Forcing Them to Compromise Security
“I support Apple and the decision they have made,” wrote Salihin Kondoker in a letter of support to U.S. Magistrate Judge Sheri Pym.
Husband of San Bernardino Shooting Victim Writes Letter of Support for Apple – NBC News
Good on ya, Mr. Kondoker!
Crowd Pelts Cops With Rocks and Debris After Shooting of Teen in Salt Lake City
A small riot erupted in Salt Lake City after police shot a teenage boy near a homeless shelter on Saturday night.
The shooting occurred at around 8pm in the northern part of the city, near a shopping mall about five miles east of the airport. Witness Selam Mohammed, 19, told local news outlets that his friend was trying to break up a fight outside the Road Home, a homeless shelter, when police arrived on the scene.
Crowd Pelts Cops With Rocks and Debris After Shooting of Teen in Salt Lake City | VICE News
We need to stop tolerating cops who kill at will. They are not justified. It is not understandable. It is murder pure and simple. Betraying the public’s trust need to be severely punished, every single fucking time. There is no excuse for giving racist thugs special privileges. Shoot an unarmed person? Lose your badge and pension. Every single time. If it turns out a cop shoots someone when they were not in danger then it needs to be lengthy jail sentences. Every single time. The police involved need to be tried, convicted of murder, and jailed for 1st degree murder.
Bernie Sanders voted for the 1994 tough-on-crime law. But it’s complicated. – Vox
Sanders’s vote seems to be an outlier in an otherwise softer-on-crime record. But Hillary Clinton’s support was genuinely about being tough on crime.
Bernie Sanders voted for the 1994 tough-on-crime law. But it’s complicated. – Vox
Revisionary, apologist, nonsense. Either he voted for it or he didn’t.
If she gets a black on her record for supporting it, then he certainly gets one for voting for it. Without the votes in Congress it never would have passed and all of the spin in the world doesn’t change that fact.
Lawyer’s Twitter rant explains race issues in court system | Fusion
Lawyer’s Twitter rant explains race issues in court system | Fusion
Yup. The American Injustice System at work.
Court: No First Amendment right to videorecord police unless you are challenging the police at the time
But that can’t be right — recording in public is protected because of what you could say later using the recording, not because of what you’re saying while you’re recording.
hmmm
Whose fault is mass incarceration?
Whose fault is mass incarceration?
Wait… Bernie voted for the 1994 Crime Bill????!
Hillary Clinton Calls for an End to ‘Mass Incarceration’
She called for a re-evaluation of prison sentences and trust between police and communities
Hillary Clinton Calls for an End to ‘Mass Incarceration’ | TIME
hmmm
‘Black Lives Matter’ Activist Interrupts Clinton Event: “Apologize For Mass Incarceration… I Am Not A Super-Predator”
A “Black Lives Matter” activist, …youth activist Ashley Williams, hoped to draw attention to statements made in 1996 by then-first lady Hillary Clinton about bringing black criminals “to heel” by holding up a large sign.
HILLARY CLINTON: I think we’ve got somebody saying [something] here, have you? “Bring them to heel?”
ASHLEY WILLIAMS, BLACK LIVES MATTER: We want you to apologize for mass incarceration. I’m not a super-predator, Hillary Clinton.
CLINTON: okay fine, we’ll talk about it.
WILLIAMS: Will you apologize to black people for mass incarceration?CLINTON: Well, can I talk, and then maybe you can listen to what I say. Fine. Thank you very much. There are a lot of issues in this campaign. The very first speech that I gave back in April was about criminal justice reform.
WILLIAMS: You called black people “Super-Predators.”
CROWD: You’re being inappropriate, that’s rude.
WILLIAMS: She called black people “super predators,” that is rude. CLINTON: Do you want to hear the facts or do you just want to talk?WILLIAMS: I know that you called black people “super predators” in 1994, please explain it to us. You owe black people an apology.
CROWD: That is inappropriate.
CLINTON: If you give me a chance to talk, I’ll come to your side… You know what! Nobody’s every asked me [this] before. You’re the first person to ask me and I am happy to address it.
At that point, Williams is gently removed from the building.
‘Black Lives Matter’ Activist Interrupts Clinton Event: “Apologize For Mass Incarceration… I Am Not A Super-Predator” | Video | RealClearPolitics
hmmmm
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